The total market cap of cryptocurrencies skyrocketed to a staggering $2 trillion last week as Bitcoin climbed beyond $52,000, a level not seen since December 2021. Following Bitcoin’s lead, several altcoins have also seen their value rise recently. Recent times have witnessed a transformative era, where the fusion of artificial
The insights of seasoned analysts can serve as valuable signposts for navigating the market. One such analyst, celebrated for their prescient forecast of Bitcoin’s monumental rise to $50,000 six months ago, has now set their sights on a new contender: Retik Finance. Priced at a modest $0.12, Retik Finance has
The Pyth Network has introduced its Bitcoin ETF Price Feeds to provide DeFi developers and consumers with real-time, reliable pricing data for 13 Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. For the cryptocurrency sector, the introduction of Bitcoin ETFs this year marked a major turning point. The world’s biggest cryptocurrency is now accessible to mainstream
A huge increase in trading volume occurred in VanEck’s fund less than seven days after the investment manager said it would be reducing the fee it charges for its spot bitcoin ETF. Eric Balchunas, a senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg, went to twitter to share his astonishment at the fund’s
Mastercard, a payments behemoth, is collaborating with Swoo Pay, a mobile payments service that focuses on developing countries, to provide loyalty benefits in crypto. Major payment networks such as Visa and Mastercard have long allowed users to earn digital currencies as a kind of incentive, similar to loyalty points. Not
There has been a dramatic change in the Bitcoin liquidity scenario, especially on U.S cryptocurrency exchanges. The advent of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S is largely responsible for the dramatic increase in liquidity shown in recent statistics. The liquidity dynamics of Bitcoin have changed significantly, with US-based crypto exchanges
In recent months, the cryptocurrency market has witnessed an unprecedented surge in both investment and speculation, with derivatives trading reaching remarkable highs. Bitcoin, the leading digital asset, has once again taken the spotlight as its futures open interest surpassed $10 billion for the first time since July 2022. This surge
According to the most recent data from CoinShares, crypto funds managed by asset managers including BlackRock, Bitwise, Fidelity, Grayscale, ProShares, and 21Shares had record inflows of $2.45 billion worldwide last week. The new U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have been the most successful so far this year, bringing in $5.2 billion
Bitcoin futures have seen a significant increase in open interest on centralized exchanges, reaching a new high for the year and indicating a strong market activity and sentiment around the largest cryptocurrency. The aggregated open interest for Bitcoin futures on centralized exchanges reached $22.9 billion. This is the highest level
Even if many think there’s space for further outflow, crypto asset manager Grayscale has seen a decrease in outflows from its spot Bitcoin ETF. Research from Bianco Research and Farside shows that as of February 16th, the total amount of money that has been pulled out of the Grayscale Bitcoin
