CME’s bitcoin BTC$62,945.93 volatility index futures began trading last week, offering investors a new way to trade and hedge price volatility. DV Chain and Monarq Asset Management executed the first block trades and started trading the contracts. These volatility contracts track the CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Index (BVX), which represents the market’s expectations for bitcoin […]
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Bitcoin’s recovery from last week’s lows has crushed traders who bet against it. Short sellers, who profit when prices fall, lost $504 million in the 24 hours to Monday morning, the most in a single day since late April, according to CoinGlass. Bets on rising prices lost just $151 million by comparison. Total liquidations across
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XRP finally found buyers after one of the sharpest selloffs of the year, but the rebound looks more like stabilization than a trend change. The token bounced off levels last seen before the November 2024 breakout, and yet every rally still runs into sellers, leaving XRP between deeply oversold conditions and a market that hasn’t
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BTC, ETH, XRP and others retreated from their overnight highs as Iran-Israel tensions and oil rally sparked risk aversion in Asian stocks.
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Bitcoin BTC$62,771.65 pulled back from Sunday’s highs as renewed military conflict between Iran and Israel sent Asian shares, including South Korea’s Kospi index, sharply lower. The leading cryptocurrency by market capitalization was trading at around $62,900 at 4:00 UTC, after hitting a high of $63,776 late Sunday, according to data source CoinDesk. WTI crude futures
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Oil prices rose after Iran fired missiles at Israel, casting fresh doubt on the future of a fragile Middle East ceasefire. The attacks came after Israel attacked the outskirts of Beirut, targeting Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group. The Israeli military said Iran had fired at least three barrages of missiles at Israel in the first
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The House Ways and Means Committee circulated seven draft bills ahead of this week’s hearing on crypto tax policy, signaling what the industry can expect. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter that looks at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions. The narrative The House Ways
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About a decade ago, Hollywood decided that crude, politically incorrect humor was a commercial and cultural duty. The #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter movements took off, and studio executives (largely liberal and intensely risk-averse) stopped supporting crime comedies like “Ted” and “Tropic Thunder.” Why invite a Twitter firestorm? That period of timidity — some would call it
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