| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.09.2022 | How Top Traders Are Using These Tools to Get an Edge | As the crypto market continues to expand, more and more people are beginning to realize the amazing trading opportunities put forth by this relatively nascent space. To this point, reports suggest that the number of people who currently own... |
| 23.06.2022 | Strong Bounce Indicator Appears: GBTC Fund Discount Narrowed to 27% | Contents Grayscale's discountUltimate bounce indicator
Before the appearance of Bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds, the majority of institutional investors received exposure to the cryptocurrency market via private funds like Grayscale, ... |
| 18.05.2022 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips, Stocks Plummet as Volatility Spikes | Bitcoin (BTC) declined by nearly 3% from a high of $30,654 on Wednesday, tracking losses in U.S. stock markets, which included a drop of over 1,200 points on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and losses of over 4% on the Nasdaq and S&P 5... |
| 09.04.2022 |
DeFi Analytics: How to Use Data to Make Smarter Investment Decisions | Sourcing high-quality information is crucial when investing in decentralized finance (DeFi). This can be anything from identifying the daily trading volume of a particular token to finding the best yield rates across various platforms.
With... |
| 01.04.2022 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rebounds Amid Lower Volatility, Altcoins Outperform | Bitcoin (BTC) returned to above $45,000 on Friday as volatility faded.
Alternative cryptocurrencies (altcoins) were also higher, especially AAVE, which posted a 20% gain over the past 24 hours (up 60% over the past week) because of the plat... |
| 16.03.2022 | Market Wrap: Cryptos Recover From Drop After Fed Rate Hike; Expect Higher Volatility | Most cryptocurrencies traded higher over the past 24 hours, albeit with large price swings after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2018.
The Fed also boosted its inflation forecasts and signaled plans t... |
| 25.10.2021 | DCG’s $1B Pledge and an SEC Filing Kindle Fresh Speculation on ‘Grayscale Discount’ | Last week Digital Currency Group, a crypto-industry holding company, opened its wallet to defend its Grayscale subsidiary’s Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), when the fund’s shares traded at a 20.53% discount to its underlying bitcoin holding... |
| 03.09.2021 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin and Ether Cross Milestones as Rally Continues | Bitcoin is holding above $50,000 at press time and is up about 2% over the past week. Higher price moves in cryptocurrencies have coincided with a rally in global stocks this week, signaling greater appetite for risk among investors.
Ether,... |
| 23.08.2021 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stalls Near $50K Ahead of Options Expiration Date | Bitcoin stalled after approaching the $50,000 resistance level on Monday. The cryptocurrency was trading at about $49,500 at press time and is up about 8% over the past week. Analysts expect a period of consolidation ahead of Friday’s optio... |
| 16.08.2021 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rally Expected to Pause | Bitcoin traded in a choppy range on Monday as buyers appear to be exhausted ahead of the $50,000 resistance level. The cryptocurrency was trading at around $46,000 at press time and is roughly flat over the past 24 hours.
On Monday, the tot... |
| 28.07.2021 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin Expected to Pause Before Next Rally | Bitcoin buyers are in profit-taking mode as the cryptocurrency tests the $40,000 resistance level. Sentiment has significantly improved over the past week, although some analysts think it's time for a pause before another leg higher.
“BTC e... |
| 28.07.2021 | Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Discount Narrows as 'Unlocks' Pass | Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) shares have narrowed their discount relative to the underlying cryptocurrency held in the fund – possibly a sign that buyers are using the vehicle to bet on the recent recovery rally in digital-asset markets.
... |
| 27.07.2021 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin Stalls After Short-Squeeze Rally | Bitcoin took a breather on Tuesday after a near-20% price rally over the past few days. The cryptocurrency declined from $40,000 resistance as Amazon denied rumors it will accept bitcoin payments. Bitcoin was trading around $37,000 at press... |
| 01.07.2021 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin Under Pressure Despite Improving Sentiment | Bitcoin dipped below $34,000 on Thursday as selling pressure increased into July. However, traders expect buyers to remain active above $30,000 support as sentiment improves.
Positive news could limit downside moves after a volatile first h... |
| 30.06.2021 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin Outperforms Top Cryptocurrencies in June | Bitcoin traded lower on Wednesday as traders took profits into the June close. The world’s largest cryptocurrency is on track for a record second-quarter price drop of 41%, snapping a four-quarter winning streak that saw prices chart a sixf... |
| 24.06.2021 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin in Recovery Mode Ahead of Options Expiry | Bitcoin traded higher after holding support around $32,000 on Thursday. Bearish sentiment is starting to wane as buyers fuel a relief rally from Tuesday’s shakeout low of around $29,000. The cryptocurrency is up about 4% over the past 24 ho... |
| 15.06.2021 | Open Positions in Bitcoin Futures Rise to 1-Month High | Outstanding bitcoin futures contracts have climbed to a one-month high, suggesting a rebound of speculative activity surrounding the cryptocurrency after a string of positive headlines that appear to have stabilized the market.
The aggregat... |
| 25.01.2021 | More Institutional Investors Are Buying Ether, Seeing It as a Store of Value | Ether's latest rally to all-time highs appears to be driven, in part, by the sort of institutional investors who piled into bitcoin in 2020 for its digital gold narrative.
More institutional investors are seeing ether as a store of value, a... |
| 14.01.2021 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $40K Again While Ether Volume Is Erupting This Year | After 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 $39,318 as of 21:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET). Gaining 8.5% ove... |
| 12.01.2021 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hovers Around $34.2K While Options Traders Pay Up for Possible ETH Upside | After 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 close to record highs.
Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $34,278 as of 21:00 UTC ... |
| 07.01.2021 | First Mover: $1 Trillion of Cryptocurrencies Shows Booming 'Asset Class' | Bitcoin (BTC) rose for a third straight day, pushing early Thursday to a new all-time high price above $38,000 and setting bullish traders' sights on $40,000.
"Momentum has been building over time, and it's anyone's guess where or when... |
| 07.01.2021 | Expected Rise in Ether-Bitcoin Volatility Points to Altcoin Season Ahead: Analyst | The options market is signaling an impending change in the market focus – from bitcoin to relatively undervalued ether and other alternative cryptocurrencies.
The spread between the six-month implied volatility (IV) for ether and bitcoin – ... |
| 05.01.2021 | Bitcoin Bounces Back Above $31K After Monday's Drop | Bitcoin is trading higher on Tuesday, and the bull market is looking less overheated than it did a day ago.
At press time, the top cryptocurrency by market value is changing hands near $31,590, representing a 5% gain on a 24-hour basis. Bit... |
| 03.01.2021 | Crypto Long & Short: Looking Back on a Monumental Year | The first Crypto Long & Short of 2021 has a different format: Instead of the usual article, I've asked some leading industry analysts – including Kaiko, IntoTheBlock, skew.com and Arcane Crypto – to share their favorite charts with you.... |
| 22.11.2020 | As Bitcoin Comes Close to $19,000, Open Interest in BTC Futures Hits All-Time High | Contents Futures funding rates are soaringBitcoin on the ropes
Aggregated open interest (OI) on Bitcoin futures has surpassed $7 bln for the first time, according to U.K.-based derivatives data provider Skew.
Image by skew.com
Four exchange... |
| 12.11.2020 | Bitcoin’s Options Market Shows Strongest Bullish Mood on Record | Bitcoin's options market is in the midst of its strongest bullish sentiment on record as the cryptocurrency rallies to three-year highs.
The six-month put-call skew, or the spread between prices claimed by put options and call options expir... |
| 06.11.2020 | Spot Markets, Not Leverage, Fuel Bitcoin's Price Rally Amid Mild Derivative Liquidations | Red-hot spot markets are primarily fueling bitcoin’s recent rally as the leading cryptocurrency trades at three-year highs around $15,500, suggesting the bull market may have room to continue.
Unlike previously rallies, derivatives markets ... |
| 08.10.2020 | Bitcoin Options Volume on CME Jumps 300% as Traders Take Bullish Bets | Activity in bitcoin options listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) surged Wednesday as investors traded call options, or bullish bets.
According to data source Skew, the CME traded $48 million worth of options during the day, the h... |
| 07.10.2020 | There's One Major Reason Why Big Bitcoin Move Is Likely | Contents Bitcoin remains immune to bad newsIt's the calm before the storm
Bitcoin has been extremely boring as of late.
Data from cryptocurrency derivatives analytics platform Skew shows that Bitcoin's realized volatility has plunged to 20 ... |
| 01.09.2020 | BitMEX Launches Mobile Trading App in 140 Countries | Leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX has launched a mobile trading app in 140 countries, the exchange told CoinDesk.
Announced Tuesday morning, the product launch comes two weeks after BitMEX’s first-ever identity verification... |
| 31.08.2020 | US Stocks Closing on Bigger August Gain Than Bitcoin | While bitcoin is eyeing an August gain for the first time in three years, the cryptocurrency is still lagging U.S. stocks for the month.
Bitcoin is trading near $11,610 at press time, representing a 2.27% gain on a month-to-date basis, acco... |
| 24.08.2020 | Leveraged Funds Take Record Bearish Positions in Bitcoin Futures | Bearish bets in bitcoin futures from leveraged funds recently rose to record highs on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) – though that doesn't necessarily imply a fresh sell-off is coming.
In the week ended Aug. 18, leveraged funds – hed... |
| 19.08.2020 | Stablecoin Demand May Drop if Traders Abandon Bitcoin ‘Cash and Carry’ Strategy | Institutional demand for stablecoins may cool because yield on “carry trades” has been cut in half since Monday.
The annualized rolling one-month futures basis shot as high as 28% at the start of the week on the Malta-based cryptocurrency e... |
| 02.08.2020 | Crypto Long & Short: Does Decentralization Create Value or Destroy It? | To bitcoin (BTC) proponents, the world's need for a decentralized form of money is more apparent than ever as challenges mount to government monopolies on money-printing and military force, from the U.S. to Uganda.
It's possible this vision... |
| 30.06.2020 | Market Wrap: Crypto Market Eerily Quiet as Bitcoin Stuck Near $9K | Quiet is the best word to describe the bitcoin market. Tuesday’s trading stayed within the same price range maintained over the past several weeks, with bitcoin remaining inside a tight $200 range for much of the day.
Bitcoin stays in a tig... |
| 29.06.2020 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin Traders Expect Big Move as Volatility Plummets | Bitcoin opened the week still stuck in a price range just above $9,000 Monday, moving less than 0.2% from Friday’s close as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET), according to Bitstamp.
At 00:00 UTC on Monday (8:00 p.m. Sunday ET), bitcoin (BTC) was cha... |
| 26.06.2020 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin Still Stuck in a Rut, Trading Below $10K | After the largest options expiry in history, bitcoin ended its fifth week of bouncing around the $9,000s price range.
Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $9,180 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. ET), slipping almost 1% over the previous 24 hours.
At 00:... |
| 15.06.2020 | CME Bitcoin Options Market Grew 10x in the Past Month | Over a recent 30-day period, the total open interest for CME bitcoin options increased more than tenfold, from $35 million on May 11 to $373 million on June 10. Moreover, open interest made a new all-time high on six consecutive days from J... |
| 29.05.2020 | Ethereum balance on exchanges hits 3-year high as price surges | There are currently 16 million Ethereum on cryptocurrency exchanges globally. This is the highest since March 2017 and second only to the all-time high exchange balance of 20.51 million ETH on July 25, 2016, according to data from blockchai... |
| 07.05.2020 | Hedge Fund Pioneer Turns Bullish on Bitcoin Amid 'Unprecedented' Monetary Inflation | Paul Tudor Jones II, a pioneer of the modern hedge fund industry, is ready to bet on bitcoin’s price as an inflation hedge.
Jones’ Tudor BVI Global Fund, managed by Tudor Investment Corp., has been authorized to hold as much as “a low singl... |
| 30.04.2020 | Bitcoin Options Trading Volumes Surge as Price Moves Above $9.4K | Bitcoin jumped to two-month highs early on Thursday and now looks set to register its biggest monthly gain in nearly a year.
The top cryptocurrency by market value rose to $9,469 at 06:05 UTC, the highest level since Feb. 25, having rallied... |
| 29.04.2020 | Bitcoin Rises Above $8.1K, Clinching an April Gain for Fifth Year Running | Bitcoin's price jumped above $8,100 on Wednesday, making an April gain for the fifth consecutive year all but certain.
The top cryptocurrency by market capitalization rose to $8,191 at 11:15 UTC, its highest level since March 10, according ... |
| 28.04.2020 | Bitcoin’s Halving Is Irrelevant for Some Large Traders | Bitcoin's third halving is less than two weeks away. Google searches indicate an all-time high level of interest in this event, the third in the life of the world’s oldest cryptocurrency.
But some traders say the halving won't be the bullis... |
| 24.04.2020 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin Steady at $7.5K as Short Sellers Back Off | Since Thursday’s jolt in bitcoin prices, the cryptocurrency has traded in a tight range close to the $7,500 level. It has not only come back from the losses suffered in March, it’s also showing some upward momentum.
The price for one BTC is... |
| 23.04.2020 | Market Wrap: Bitcoin Gains as Futures Dance the Contango | Bitcoin futures are showing signs the market is more optimistic on the cryptocurrency. On Thursday, prices for further-dated futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) were higher than near-dated ones. The term structure, kn... |
| 23.03.2020 | Celo’s Blockchain Accelerator Invites Devs to Compete for $25K
Over 172 Million Weibo Users' Personal Data Is For Sale on Dark Web
Championing Web3 features in role-playing games — Here's why it mat... | Open-source project Celo is calling on blockchain innovators to participate in CeloCamp, an entrepreneurial initiative that seeks to highlight the potential of global financial inclusion, mass adoption of digital money and the acceleration ... |
| 17.02.2020 | Derivatives Exchange Deribit Launches Daily Ether Options | Panama-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Deribit has listed daily options on ether (ETH).
The platform announced the news on Twitter on Monday. The new product will have strike price intervals of $5 and can be traded in the 24 hours... |
| 03.02.2020 | Bullish! Global Bitcoin Futures Open Interest up 60% Since The Start of The Year | Recording a price just below $9400 at the time of writing this report, Bitcoin is up over 30% since the start of the year, with many teasing the upcoming halving and the asset’s increasing scarcity as reasons for the bullish performance.
Ho... |
| 23.01.2020 | CoinDesk Q4 2019 Review: A Year in Suspended Animation | It has been over 10 years since the creation of cryptocurrencies, and while clear narratives have emerged to justify their existence, none are decisively supported by data.
For example, charts suggest bitcoin’s use case as a store of value ... |
| 12.12.2019 | Ride 'Em, Cowboy: Bitmain's Marketing Gambit Ups Its Texas-Sized Position on Bitcoin | Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu unveiled his company’s new marketing strategy on Monday in China, but part of it sounded like pure Texan – or more precisely, a “Texas hedge.”
Trying to hold on to his company’s threatened market dominance in bitcoin mi... |
| 16.11.2019 | Crypto Derivatives: A Corner of the Market or the Market Itself? | Emmanuel Goh is co-founder & CEO of skew. – a financial technology startup headquartered in London since 2018. These opinions are his and do not necessarily reflect the view of CoinDesk.
The following article originally appeared in Inst... |
| - | Crypto 2021: From "Alternative" to Mainstream | Almost 2 years after publishing our initial 2019 Crypto Thesis, the cryptosphere has meaningfully changed. At the time, we were hyper-focused on the foundation needed for adoption — specifically, the financial infrastructure and developer t... |
