Tag: Cryptocurrencies
Total Bitcoin open interest across derivatives exchanges has slumped to a two-month low, reflecting a broader cooling in speculative leverage.
The decline in open interest indicates that market participants are unwinding futures positions amid recent price consolidation and heightened volatility.
Traders and analysts are monitoring funding rates and liquidation volumes to gauge whether the market is finding a durable bottom after the recent...
Bitcoin Holds Above $80,000 as ETF Inflows and Treasury Buybacks Fuel Rally
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Bitcoin briefly touched $81,000 and is holding above the $80,000 level for the first time since May.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $1.9 billion in net inflows last week, the strongest since October 2025.
The rally was triggered by a U.S. Treasury decision to expand long-dated bond buybacks, leading to over $3 billion in short liquidations.
Analysts view the move as a catch-up trade amid lagging performance versus other risk...
Bitcoin Posts Largest Weekly Dollar Gain on Record Amid ETF Inflows and Treasury Buybacks
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Bitcoin posted its largest weekly gain measured in dollars in history, rising $14,264 to close the week ended Aug. 23 at $77,387, according to The Block. The move represented a 22.7% increase over seven days and marked the cryptocurrency’s strongest dollar-denominated weekly performance on record.
The advance was supported by renewed institutional demand. U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds attracted $1.92 billion in net inflows in the...
Shiny Coins #22 – Privacy Coins and Degens Hijack Bitcoin’s Best Week in Years as Greed Floods Back In
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Bitcoin closed the week near the mid-$77,000s after a roughly 23–24% climb from the low $63k region, its strongest weekly performance in years. Total crypto market capitalization expanded into the $2.66–2.72 trillion range. Bitcoin dominance hovered around 57–58.5%, giving alts some room to breathe. The Fear & Greed Index flipped hard from the mid-20s/30s (fear) last week into the low-to-mid 70s (greed), with some readings touching...
Zcash Surges Past $800 for First Time Since 2018 as Grayscale Advances Spot ETF Conversion
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Zcash (ZEC) surged as much as 48% to trade above $800 for the first time since January 2018, hitting a high of $851.
Grayscale filed its fourth amendment on Aug. 18 to convert its Zcash Trust into a spot ETF on NYSE Arca under ticker ZCSH.
A DCG subsidiary is in non-binding talks to contribute approximately 200,000 ZEC, valued at around $163 million.
Futures volume hit roughly $4.55 billion on Friday, with open interest near $1.35 billion....


