Bitcoin and ether are heading into a packed expiry window this Friday, with billions in open interest lined up against max pain levels that sit far above spot. BTC Derivatives Align for Friday Shakeout Bitcoin and ether enter Wednesday’s session with heavy derivatives momentum, as traders prepare for one of November’s largest options expiries on […] Original
A new entry on the U.S. government’s forfeiture.gov website shows that officials bagged the headline-grabbing 127,271 BTC on July 23, 2024, from the Lubian wallets. Analyst Emmett Gallic was the first to break the news. U.S. Quietly Bagged 127,000 BTC Stash in 2024 Everyone’s buzzing about the U.S. government’s massive bitcoin haul — 127,271 BTC […] Original
Key Notes Solana perpetual open interest has now gone above the $7 billion mark. SOL price is currently pegged at $218.04 amid a shift in sentiments. The market is anticipating the potential approval of the spot SOL ETF in the US. Solana SOL $214.3 24h volatility: 0.4% Market cap: $116.25 B Vol. 24h: $9.54 B is exhibiting a strong price performance, including a surge in perpetual open interest that has now gone above $7 billion. The Solana price has extended beyond $200, suggesting that market participation is expanding. The focus…
Key takeaways: Bullish technicals suggest that SOL price can reach $1,000 if the resistance between $210-$250 is broken. Solana’s open interest has rallied to a record high of $13 billion, signaling high speculative interest. After dropping to $155 on Aug. 3, Solana’s (SOL) price has recovered over 36% to an intraday high of $210 on Wednesday. Aligning with this rebound, Solana’s technicals now suggest that $1,000 SOL price is still in the cards. SOL price technicals target $1,000 Solana’s price action has painted a bullish megaphone pattern on the weekly…
Online retail and cloud computing giant Amazon plans to invest more than $13 billion in Australia’s artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure, the company announced on Saturday. Amazon plans to invest 20 billion Australian dollars ($13.4 billion) by 2029 to expand Australia’s AI and cloud capabilities, marking the country’s largest publicly announced technology investment to date by a global company. The investment will go toward expanding, operating and maintaining Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the country. “This is the largest investment our country has seen from a global technology…
U.S. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have captured institutional demand after legacy firms initially expressed skepticism toward Wall Street’s new crypto asset class. American institutions have acquired $13 billion worth of spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF shares since trading opened in January, CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju said on Oct. 22 via X. Citing Form 13F filings, a quarterly document wealth managers use to disclose U.S. equity holdings, Young Ju noted that 1,179 institutions have amassed 193,064 BTC in 10 months. Traditional finance juggernauts like Millennium Management and Jane Street control 20% of…
Ethereum layer-2 networks reached a new milestone on Nov. 10, reaching $13 billion of total value locked (TVL) within their contracts, according to data from blockchain analytics platform L2Beat. According to industry experts, this trend of greater interest in layer 2s is likely to continue, although some challenges remain, especially in the realms of user experience and security. Ethereum layer 2 TVL. Source: L2Beat According to L2Beat, 32 different networks qualify as an Ethereum layer 2, including Arbitrum One, Optimism, Base, Polygon zkEVM, Metis and others. Prior to June 15, all…
Sui Network tokens jumped to $2 apiece minutes after trading began at 12 noon UTC on Wednesday, data shows. The market capitalization of the tokens reached nearly $690 million at writing time, with their fully diluted valuation (FDV) at a staggering $13 billion. Source
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said he was “wrong” in his estimates of the crypto exchange’s leverage prior to its collapse, claiming it wasn’t $5 billion but closer to $13 billion. In a Nov. 16 Twitter thread, Bankman-Fried said leverage at FTX built up to roughly $5 billion, backed by $20 billion in assets, which held value but also the potential for risk. According to the former CEO, the crypto market crash “with no bid side liquidity” alongside a bank run resulted in roughly $4 billion being withdrawn daily —…
Venture financing for the blockchain industry remained robust in the third quarter, even as bearish conditions ravaged digital asset markets, a sign that venture capital firms were focused more on the long-term value proposition of the sector. Blockchain games and metaverse projects raised a cumulative $1.3 billion in venture capital between July and September, according to DappRadar’s latest BGA Games Report. While this figure was down 48% compared to the second quarter, it was nearly double the total amount raised in 2021. DappRadar said that projects focused on Web3 metaverse…