Adam Forsyth

VanEck reveals Bitcoin’s defensive options market amid price decline

VanEck, a prominent investment firm, has observed a shift in the Bitcoin (BTC) options market, highlighting growing defensive positioning from investors. The recent surge in put option demand and the drop in call option premiums signal a cautious outlook for Bitcoin’s price. This trend reflects investor concerns about macroeconomic factors and market volatility. Summary Bitcoin’s…

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NASA weighs shifting Artemis mission to SpaceX Starship, reducing Boeing’s role

NASA today expanded SpaceX’s responsibilities within the Artemis lunar program while scaling back Boeing’s involvement, a realignment driven by growing frustration with legacy contractor delays and a deepening reliance on SpaceX’s reusable vehicle technology. According to a Bloomberg report, SpaceX’s Starship would take on a central role by docking with Orion in Earth orbit and…

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Resolv’s USR stablecoin depegs after $80M exploit hits supply

Resolv’s USR stablecoin depegged following an apparent smart contract exploit on Sunday that allowed an attacker to mint 80 million USR tokens and dump them across decentralized exchanges, as noted by onchain analysts Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa) and PeckShield. .@ResolvLabs It seems multiple large amounts of $USR have been minted. Stay alert! $50m: https://t.co/gDrTBJDkax$30m: https://t.co/jLyvQkMMSV pic.twitter.com/0F7JZrKR4V…

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The Good, the Bad, and What’s Next

Here’s the good news on the XRP ETF front. However, the asset was rejected mid-week. The spot exchange-traded funds tracking the performance of the second-largest altcoins managed to close the week in the green for the first time in March, but the actual numbers were far from impressive. Meanwhile, the underlying asset attempted a…

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Grayscale Joins Race to Launch Hyperliquid ETF

Grayscale has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the Grayscale HYPE ETF, a proposed spot exchange-traded fund tied to Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE.  Summary Grayscale filed for a Nasdaq-listed HYPE ETF tied to Hyperliquid’s native token price movement. The proposed fund may add staking later, though it will not offer staking…

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