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An increase of bitcoin held on over-the-counter desks indicates large investors are purchasing the cryptocurrency. New Glassnode data shows the tally has increased by 70% to 5,293 BTC since January 11. Private wealth managers, high-net-worth individuals or hedge funds wishing to convert large amounts of cash into crypto assets seamlessly typically use OTC desks. "All About Bitcoin" host Lawrence Lewitinn breaks down the Chart of the Day.

Jan 17, 2023

Crypto bank Silvergate Capital (SI) reported a net loss of $1 billion for Q4, compared with a net income of $40.6 million for Q3. HashKey Capital, the investment arm of HashKey Group, has closed its third fund with $500 million in committed capital. Fidelity Investments-backed crypto exchange OSL is reportedly cutting staff and reducing its overall costs by about a third.

Jan 17, 2023

IG North America CEO JJ Kinahan discusses his crypto markets analysis and outlook as bitcoin (BTC) holds firmly above $21,000. What are the potential factors driving the rally and does it have fundamental support? Plus, his take on the Coinbase premium index turning positive last week to the highest level since late October. 

Jan 17, 2023

Bitcoin's 180-day call-put skew has crossed above zero for the first time since the start of 2021, indicating that bullish call options expiring in six months have become pricier than bearish put options, according to a chart sourced from digital assets data provider Amberdata. Lawrence Lewitinn presents "The Chart of the Day."

Jan 16, 2023

ETC Group co-CEO Bradley Duke joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss his outlook for bitcoin (BTC) as the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization soars above $21,000 and what he sees as the catalysts for the recent price rally.

Jan 16, 2023

CoinDesk's Christine Lee speaks with Oesterreichische Nationalbank Treasurer Johannes Duong about crypto adoption in Austria at the 2023 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Duong says the central bank of Austria has its own research project to learn as much as possible about tokenization and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

Jan 16, 2023

Wintermute, the large crypto market maker, was quick to distance itself from a new fundraise by the co-founders of bankrupt hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC), echoing similar sentiments from the community. Plus, Bernstein expects total crypto revenue to grow by sixteenfold in the next 10 years, from around $25 billion in 2023 to about $400 billion by 2033.

Jan 16, 2023

CoinDesk's Managing Editor of Markets Brad Keoun shares his outlook on bitcoin (BTC) as the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is on pace for its best weekly performance since March.

Jan 13, 2023

Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near $19,500 as the early 2023 rally pumped the price to a two-month high. CoinDesk's Managing Editor of Markets Brad Keoun discusses bitcoin's recent price actions, macro influence on the markets and short-term outlook for bitcoin. CoinDesk and Genesis are sister companies owned by Digital Currency Group (DCG).

Jan 13, 2023

Data from Glassnode reveals the daily dollar value of short bets in the bitcoin futures market liquidated since August. On Thursday, centralized exchanges liquidated short positions worth $61.8 million, the highest since Sept. 9, taking out overleveraged bears from the market as bitcoin jumped to a two-month high. Christine Lee presents "The Chart of the Day."

Jan 13, 2023