From $140K Call to $85K Put: Bitcoin Positioning Reverses Completely
The price of bitcoin has dropped over 25% to $91,000 since Oct. 8.
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Kraken Scores $800M Raise Backed by $200M Citadel Securities Investment
Crypto exchange Kraken has raised $800 million in fresh funding, including $200 from investment from Citadel Securities, to accelerate its efforts to bring traditional financial markets onto blockchain infrastructure, the company said Tuesday. The round was split across two tranches, with the main one led… Read More
Global Cloudflare Outage Fuels Renewed Calls for DePIN Solutions
Cloudflare experienced a major outage that cascaded into widespread service disruptions across thousands of websites and applications on Tuesday. Several large centralized crypto services rely on Cloudflare to help with heavy traffic. BitMEX faced an outage while there was also significant downtime for Telegram-linked blockchain… Read More
Record $1.26B Outflow Hits BlackRock Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) as Bearish Options Cost Soars
BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF, IBIT, has registered record outflows this month amid a price slide and a sharp rise in the cost of bearish options used to hedge against further market declines. The Nasdaq-listed BlackRock Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, has recorded a net outflow of $1.26… Read More
Even Prediction Markets Didn’t See BTC’s Selloff Coming
Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Bitcoin’s… Read More
New Lows Below $93K, but Local Bottom Could Be Near, Analysts Say
Bitcoin BTC$91,741.15 slumped to a fresh six-month low on Monday, extending its multi-week retreat as crypto sentiment continued to deteriorate. After a slight rebound from overnight lows, BTC — in what’s become a familiar pattern — resumed its decline in the U.S. session, falling to… Read More