Is Bitcoin now a $57B volatility trade – or just the start?
Behind every rally and every crash lies an invisible engine: options dealers rebalancing billions in Bitcoin exposure. As open interest pushes past $57 billion, it’s the hedging flows, not sentiment, that now dictate price. For most of Bitcoin’s history, price discovery
Over 61% of BTC hasn’t moved in a year: What it means for Bitcoin price
More than half of Bitcoin’s circulating supply has not moved in 12 months, a structural feature that will shape how the market absorbs demand into year-end. Per Bitbo, roughly 61% of coins have been dormant for over a year, with the
Bulls exit exchanges at record levels. Bitcoin God candle squeeze incoming?
Bitcoin’s exchange withdrawals have climbed to their highest sustained level since 2022, even as the asset trades near record highs. While current outflows remain below the 2023 accumulation peak, the renewed withdrawal trend highlights a behavioral shift in how investors gain
US shutdown and weak jobs data drive record $6B crypto inflows
A US government shutdown and the weak jobs report have pushed digital asset investment products to their strongest weekly inflows on record. According to the latest CoinShares report, crypto-related investment products attracted $5.95 billion in inflows last week, pushing total assets
Bitcoin’s realized price is the real bull market signal
Bitcoin hit a new all-time high after breaching $125,000 over the past weekend. The headline is familiar and the kind of round-number milestone that drives retail back into the charts. However, something else happened under the surface: the blockchain quietly
REX-Osprey and Defiance file 27 crypto ETFs, including staking and 3x leverage
REX-Osprey filed prospectuses for 21 crypto funds and Defiance lodged six more products on Oct. 3. Bloomberg’s James Seyffart shared the filings on X, with REX-Osprey’s roster spanning single-asset strategies, including AAVE, ADA, ATOM, and ENA. Some of the filings included
Why JPMorgan is calling Bitcoin the “debasement trade”
JPMorgan is calling Bitcoin the “debasement trade,” which means you’re probably not bullish enough. The world’s biggest investment bank doesn’t hand out nicknames for speculative assets lightly. But Bitcoin has notched 17 years of unstoppable block-after-block resilience, and Wall Street
Bitcoin hits $118.5k: All-time high could be next as rate-cut bets crush shorts
Bitcoin price traded near $118,500 on Thursday as a U.S. government shutdown boosted rate-cut odds, the dollar eased, and a visible short squeeze accelerated across derivatives venues. Gold printed fresh record highs around $3,895 per ounce as rate-cut pricing firmed and
$4B BTC in 4 weeks: How Bitcoin ETFs buy more than double the BTC mined
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs added $1.63 billion last week, bringing four-week net intake to $3.96 billion and marking nine positive weeks out of the last twelve. The 12-week rolling sum stands at $6.08 billion, roughly mid-range for 2025 based on CryptoSlate’s
Ethereum rebound outperforms market amid strongest performance since 2021
Ethereum closed September with its most robust quarterly performance in over four years, echoing the explosive gains last seen when its price first breached the $4,000 threshold in early 2021. According to CoinGlass data, ETH rallied 48.7% in July and 18.8%
Top Bitcoin mining pool SBI Crypto hacked, $21 million stolen
Japanese mining pool operator SBI Crypto has suffered a $21 million theft in a breach that investigators are linking to North Korea attackers. On Oct. 1, blockchain researcher ZachXBT identified unusual outflows from the firm involving Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and
Is ‘Uptober’ back? Market fear craters as Bitcoin reclaims $114k
The Crypto Fear and Greed Index has slipped to its lowest level since March, raising fresh concerns over investor confidence even as Bitcoin and Ethereum attempt a recovery. Data shared by CryptoQuant analyst JA Maarturn on Sept. 29 showed sentiment falling from
Washington could still derail XRP’s $173B comeback in its breakout year
The probability of a US government shutdown has climbed to levels not seen in years, with prediction market Kalshi pricing a 73% chance that lawmakers fail to pass a funding bill before the Oct. 1 fiscal deadline. The sharp increase reflects
Strategy expands Bitcoin holdings to record 649,031 BTC despite MSTR stock slump
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) expanded its Bitcoin holdings by purchasing of 196 BTC for $22.1 million at an average price of $113,048 per coin, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dated Sept. 29. According to the
The clock is running out on Bitcoin’s $200k dreams in 2025
With fewer than 100 days left in 2025, Bitcoin is trading at just over $109,000, roughly 12% below its August all-time high. A growing chorus of analysts and investors is starting to question whether the ambitious $200,000 BTC price targets
Is the AI boom a house of cards? Deutsche Bank warns of unsustainable spending
The AI gold rush may be keeping the U.S. economy afloat, but according to Deutsche Bank, its current trajectory looks anything but sustainable. A new research note from the German lender warns that AI capital expenditures have reached such extraordinary heights
Bitcoin’s 2025 cycle dip mirrors 2017 – could $200k be next?
Bitcoin’s spot price movement throughout the third quarter of 2025 and its recent dip align closely with the cycle structure seen in 2017. Throughout the summer, Bitcoin oscillated in a consolidation range between $100,000 and $115,000, forming a technical base at
Russian-linked crypto wallets channel $8B to skirt sanctions using Tether’s USDT
A network of crypto wallets connected to Russian state-linked entities helped move more than $8 billion in digital assets to bypass Western sanctions, according to a Sept. 26 report from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. The findings draw from a trove of