The latest moves in crypto markets, in context By Lyllah Ledesma, CoinDesk reporter Was this newsletter forwarded to you? Sign up here. |
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Happy Tuesday! Here's what you need to know today in crypto: |
- Bitcoin rallies to a 16-month high on ETF optimism.
- Binance's U.K. head left the company.
- Futures traders lost over $178 million in the past 24 hours as bitcoin soared past a critical resistance level.
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CoinDesk Market Index (CMI): 1,329 +10.0%
Bitcoin (BTC): $34,528 +12.6%
Ether (ETC): $1,832 +9.1%
S&P 500: 4,217.04 −0.2%
Gold: $1,972 −0.2%
Nikkei 225: $1,972 −0.2% |
After briefly pushing past $35,000 toward the end of the U.S. trading day on Monday, bitcoin has consolidated to levels around $34,500. The world's largest cryptocurrency has gained 12% over the past 24 hours. Analysts are attributing the sudden jump to BlackRock listing its bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF) on the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. database with the ticker $IBTC. Blackrock also updated its filings with the SEC, indicating a readiness to seed the ETF starting from October 2023. "This proactive approach from Blackrock suggests their preparedness to initiate trading promptly upon receiving approval from the SEC, further substantiating the optimistic sentiment surrounding an impending approval," said Matteo Greco, a research analyst at Fineqia, in a morning note. The cryptocurrency was back at levels last seen in May 2022, before the Terra-Luna, Three Arrows Capital, Genesis and FTX debacles turned the mood so sour that BTC approached $15,000. |
Bitcoin 24-hour price chart (CoinDesk) |
Binance lost its head of U.K. operations last month, continuing a stream of high-level execs heading for the door at the world's largest crypto exchange. Jonathan Farnell, who served as head of Binance U.K. and CEO of its payment service Bifinity (which was disbanded in August) left the firm in September, according to his LinkedIn profile. "We'd like to thank Jonathan for his contributions and wish him all the best on his next challenge," Binance said in an emailed statement. Farnell joined Binance in May 2021, and the following year he became CEO of Eqonex, the holding company of crypto custodian Digivault, under the terms of a loan agreement that gave Binance the right to appoint a CEO from within Bifinity. Bearish bets on bitcoin (BTC) have cost traders over $178 million in the past 24 hours as prices soared past a critical resistance level. Data shows bitcoin-tracked futures accounted for nearly 50% of the total $400 million in crypto liquidations over Monday, with ether futures seeing $50 million in liquidations over long and short positions. Liquidation occurs when an exchange forcibly closes a trader's leveraged position due to a partial or total loss of the initial margin. It happens when a trader cannot meet the margin requirements for a leveraged position (fails to have sufficient funds to keep the trade open). |
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Market Insight: Institutions Race for Bitcoin |
Institutional investors are chomping at the bit to buy bitcoin (BTC) amid renewed optimism of a spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) being approved. The world's largest cryptocurrency rallied to a 17-month high of $35,000 on Tuesday after the ticker for a BlackRock ETF showed up on the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC) website. The breakout above the $31,800 resistance level coincided with a drop in open interest, a metric that assesses the notional value of all derivatives positions, across crypto exchanges, according to Coinalyze data. The decline, which reflects retail investor interest, contrasts with open interest on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), a venue favored by institutions, topping 100,000 bitcoin ($3.4 billion) for the first time. |
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- The fear and greed index, a method used to track investor sentiment, is reading "greed" for the first time since mid-July.
- Readings above 60 indicate market sentiment has moved into the "greed" stage, while those below 40 indicate "fear."
- The indicator moved from "neutral" to "greed" after bitcoin reached a 16-month high on Monday.
- Source: CoinMarketCap
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