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. Crypto markets… Read More
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) The crypto market lacks clear direction. Bitcoin BTC$90,637.67 is still in its boring range-play between $90,000 and $95,000, and there’s little cheer in the broader market, as evidenced by over 2% declines in the CoinDesk 20… Read More
Bitcoin hovered near $90,400 on Tuesday as crypto markets steadied after one of the sector’s ugliest November performances since 2018, even as new data showed Europe led the month’s sell pressure by a wide margin. BTC rose 1% over the past 24 hours while ether… Read More
U.S. President Donald Trump took office early this year, with at least part of his 2024 election victory thanks to voters who took to heart campaign promises about a crypto-friendly administration. So far, the Trump administration has indeed taken decisive pro-crypto steps, including signing an… Read More
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
