Derivatives

Derivatives

Markets

Wall Street remains bullish on bitcoin while offshore traders retreat

The difference in futures basis between CME and Deribit reflects varying risk appetite across regions.

Stock market price charts (Anne Nygård/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin, ether little changed before U.S. inflation report

Derivatives show tentative optimism, with cleaned-up leverage, positive funding rates and rising institutional basis, even though traders are still paying a premium for short-term downside protection.

Wooden block tiles spell out the word "inflation." (Markus Winkler/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin defies 'extreme fear,' hot jobs report to show signs of resilience

Bitcoin rose after the U.S. jobs report indicated employment growth in many sectors of the economy was restrained even as the headline number surged.

Uniswap logo on phone (appshunter.io/Unsplash)

Markets

Bearish sentiment prevails as bitcoin falls below $67,000, ether drops

Bitcoin and ether extended declines, dragging down crypto-related stocks, even as gold and silver rallied.

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Policy

Regulation, derivatives helping drive TradFi institutions into crypto, panellists say

Non-participation in decentralized finance is becoming a career risk for traditional finance professionals, panellists said.

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Markets

Memecoins post gains as largest crypto tokens languish

Bitcoin was little changed Tuesday, while ether fell. CoinDesk's memecoin Index rose.

Sam Altman

Markets

I'm not confident we hit a true capitulation in bitcoin, derivatives expert says

Bitcoin's futures market doesn't show panic capitulation as in late 2022, analyst said.

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Markets

Bitcoin, major tokens drop as traders position for downside protection

Bitcoin extended recent losses as derivatives data show a clear risk-off shift.

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Markets

Crypto market brightens after selloff that sent bitcoin to lowest since October 2024

A brutal crypto selloff erased $2.6 billion in leveraged bets, sent bitcoin to $60,000 and left markets deeply oversold.

Trading screen. (Yashowardhan Singh/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin, ether slide 7% as market 'fear' increases, liquidations mount

Crypto markets extended losses amid heavy derivatives liquidations and macro headwinds, with traders bracing for further downside if bitcoin breaks key support.

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