Bitcoin’s volatility index, the metric traders quietly watch when spot prices start sliding just woke up from a two-month nap. The BVIV, a 30-day implied volatility benchmark derived from Bitcoin options pricing, surged nearly 20% in a single session on Tuesday, climbing to 46.45%. That’s the largest daily jump since February 5, when the index […]
Monday opened with a familiar combination of bad geopolitical news and cascading forced selling. Bitcoin slipped below $71,000 for the first time since late April, touching an intraday low of $70,830 before recovering slightly to trade near $71,040 down approximately 3% on the day. Ethereum fell with it, breaking below the psychologically important $2,000 level. […]
June arrived without ceremony for crypto markets. Bitcoin slipped below $73,000 in early Monday trading, ether followed it lower, and the CoinDesk 20 Index shed 2% in the first hours of the new month. On the surface, it looks like continuation of May’s slide. Underneath it, the picture is considerably more interesting. The derivatives market […]
Wednesday was the kind of day that reminds institutional investors why they keep a risk manager on speed dial. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust IBIT, the world’s largest spot Bitcoin ETF shed $527.84 million in a single session, making it the second-largest daily outflow the fund has ever recorded since launching in January 2024. The only […]
Bitcoin climbed back above the $76,500 level this weekend as improving geopolitical sentiment and renewed appetite for risk assets pushed crypto markets higher once again. The rebound came after a volatile stretch that briefly dragged Bitcoin close to the $74,000 range earlier in the week. The recovery appears closely tied to growing optimism surrounding ongoing […]
After a brutal week that saw Bitcoin dump from $82,000, slapped around by Moody’s credit downgrade and $648 million in ETF outflows, the market got exactly the macro catalyst it needed. Nvidia just reported one of the most dominant earnings quarters in tech history and Bitcoin noticed immediately. As of May 21, Bitcoin has reclaimed […]
Bitcoin is struggling to hold its footing this week, caught in the crossfire of deteriorating macro sentiment, a historic U.S. credit downgrade, and the sharpest stretch of institutional outflows seen in months. While the asset has not collapsed, the pressure building beneath the surface tells a more uncomfortable story than the price chart alone suggests. […]
Introduction Bitcoin reached a historic level on March 9, 2026. Foundry USA mined the 20 millionth BTC at block height 939,999. This was a point where more than 95% of Bitcoin’s total supply now exists. But this is the part that most headlines ignore.The first 20 million Bitcoin were mined over the course of 17 […]
Introduction Bitcoin is no longer a fringe experiment. Major institutions, hedge funds, publicly listed companies, and asset managers now hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets. On paper, this level of adoption should have stabilized price movements. Yet Bitcoin remains highly volatile. Sharp rallies followed by sudden corrections are still common, leaving many investors confused. If […]
