Crypto derivatives markets are heating up as Glassnode reports perpetual open interest has risen in anticipation of a big move at the end of this year. Perpetual open interest (OI) has risen from 304,000 to 310,000 Bitcoin (BTC) as its price briefly touched $90,000 on Monday, Glassnode said on Monday. The funding rate has also…
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The total crypto market capitalization has fallen to an eight-month low, wiping out all gains this year, as analysts remain bearish in the short-term. Total market capitalization fell to $2.93 trillion in late trading on Thursday, its lowest level since April, according to CoinGecko. The total market value of crypto has declined by around 33%…
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Analysts and investors are questioning why crypto isn’t in a bull market, given the amount of positive drivers that have taken place this year. “At some point, we need to admit that something is structurally broken in the crypto market,” CNBC crypto contributor Ran Neuner said on Tuesday. He said that multiple favorable factors should…
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Crypto treasury companies could be forced to sell as much as $15 billion in crypto if the Morgan Stanley Capital International Index (MSCI) goes ahead and excludes them from its indexes. BitcoinForCorporations, a group campaigning against MSCI’s proposal, projected outflows of between $10 and $15 billion based on a “verified preliminary list” of 39 companies…
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Bitcoin’s volatility appears to be diminishing as its movements in 2025 were more subdued than shares in Nvidia (NVDA), which Bitwise says shows its investor base is diversifying. Bitwise said on Wednesday that Bitcoin (BTC) will continue to be less volatile than Nvidia in 2026 as “Bitcoin’s volatility has steadily declined over the past ten…
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Bitcoin layer-2, the Lightning Network, has reached a new all-time capacity high amid increased adoption from major crypto exchanges and functionality improvements. Lightning Network (LN) capacity reached 5,606 BTC on Monday, beating its previous record in March 2023, according to Bitcoin Visuals. LN analytics platform Amboss also reported a capacity peak of 5,637 BTC, worth…
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Digital asset platform Exodus has partnered with MoonPay to launch a US dollar-backed stablecoin for everyday payments. The Exodus Movement, which is also behind a popular crypto wallet, announced on Tuesday that its fully reserved dollar stablecoin is planned for launch in early 2026. The stablecoin will be issued and managed by MoonPay, a leading…
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Despite a decline from all-time highs, Bitcoin has still performed better than most other cryptocurrency sectors in recent months, indicating that capital and investment continue to favor Bitcoin, according to Glassnode. Over the past three months, “the average return across nearly all crypto sectors has underperformed Bitcoin,” reported onchain analytics platform Glassnode on Tuesday. “This…
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The US Senate Banking Committee has postponed markup hearings on crypto market structure legislation until 2026, despite earlier hopes for a hearing this week. In a statement on Monday, a spokesperson for Senate Banking Committee chair Tim Scott confirmed that the committee will not hold a market structure markup this year. “Chairman Scott and the…
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Strategy chair Michael Saylor has hinted at his firm’s next Bitcoin buy as the markets tanked again late on Sunday, with some observers blaming the Bank of Japan for the selling pressure. Bitcoin (BTC) fell to a two-week low of $87,600 on Coinbase in late trading on Sunday, according to TradingView. The quick Sunday wick…
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