Bitcoin


Policy

CFTC Chief: Nothing Changed After FTX Meltdown to Empower Agency to Prevent Repeat

U.S. CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam says his agency is still awaiting new authorities from Congress to get supervision power over the crypto markets.

Rostin Behnam

Markets

El Salvador Remains in the Red on Bitcoin Holdings, But Losses Are Narrowing

It's been a bit more than two years since the country made bitcoin legal tender there.

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (Getty Images)

Tech

Protocol Village: UBS, SBI, DBS Complete 'World's First' in Blockchain-Based Cross-Border Repo

The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Nov. 9-15, with live updates throughout.

Scene from Protocol Village at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Singapore Central Bank Tests Tokenization Alongside JPMorgan, BNY Mellon

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 15, 2023.

Singapore skyline (Mike Enerio/Unsplash)

Markets

Bitcoin's Options Market Has Overtaken Its Futures Market in a Sign of Growing Sophistication

The notional open interest in BTC options worldwide stood at $17.5 billion at press time, while open interest in the futures market was $15.84 billion.

Total BTC options open interest (CoinGlass)

Markets

Crypto Futures Funding Rates Normalize After Bitcoin Drops to $35.6K

Large movements in spot markets led to open interest surging to $35 billion over the weekend, indicating highly leveraged bets from traders hoping for even higher prices.

Desarrolladores contribuyen a la Web3 a pesar del bear market. (nosheep/Pixabay)

Markets

Crypto Bulls Hit by $300M in Liquidations as Bitcoin, Ether Buckle on Fizzling ETF Momentum

Tuesday's sharp decline in crypto prices spurred the largest daily leveraged long liquidation since August, CoinGlass data shows.

Crypto liquidations per day for all assets combined (CoinGlass)

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Markets

Bitcoin Drops 4% to $35K Despite Soaring Tradfi Markets, But Analysts Remain Optimistic

An unexpected slowdown in inflation sent stock and bond markets sharply higher, but crypto was left out, possibly due to declining enthusiasm about the imminent approval of a spot bitcoin ETF.

Bitcoin price on Nov. 14 (CoinDesk)

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