Bitcoin News

Hawkish Fed Has Bitcoin Market Feeling Most Fearful in 3 Months
Short-term BTC puts are in demand after hawkish Fed dented the bullish sentiment in risk assets.

'DeFi on Bitcoin' Gets a Boost as BOB L2 Integrates $6B BTC Staking Protocol Babylon
The integration allows BOB, a "hybrid L2," to use Bitcoin as its anchor chain where transactions with assets from other chains can be irreversibly recorded.

Bitcoin Slips to $101K, Altcoins Spiraling on Federal Reserve's Hawkish Tone
The Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points as expected, but Fed Chair Jerome Powell's hawkish press conference

Bitcoin's Memecoin-Like 'Runes' Get a Boost With AMM Launch on Stacks
Bitflow's automated market maker uses Stacks' Nakamoto upgrade with the aim of addressing some shortcomings inhibiting Runes trading.

Bitcoin Holder Semler Scientific's Shares Now Available for Options Trading
The medical device company adopted a bitcoin treasury strategy earlier this year and currently holds 2,084 tokens worth roughly $220 million.

MicroStrategy's Addition to Nasdaq-100 May Pave Way for S&P 500 Inclusion: Benchmark
The software company's potential addition to the S&P 500 index could be an even larger opportunity in the medium-term, the report said.

Bitcoin Traders No Longer Chasing Record Price Rally Like Before, Options Data Show
The way options are currently priced indicates a more measured bullish sentiment compared to what we've witnessed recently.

Bitcoin Mining Economics Continued to Improve in December, JPMorgan Says
The hashprice, a measure of daily mining profitability, rose 5% from the end of November, the report said.

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Put Options at $30, $35 Price Levels See Volume Spike
The spike in activity likely stems from "cash-secured" selling of the options by traders who missed the rally in the ETF.

Larger Cohorts Than U.S. ETFs or MicroStrategy Are Dictating Bitcoin Price: Van Straten
Since September, MicroStrategy and U.S.-listed spot ETFs have accumulated approximately 200,000 bitcoin each.

