Tag: Trading

Bitcoin trading volume hits new all-time driven by retail demand

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Bitcoin, the world’s largest crypto asset, hit a record-high trading volume after the cryptocurrency reached a new all-time high of $89,956 on Nov. 12. According to a Matrixport report, Bitcoin’s trading volume soared above $145 billion in the past 24 hours, marking a new all-time peak that stands roughly 50% above previous highs observed in August and March this year. In later trading hours, the volume continued to climb, briefly surpassing $170 billion according to Coingecko data. Analysts at Matrixport noted that the surge in Bitcoin’s volume was driven largely…

Polymarket Faces Significant Post-Election Lull in Trading Volume, User Activity

Less than a week after the 2024 U.S. election, the prediction market Polymarket has seen daily trading volume drop sharply. After Election Spike, Polymarket Returns to Quieter Trading Before the election between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the Polygon-powered Polymarket buzzed with activity as bettors wagered on the presidential outcome. In addition to the presidential […] Source CryptoX Portal

Bitcoin Flirts With $90K in Volatile Trading Session

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Bitcoin came within touching distance of $90,000 in volatile trading during the European morning, swinging between highs well above $89,000 before falling below $86,000 as it encountered resistance on its path to another milestone. It was recently trading around $87,400. The surge in the last 24 hours has seen nearly $900 million of liquidations in crypto-tracked futures, equally distributed between bullish and bearish bets at almost $450 million apiece, according to Coinglass data. Notwithstanding the price swings, bitcoin is around 6% higher over 24 hours, outperforming the wider crypto market,…

In Wild Trading Session, Bitcoin (BTC) Price Spikes Above $89K Battering Both Bulls and Bears

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The volatility caused nearly $700 million in liquidations on crypto-tracked futures, impacting both longs and shorts (or bets on higher and lower prices, respectively), with $380 million in bearish traders and $290 million in bullish bets evaporated. Such cumulative losses are the highest since early April, when BTC briefly crossed its previous peak at over $73,000. Original

Bitcoin Market Euphoric, Faces Risk of Pullbacks and Leverage Washouts, Trading Firm Warns as BTC Price Nears $90K

It’s a sign that bullish long positions are likely getting crowded, and a slight price pullback could see over leveraged bulls capitulate, closing their longs and inadvertently exacerbating downside pressures in the market. Leverage washouts have been a common phenomenon in previous bull markets, often leading to a sudden double-digit percentage price drops. Source

‘Volmageddon’ — Bitcoin ETFs, Coinbase, MicroStrategy trading vol hits $38B

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Bitcoin’s 11% rally to $89,500 on Nov. 11 has pushed United States spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), MicroStrategy Inc (MSTR) and Coinbase Global Inc (COIN) to a record $38 billion in combined daily trading volume. The record day far surpassed the previous high of around $25 million set in March amid Bitcoin (BTC) breaking through a long-held price peak, according to Bloomberg Intelligence data cited by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. “Lifetime records being set all over the place,” Balchunas said. He noted that BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)…

The Unique Way the Solana (SOL) Trading Ecosystem Is Making Bank

By the numbers: Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC stablecoins have produced $93 million and $28 million in revenue, respectively, in the last seven days, according to DefiLlama data, while the Ethereum, Tron and Solana networks saw $19 million, $11 million and $9.6 million. Solana-based protocols and trading bots, meanwhile, are right behind. Trading bot platform Photon and memecoin powerhouse pump.fun have both generated over $6 million in the last seven days, exceeding Ethereum-based decentralized finance, or DeFi, heavyweights such as Maker, Lido or Aave in terms of revenue. Source

CryptoQuant CEO Says Stablecoins Now Being Mostly Used for Purposes Other Than Exchange Trading

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The chief executive of digital asset insights firm CryptoQuant says stablecoins are witnessing increased adoption via use-case expansion. CryptoQuant’s Ki Young Ju tells his 368,500 followers on the social media platform X that the total market cap of stablecoins is exploding for reasons other than digital asset trading on exchanges. The on-chain analyst’s data shows that only about one in five stablecoins are being used to buy and sell crypto. “In September 2021, exchange stablecoin reserves exceeded $30 billion. From this point, I considered the stablecoin market to be sufficiently…