By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Move over crypto-USD pairs. As bitcoin BTC$93,190.55 and the broader market consolidate on recent gains, this may be the ideal time to focus on cross pairs, especially the ether-bitcoin (ETH/BTC) ratio. Ether ETH$3,184.82 has gained more… Read More
Options linked to cryptocurrencies are booming across U.S. markets, so much so that contracts tied to BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF (IBIT) have cracked the top 10 U.S. list in just over a year after debut. As of Tuesday, a total of 7,714,246 IBIT contracts were active… Read More
Bitcoin BTC$91,986.14 bounced back on Tuesday, gaining about 6% over the last 24 hours after a sharp sell-off to start the week. The rebound helped drive heavy activity in crypto-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs), especially BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which was among the most-traded ETFs… Read More
Strategy CEO Phong Le says the company now has “more flexibility than ever” to continue accumulating bitcoin, citing a capital structure built on long-dated debt, opportunistic equity access, and no short-term refinancing pressure. Speaking on the most recent episode of the “What Bitcoin Did” podcast,… Read More
BlackRock’s bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become the firm’s most profitable product line, according to Cristiano Castro, director of business development at BlackRock Brazil. The figure is notable given that the firm manages over 1,400 ETFs globally and is the world’s largest asset manager with… Read More
Despite ETF hype, central banks and asset allocators continue to choose gold over crypto for reserve and trade purposes.
