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 […]
Ethereum treasury company FG Nexus just shifted another chunk of its ETH stash to Galaxy Digital, and the blockchain sleuths are already doing their best detective work. According to on-chain analytics account Onchain Lens, the firm transferred 5,000 ETH worth roughly $10.06 million at current prices into a Galaxy Digital wallet earlier today. The immediate […]
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 […]
For years, countries around the world have talked about blockchain innovation, digital payments, and tokenized economies. Very few have actually attempted to rebuild parts of their financial infrastructure around crypto technology itself. Bermuda now wants to do exactly that. The small Atlantic island nation is quietly positioning itself as one of the most ambitious crypto-focused […]
If you’ve ever wished you could trade your opinion on who wins the Champions League final or whether Bitcoin cracks $100K before July, Binance just made it a whole lot easier. On May 25, the exchange’s Web3 Wallet quietly launched Event Rush a feature that transforms real-world outcomes into on-chain tokens you can buy and […]
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. […]