Bitcoin Traders Pile Into Futures, Is A Rebound Incoming?

Key takeaways: Bitcoin futures demand continues rising despite the recent price weakness, indicating sustained trader engagement. The put options maintained a premium over calls, reflecting persistent bearish sentiment among investors. Bitcoin (BTC) traded down to $109,400 on Monday, its lowest level in more than six weeks. The correction followed an $11 billion sale by a…

CBDCs, programmable money, close ‘Orwellian 1984 loop’ perfectly

Global central bank digital currency (CBDC) efforts are threatening to give financial institutions more control over the money supply and personal savings, as the transatlantic divide between the US and Europe widens in terms of financial technology. CBDCs are digital versions of fiat money issued on a permissioned, private blockchain, usually controlled by a central…

Bitcoin Bulls Must Hold $110K Or Altseason Is Over

Key points: Bitcoin selling is mainly attributed to large sales by whales, not a chance in BTC’s market structure. Despite the sharp market correction, Ether and BNB remain strong on the charts.  Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are defending the $110,530 support, but the bears have kept up the pressure. CoinShares reported $1 billion in net outflows…

Global Regulators, Exchange Operators Target Tokenized Stocks

Exchange industry associations and global regulators are joining forces to curb the growth and adoption of tokenized stocks, arguing that these products do not represent actual equities and expose investors to significant risks. According to Reuters, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), and the World Federation of…

Bitcoin Drop To $105K Possible As Whales Keep Selling

Key takeaways: Bitcoin’s sharp rebound after Jackson Hole fizzled into a bearish weekly engulfing candle. Onchain data shows $105,000 as the key support as mid-size wallets sell. Seasonal weakness and spot BTC ETF fatigue raise risks of a drop toward $100,000–$92,000. Bitcoin (BTC) posted a sharp rebound on Friday, gaining 3.91% to $117,300 from $111,700…

Aptos’ APT Falls 4% as Crypto Markets Retreat

Aptos’ APT fell 4% over the 24-hour trading period, fluctuating within a 10% range, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The token made a session high of $4.80 and a low of $4.38, initially advancing to $4.80 before declining sharply to $4.43 by morning hours, then consolidating around $4.45 with modest recovery indicators in…

Ether Price Enters ‘Belief Zone’ Following $5K All-Time Highs

Key takeaways: Ether’s long-term holder net unrealized profit/loss indicator suggests the price has entered the “belief” phase. The market value to realized value suggests ETH is undervalued, with room to run toward $5,500. Ether’s rounded bottom pattern targets $12,100. Ether (ETH) price has rallied more than 240% since April to set a record high above…

Spot Crypto ETFs See $1.4B Outflows As Bitcoin, Ether Slump

Cryptocurrency investment products reversed an emerging inflow trend, with significant outflows last week as Bitcoin and Ether prices declined. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $1.43 billion of outflows last week, ending a two-week inflow run that brought in $4.3 billion, CoinShares reported on Monday. The outflows came amid Bitcoin (BTC) dipping from above $116,000…

The Next Big Layer Isn’t For Money, It’s For Truth

Opinion by: Sasha Shilina, founder of Episteme and researcher at Paradigm Research Institute In 2024, Nature reported a record-breaking number of scientific paper retractions: over 10,000 papers pulled from journals due to fraud, duplication or flawed methodology. Peer review, the long-revered backbone of academic legitimacy, is under siege. It’s too slow, too opaque and too…

Spot Crypto ETFs See $1.4B Outflows As Bitcoin, Ether Slump

Cryptocurrency investment products reversed an emerging inflow trend, with significant outflows last week as Bitcoin and Ether prices declined. Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $1.43 billion of outflows last week, ending a two-week inflow run that brought in $4.3 billion, CoinShares reported on Monday. The outflows came amid Bitcoin (BTC) dipping from above $116,000…