Markets
US Stocks Closing on Bigger August Gain Than Bitcoin
While bitcoin is eyeing an August gain for the first time in three years, the cryptocurrency is still lagging U.S. stocks over the month.
First Mover: Binance's Shrinking Trading Spreads and Bitcoin's Jackson Hole Fizzle
Traders are getting better fills due to shrinking bid-ask spreads on Binance and other cryptocurrency exchanges. It's a sign of a healthy market.
Bitcoin, Gold Recover After Jerome Powell Speech Shakes Markets
Bitcoin and gold are reversing losses seen on Thursday after the Federal Reserve's announcement of a more relaxed approach to tackling inflation.
Bitcoin Pops and Drops After Powell Introduces Average Inflation Targeting
Bitcoin whipsawed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve’s chairman signaled tolerance for high inflation, as expected.
Bitcoin's Implied Volatility Falls Sharply Ahead of Jerome Powell Speech
Bitcoin’s options market foresees little price turbulence in the short-term, even as markets await a key speech from the chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Deribit Suffers Outage Over 'Hardware Issues,' May Miss Thursday's Options Expiry
Update: Deribit had faced missing today's expiry, but has now announced trading is once more live.
First Mover: Binance's New DeFi Futures Let Crypto Traders Bet on Decentralization
Binance's new "DeFi Index Futures" show the push by centralized crypto exchanges to cash in on this year's frenzy in so-called decentralized finance.
Bitcoin Drop Squeezes Out Weak Derivatives Positions – And That May Be a Good Thing
Bitcoin’s latest price drop may have a silver lining.
First Mover: Ether Price Swings Make Bitcoin Look Tame as DeFi Speculation Spreads
The success of DeFi on the Ethereum blockchain has brought traders more than just congestion and high transaction fees: Volatility in ether prices.
Jerome Powell's Coming Inflation Speech May Weigh on Dollar and Boost Bitcoin: Analysts
The Federal Reserve chief is expected to bolster expectations of inflation in a keynote address Thursday. That may be bad for the U.S. dollar but good for bitcoin.
