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$15.6 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Friday—Here's What It Means
Bitcoin options worth roughly $15.6 billion expire on Deribit early Friday. That's per Deribit's own strike-by-strike breakdown of the book: about 182,000 BTC in open contracts, split into 106,200 calls and 75,900 puts. A call option gives the buyer the right, not the obligation, to buy Bitcoin at a set price by a set date. A put works the other way, letting the holder sell at that price instead. Traders buy calls when they expect the price to climb. They buy puts when they expect it to drop. My...
Sep 20, 2026
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Why Holding Anything But Bitcoin Has Been a Losing Bet for Two Years
The gap between Bitcoin and the rest of the market has become a chasm. Over the past two years, Bitcoin gained 28% while the median mid-cap altcoin lost 74%, according to a new report from analytics firm Glassnode and crypto exchange Bybit. The report frames the divergence as the defining feature of this cycle: Bitcoin compounding higher while the mid-cap complex "halves and halves again." Myriad: Where does Bitcoin go next? Click to make your prediction. Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurre...
Sep 19, 2026
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Bitcoin's Sharpest Rally in Two Years Ran Almost Entirely on Short Liquidations
Bitcoin's most violent rally of its two-year drawdown wasn't powered by fresh bullish bets. It was powered by bears getting crushed, according to a new report from analytics firm Glassnode and crypto exchange Bybit. Over five days in August, Bitcoin climbed 24.6% even as coin-denominated open interest, a measure of active leverage, fell 12.6%, the report found. That combination is the tell: rather than traders piling into new long positions, the move ran on the forced unwinding of existing short...
Sep 18, 2026
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XRP Surges 6.9% as Bitcoin Rebound Reopens Door to Golden Cross
Crypto traders are breathing a little easier today. After a rough stretch defined by a Federal Reserve rate hike, the Senate's 49-50 vote against advancing the Clarity Act, and a surprise rate hike from the Bank of Japan, Bitcoin has clawed its way back above $80,000. That recovery is showing up clearest in the altcoin space: Bitcoin's dominance, or its share of total crypto market value, slipped from 64% to 59%, a sign that traders are rotating profits into smaller tokens. Myriad: Where does X...
Sep 18, 2026
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Bitcoin Blasts Past $80K and a Fresh Short Squeeze Is On
Risk assets caught a break this week that few were positioned for. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday, its first hike since 2023, but the accompanying "dot plot" projected a median policy rate of just 4.1% through the end of 2027, implying only one more move rather than a sustained tightening cycle. Crypto had extra ground to make up. The failure of the Clarity Act to clear a Senate procedural vote earlier in the week had already knocked Bitcoin below $75,...
Sep 17, 2026
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Bitcoin Bounces as Markets Brace for the Fed’s Next Move
Bitcoin traded near $76,300 on Thursday, largely unmoved a day after the Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate hike since July 2023. The Fed lifted its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to a range of 3.75% to 4%, a move all 12 Federal Open Market Committee members backed. Traders had priced in a 93% probability of the hike heading into the decision, per CME's FedWatch tool. Myriad: Where does Bitcoin go next? Click to make your prediction. Wall Street's reaction ran hotter than crypt...