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Bitcoin bulls fight to hold $34K as CME BTC open interest surpasses 100K

Bitcoin (BTC) is currently battling to hold the $34,000 level after a stellar rally and short squeeze saw its price push above $35,000 on Oct. 23.In an Oct. 24 market update, Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards noted that after seven months of consolidation, Bitcoin’s upward move melted the $32,000 resistance

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CME Bitcoin trading volume surpasses Bybit, but is it impacting BTC price?

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) introduced its Bitcoin (BTC) futures contract in December 2017. This was around the same time that BTC had reached an all-time high of $19,800, but by late 2018 the price had dropped to $3,100. Investors in cryptocurrencies quickly learned that CME derivative contracts allowed them

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MakerDAO’s DAI Stablecoin Surpasses $5B on Higher Yield, Lifting DeFi Lender Spark Protocol

The extra payout has drastically bitten into Maker’s profits, Kunal Goel, analyst at Messari noted in a report. “Higher rates on higher deposits ballooned the protocol’s interest expense [and] has dried up profit expectations,” he wrote. The too-high rate also opened up opportunities for arbitrage, Goel added. Source

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South Korean Exchange Upbit Surpasses Coinbase, OKX in July Trading Volume to Take No. 2 Spot for First Time

Upbit bucked the general market trend, witnessing a 42.3% increase in trading volume to $29.8 billion, pushing the exchange beto the second-largest platform by trading volume, after Binance. Coinbase was previously the second largest crypto exchange by trading volume. Source

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