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Goldman Sachs Plans to Offer Ether Options: Report

In March, the investment bank relaunched its cryptocurrency trading desk after a three-year hiatus.

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Open Positions in CME-Based Bitcoin Futures Slump to 5 1/2-Month Low

Open interest in the CME's standard bitcoin futures contract has hit the lowest since mid-December.

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Huobi Scales Back Due to China Crackdown; Bitcoin Falls Below $32K, Ether Past $2K

The exchange made the move on the heels of a series of crackdown notices from Bejing in recent weeks.

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Canadian Bitcoin ETF Provider Went on High Alert as Crypto Crash Halted Futures Trading

Horizons ETFs Canada had to “put in place all the business continuity plans,” its CEO said.

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DeFi Liquidations Up 14-Fold in Broad Crypto Sell-Off

With $662 million in loans unwound over 24 hours, it's the worst day for such liquidations since Feb. 22.

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Bitcoin Drops Below $31K Before Rebounding; $8B in Liquidations Triggered

The price of bitcoin is now down more than 30% so far in May, on track for its worst month since November 2018.

The bitcoin price has slipped below the key 200-day simple moving average.

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Why You Shouldn’t Look at Bitcoin Backwardation Like an Oil Trader

Backwardation refers to a downward sloping futures curve where front-month contracts trade at a higher price than far-maturity contracts.

The bitcoin futures market briefly went into backwardation amid this week's price tumult.

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Ether Price, on Cusp of Record 10-Day Winning Streak, Tops $3,500 for First Time

Ether is on track to extend its nine-day winning trend amid signs of institutions seeking exposure to the cryptocurrency.

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Crypto Futures Saw Record $10B Worth of Liquidations on Sunday

Record futures liquidations show leverage was excessively skewed bullish.

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