On March 11th, Bitcoin reached $57k, just below its all-time high, after falling to a low of $43k in February. Today, the coin hit $62,000. With Bitcoin managing to regain…
Continue ReadingAs the bitcoin market sees red, DeFi opportunities in stablecoin trading have some borrowing rates exploding to double digits. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $11,342 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m.…
Continue ReadingBitcoin made a major gain Monday while investors have locked over $6 billion in crypto into various DeFi services. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization opened the week with higher-than-normal…
Continue ReadingBitcoin is eking out gains Wednesday while ether’s volatility is up on DeFi drama. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $10,299 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Gaining 2.7% over the…
Continue ReadingBitcoin and ether surpassed Monday’s price records. In ether’s case, CME’s futures launch has given the asset more credibility than ever before. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $47,174 as of 21:15…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s price is getting closer to Mars thanks to Elon Musk while ether moons to a new record. Investors are pulling BTC out of DeFi, likely to diversify their profits.…
Continue ReadingBitcoin made some gains Friday, but ether hit another brand-new price high ahead of CME’s ether futures launching on Monday. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $37,751 as of 21:00 UTC (4…
Continue ReadingBitcoin has had an up-and-down day and ether has performed similarly. But decentralized finance hit a new milestone. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $37,616 as of 21:15 UTC (4:15 p.m. ET).…
Continue ReadingBitcoin is back on a bull run but ether has hit a new all-time high and traders see it has room to grow. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $37,092 as of…
Continue ReadingBitcoin reversed several days of sideways trading to head higher, ether broke $1,500 for the first time and DeFi’s ecosystem has a record amount of value locked in dollar terms.…
Continue ReadingBitcoin is taking a break, staying in a tight trading range with lower than average volume compared to the past month. Meanwhile, alternative cryptocurrencies and decentralized finance are stealing the…
Continue ReadingDespite chatter circulating Thursday that Robinhood had been compelled to halt trading of stocks being targeted by a Reddit group, the firm’s CEO said it alone had made the decision…
Continue ReadingSpot prices in bitcoin are sliding as investors get distracted by other market opportunities. Those include in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, which hit a record level of value locked…
Continue ReadingBitcoin has been in a $30,000-$35,000 range for almost a week at a time when some market participants are seeking out ether and other crypto to trade during the perceived…
Continue ReadingSome bitcoin investors appear to be buying in around $30,000 and taking profits at $40,000, according to one analyst. Meanwhile, ether’s spot market is decoupling from bitcoin and gyrating wildly,…
Continue ReadingCrypto markets have reversed course across the board and are flashing green Friday. Bitcoin crossed over $32,000 and ether is rallying hard in 2021 so far. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around…
Continue ReadingBitcoin has suffered two straight days of selling, bringing the price close to below $31,000. Also, ether funding rates for leveraged positions are cooling after a very heated few weeks.…
Continue ReadingBitcoin is recovering from a steady price decline while ether options traders anticipate another high-water mark after it hit an all-time high of $1,439. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $35,023 as…
Continue ReadingTrading action in the bitcoin market slowed Tuesday while ether’s price broke new ground. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $36,483 as of 21:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Climbing 0.85% over the…
Continue ReadingBitcoin was slipping Friday on lower-than-average volumes for 2021 so far. In other news, while BTC and ETH are up this year, some DeFi tokens are doing even better. Bitcoin…
Continue ReadingAfter closing out last week at over $40,000 on Sunday, bitcoin hit that price again Thursday while traders are pushing ether volumes to new liquidity levels. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around…
Continue ReadingBitcoin is making gains, though much of the day saw the cryptocurrency in a holding pattern. Meanwhile, a quarter of ether options are expiring in March, meaning traders are making…
Continue ReadingAfter a record day in spot volume, bitcoin’s price went up, down and back up. Meanwhile, most ether options traders are bearish, some are paying up in case it gets…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s plunge to as low as $30,305 was intensified from leveraged long derivative liquidations; options traders are totally bearish on ether, the native asset of Ethereum. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around…
Continue ReadingBitcoin hit a fresh all-time high Friday as investors continued to scoop up some of its limited supply. The ether futures market also hit records as derivatives traders check out…
Continue ReadingLarge trading volumes in the bitcoin spot market are helping push prices upward to a fresh record high. Ethereum-based DeFi value locked is also setting records, with rising crypto values…
Continue ReadingRetail buying through PayPal is likely helping push bitcoin’s price higher while traders are hoping to get into an ether options market with potential volatility similar to March 2020. Bitcoin…
Continue ReadingHigher-than-average spot volume, even for the past month, is helping push bitcoin’s price upward at a time when traders are plowing into ether futures at a quick pace to open…
Continue ReadingOver-leveraged bitcoin investors in the derivatives market led to Monday’s sell-off while ether spot and futures markets are starting to get a lot more attention. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $31,444…
Continue ReadingFew seem to be bothered by bitcoin’s volatility on Tuesday, as the No. 1 cryptocurrency by market capitalization declined to the $26,000 level after its first-ever trades above $28,000 on…
Continue ReadingBitcoin has mostly traded in a tight, low-volume range Monday while some profit-taking from bitcoin into ether is appearing on the ETH/BTC charts. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $26,822 as of…
Continue ReadingThe Takeaway Bitcoin (BTC) traded around $23,310 as of 19:00 UTC (2 p.m. ET), slipping 1.3% over the previous 24 hours. Bitcoin’s 24-hour range: $22,644.56 – $23,672.82 (CoinDesk 20) Derivatives…
Continue ReadingAfter the past week’s record bitcoin volume for 2020, the price dipped on lower volume. Meanwhile, November’s dip in ether assets locked in DeFi can at least partially be attributed…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s price has hung around $22,400-$22,800 after Thursday’s momentous spot volume day while brand-name DeFi protocols have the lion’s share of the market for locked crypto. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around…
Continue ReadingBitcoin hits a new high at $23,770 on higher-than normal volume; DeFi’s total value locked has also hit a record on the strength of ether. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $22,818…
Continue ReadingBitcoin has been able to hold above $19,000 as it has for the past several days. Meanwhile, the ether options market on Deribit has dipped in December although a block…
Continue ReadingBitcoin climbed over the weekend to the $19,200 territory. Looking at ether’s price as a percentage of spot BTC, it may be undervalued. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $19,196 as of…
Continue ReadingBitcoin is struggling to make gains as an expected low-volume weekend could push price further down. Meanwhile, the increasing number of active Ethereum addresses this year is a testament to…
Continue ReadingWeak volumes and rotations into other cryptocurrencies are likely impeding bitcoin’s price movement from going higher. Meanwhile, ether has been more volatile than bitcoin in 2020 and could remain that…
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