Crypto Long & Short: What Trends in Volatility Could Mean for Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s investment narrative is evolving as the role of volatility is changing in both crypto and traditional markets.
Bitcoin’s investment narrative is evolving as the role of volatility is changing in both crypto and traditional markets.
Traditional markets slide as coronavirus cases spike, and crypto follows because its correlation is still unbroken.
Decentralized options marketplace Opyn has launched put options on COMP that will provide a safety net of sorts should COMP’s fortunes take a turn for the worse.
The narrative that inflation arising from the massive coronavirus stimulus efforts would lead to a long-term rise in bitcoin's price is looking weak with new data from the Federal Reserve.
Even in super liquid cryptocurrency markets, such as USD and bitcoin trading pairs, the size and spreads of exchange order books can vary markedly.
After a quick dip in the crypto market, bitcoin is holding steady amid precariousness in the options market and the greater economic picture.
Surging open interest on bitcoin futures and options contracts might well be a sign that a breakout could be imminent.
Bitcoin looks set to end its three-quarter losing run despite having dropped to $9,000 earlier on Thursday.
Bitcoin experienced a dip on Wednesday, but equities and other assets also dropped on an uncertain economic outlook.
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The cryptocurrency’s options market is on its way to a record $1 billion monthly expiry this Friday.
FTX has launched eight unique index futures and volatility markets in less than 12 months. But few traders use these markets.
Bitcoin is often criticized for its volatility – now analysts are saying that, and more, about the pound sterling.
Bitcoin is often likened to digital gold, but some analysts say the more compelling correlation is with the stock market.
A sudden spike in miner outflows of bitcoin to exchanges makes the cryptocurrency vulnerable to a price drop, according one analyst.
Trading volume in the crypto market weakened Tuesday but bitcoin is still holding strong from a recent rally.
BLP Asset Management's cryptocurrency trading has been held back by lackluster returns accumulated during 2018’s market rout.
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Bitcoin's price volatility has declined to levels last seen ahead of a major rally witnessed in October 2019. But will the pattern repeat this time?
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On a relatively new exchange like the Antigua-based FTX, the order book depth, as represented by the number of buy and sell orders at each price, now matches the depth seen on industry leader BitMEX.
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It's been a second straight year of disappointment for the XRP token from Ripple, which has stagnated as other big cryptocurrencies have seen big rallies.
Bitcoin is reporting moderate gains on Monday as gold, a safe haven asset, rallies amid renewed coronavirus concerns.
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The widespread use of public/private key pairs will change how assets are held and funds are managed.
Lower bitcoin spot volumes and flatter-than-usual price action doesn’t mean crypto traders have zero opportunities to capitalize.
The former head of the Kraken exchange's digital asset trading is now calling the shots at quantitative cryptocurrency fund Galois Capital.
With DeFi and ETH-backed stablecoins booming, and the ETH 2.0 scaling upgrade imminent, the Ethereum community is gaining near-unstoppable momentum.