Institutions Have Never Been More Short on Bitcoin Futures Than They Are Now
Bitcoin has been surging higher over recent weeks and months. The cryptocurrency has done so well, in fact,
Read MoreBitcoin has been surging higher over recent weeks and months. The cryptocurrency has done so well, in fact,
Read MoreAnother week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. It’s been another boring week for Bitcoin. This may sound like a broken record at this point, but it’s true. As the chart below shows, the leading cryptocurrency has again been stuck in the low-$9,000s for days on end, failing to react to news events
Read MoreBitcoin’s price has been stagnant for the past few months, but this hasn’t stopped institutions from pouring money into the benchmark digital asset. According to a new report from Grayscale, the company has been seeing massive institutional inflows into its BTC Trust, averaging at $43.8 million per week throughout the first
Read MoreBitcoin futures have seen a rising premium over spot BTC in recent months, which seems to indicate that traders are bullish on the benchmark cryptocurrency.This premium is particularly clear while looking towards the CME – which seems to indicate that professional traders and institutions are particularly bullish on BTC at
Read MoreA CryptoCompare report published on July 6 has closely analyzed monthly trends in the cryptocurrency exchange market and found that crypto derivatives volumes have begun to taper off after peaking this May. Crypto derivatives volumes dropped 35.7% in June to $393 billion.Historical Monthly Derivatives Volumes. Source: CryptoCompareThe overall trend which
Read MoreRyan Watkins, an author, and crypto analyst at Messari, has taken to his twitter handle on June 23, 2020, to reveal that the price of Bitcoin (BTC) could surpass $50,000 if institutional investors such as hedge funds, family offices, and others follow Paul Tudor’s lead and buy Bitcoin (BTC) with
Read MoreRyan Watkins, an author, and crypto analyst at Messari, took to his twitter handle on June 23, 2020, to reveal that the price of Bitcoin (BTC) could surpass $50,000 if institutional investors such as hedge funds, family offices, and others follow Paul Tudor’s lead and buy Bitcoin (BTC) with at
Read MoreMessari’s Ryan Watkins has crunched the numbers and predicts that if institutions allocate just 1% of their portfolios to Bitcoin, then BTC’s market cap could rise to above $1 trillion,Watkins’ research sought to calculate the impact on the BTC price of institutions following the famed hedge fund manager Paul Tudor
Read MoreBitcoin has found itself stuck in the $9,000s for weeks on end. Save for a few flashes of volatility, the cryptocurrency has traded within 10% of $9,000 for nearly two months now.Historical odds say that BTC has an extremely high chance of breaking out of this consolidation, but market data
Read MoreEther (ETH) options were launched over a year ago at Deribit derivatives exchange but they have only recently gained traction.Open interest is the main gauge for derivative contracts activity, and on Ether options it has soared by 315% over the past two months to $158 million.This surge in OI has
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