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Bitcoin, Asian Equities May Be Losing Capital to China Stocks

Even with a 3-5% cost to convert [stablecoin] USDT into equities, the potential upside of 50-70% in China's stocks makes this a strategic move, one observer said.

Viewing the stock board displayed on the electronic bulletin board in the business district

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Attention Bitcoin Bulls, China Stimulus May Have Lost Its Mojo

According to BCA Research, generating large bullish "credit impulses" is now a tough task for China.

16:9 Crop: Shanghai, China (Li Yang / Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Set for Unusually Busy Weekend After Friday's Payrolls Data, Volatility Kink Indicates

BTC's implied volatility curve shows a noticeable kink on Oct. 5, signaling expectations for an unusually volatile Saturday.

A sheet of water cascades to break into white foam

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XRP's 'Bearish Skew' Persists Amid 10% Price Slide Following SEC Appeal and ETF Filing

Just as optimism was about to surge, clouds rolled in, pushing prices lower.

XRP's price chart. (CoinDesk)

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Open Interest in XRP Zooms to $1B as Ripple Tests RLUSD Stablecoin

Recent activities include minting significant amounts of RLUSD, suggesting the testing phase might be wrapping up or moving into a more active phase of development.

The ability to transfer all PYUSD user funds into PayPal may leave crypto natives hesitant to adopt the stablecoin. Oliver Buchmann/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin $100K Bullish Bet Draws Nearly $1B Open Interest on Deribit

The $100,000 call is the most popular bitcoin option on Deribit.

BTC Options: Distribution of open interest across all expirations. (Deribit)

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Bitcoin’s Link to Ishiba-Led Swoon in Nikkei Comes Into Question as Yen Declines

The yen losses suggest the market is not worried about Ishiba's hawkish image and potential for faster BOJ rate hikes, offering positive cues to risk assets, including BTC.

Japanese Yen. (Shutterstock)

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MicroStrategy's Next Bitcoin Purchase Is Likely to Take Its Holdings Above Grayscale's GBTC

The self-described Bitcoin development company currently holds 252,220 bitcoins, but has more than $1 billion in dry powder with which to purchase additional tokens.

MicroStrategy executive chairman and co-founder Michael Saylor. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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'Overbought' Bitcoin Drops Below $64K as ISM Manufacturing Data Looms: 10x Research

The U.S. data, due Tuesday, has triggered 10% price drops in the first week of the past three months, 10x Research said.

BTC's price dropped through a support level on Monday. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Bulls Eye $75K and Higher as BTC Registers Three-Week Winning Streak

BTC has registered its first three-week winning trend since February.

Bull Market (Kameleon007/Getty Images)

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