Trading volumes for CME bitcoin options surged as traders made bull call spreads, anticipating a rally. Source link
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PRICE POINT Bitcoin (BTC) was flat after jumping on Monday to a new 2020 high above $12,400. Analysts are now speculating whether the largest cryptocurrency can hold the higher ground. The latest move up came on high volume, and it was a “convincing break,” Denis Vinokourov, head of research for the crypto prime broker BeQuant, told CoinDesk. Monday’s high was just 11% off the 2019 peak of $13,880. […]
Human Rights Watch head Kenneth Roth was quick to join a social media chorus blaming Hezbollah for deadly explosions in Beirut on Tuesday. Perhaps realizing the claim lacked a shred of evidence, he soon deleted it. Roth rushed to blame Hezbollah for the huge explosions near the port of Beirut, blasts which killed at least 50 people and are believed to have wounded over 3,000 more. […]
All the way back in the middle of April, former Vice President Joe Biden issued a warning to his supporters. “Mark my words,” he said at a virtual fundraiser. “I think he is gonna try to kick back the election somehow, come up with some rationale why it can’t be held.” Fox News hosts collectively lost their minds, openly mocking the claim as alarmist and unfounded. […]
Aave’s LEND token is the day’s top performer among cryptocurrencies with at least $100 million market capitalization. Source link
Weaker bitcoin trading volumes aren’t stopping its price from going up. “Bitcoin became oversold from a short-term perspective last week for the first time since mid-March,” said Katie Stockton, an analyst at Fairlead Strategies. “This seems to be giving way to an uptick in short-term momentum, which has been weak since late May,” she added. The jump past $9,400 Wednesday came during a time of lower […]
Mashable has joined the growing – and disturbing – chorus of influential voices urging Americans to topple “racist” statues themselves, posting a cutesy yet detailed how-to video, with a perfunctory legal disclaimer. The outlet posted the video, titled “How to take down racist statues,” on Wednesday, apparently deciding at some point to rename it “How to *hypothetically* take down a racist statue” – perhaps on the […]
Former US president Bill Clinton has expressed sadness over the alleged suicide of film financier and philanthropist Steve Bing. The millionaire was a generous donor to the Clinton Foundation. The 55-year-old is believed to have jumped to his death from his 27th floor apartment in Los Angeles on Monday. Following standard protocol, the LAPD released a description of the victim but declined to confirm that the […]
Tether’s volume on decentralized lender platform Compound has soared as traders try to maximize the amount of COMP they receive. Data from Compound shows the supply of the USD-backed stablecoin has quadrupled from roughly $43.7 million at the start of the week, to over $224 million on Friday. This time last week, USDT supply had just about crossed the million-dollar mark. With 2,000 suppliers (lenders) and […]
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