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Bitcoin’s Options Market Is Now Skewed Bullish Across All Time Frames

Premiums paid for downward protection in bitcoin are getting cheaper.

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Markets

Bitcoin’s Technical Bias Flips Bullish as Price Climbs Above Descending Trendline

The breakout is backed by a pickup in volumes and accumulation by so-called whales.

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Markets

Bitcoin Futures Premium on CME Surges, Hinting At Institutional Demand

A futures-based ETF, if approved, could bring more buying pressure for the CME futures.

CME Group headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Friday Feb. 5, 2021. CME Group Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 10. Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Markets

Bitcoin Price Rally Fueled by Whales’ $1.6B Buy, Blockchain Data Shows

But why the whales made their buys on an exchange instead of an over-the-counter desk remains unclear.

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Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dominance Rises as Altcoins Underperform

Bitcoin is outperforming on hopes of a U.S. ETF approval.

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Markets

Bitcoin Price Surges to 5-Month High Over $54K

Bullish sentiment returns to largest cryptocurrency, up 25% already this month.

Bitcoin's daily price chart shows the surge to a five-month high. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Markets

Huobi a Loser in China Crackdown, Bitcoin Futures Market Suggests

“Traders have been actively moving to other exchanges to trade perps and futures,” said one analyst.

Where have all the Chinese traders gone? (Unsplash/Denny Ryanto)

Videos

Bitcoin Reclaims $1T Market Valuation

Nick Mancini, senior research analyst at Trade the Chain, discusses what he thinks are the catalysts behind bitcoin’s price rally, which has pushed its market capitalization back above $1 trillion, a level not seen since May.

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Who Is the Whale(s) Buying Up $1.6B Bitcoin in 5 Minutes?

Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, surged past $54,000 to the highest in almost five months as bullishness returns to the market following the prior months' slump. CryptoQuant reports there was one purchase of $1.6 billion worth of BTC via market orders in just five minutes. "All About Bitcoin" host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Bitcoin Price Surges to 5-Month High, What’s Driving Bitcoin’s Rally?

Bitcoin’s price has skyrocketed to a 5-month high of over $54,000 as bullish sentiment returns, with the cryptocurrency already up 25% this month. CoinDesk’s Galen Moore discusses insights into the possible factors driving what he calls the “spot-market driven rally” and its potential connection to tether, China, crypto regulation, and ETFs.

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