Bitcoin Faces $13.3B Monthly Options Expiry as BTC Trades Well Below Max Pain
A sharp drawdown has pushed BTC towards heavy put positioning at $80,000 ahead of Friday’s expiry.
Author: Crypto Insights
Asia Morning Briefing: BTC Steadies as Polymarket Traders Lean Toward December Rate Cut
Rising odds of a Fed pivot helped calm crypto markets, while QCP and Glassnode point to a reset in leverage, fading sell pressure, and early signs of a bottoming structure as traders hedge both downside and late-year upside.
TON Rallies 8% as Telegram Ecosystem Expands With AI Launch, Tokenized Stocks
TON, the native token of the Telegram-affiliated blockchain, surged 8.33% to $1.60 in the last 24 hours, driven by a mix of ecosystem milestones and growing support. The move propelled TON to break past the $1.60 mark, driven by rising volume and renewed market momentum,… Read More
Investors Should Buy the Dip in Coinbase (COIN) and Circle (CRCL), Says William Blair
Coinbase’s (COIN) recent slump is an “air pocket,” not a warning sign, investment bank William Blair said in a report on Monday. The bank reiterated its outperform rating on the stock and urged investors to treat the crypto sell-off as a buying opportunity. Coinbase shares… Read More
$80K Put Now Most Popular Bet
A week ago, CoinDesk highlighted a bearish shift in the BTC options market, with the $85,000 put overtaking the $140,000 call as the most popular bet on crypto exchange Deribit. Now, the $80,000 put has taken the lead, boasting an open interest of just over… Read More
ETF Outflows, Stablecoin Dip, DAT Reversals Signal Crypto Capital Flight
Bitcoin’s slide to $84,000 is being driven less by mood and more by mechanics, according to Greg Cipolaro, Global Head of Research at NYDIG. In a report, Cipolaro said the core engines of the 2024–25 rally have shifted into reverse. Spot bitcoin ETFs, once the primary… Read More