Options expiry contracts worth $2.6 billion across Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana settled on Deribit on May 15, triggering widespread market liquidations. Summary Around 25,000 Bitcoin options with a notional value of over $2 billion expired on Deribit on May 15, with a max pain price at $80,000. BTC’s put-call ratio of 0.57 signals bullish…
## Market Snapshot WTI Crude Oil Movement on May 15 shows a significant increase in YES pricing, currently at 88.5%, up from 50% a day earlier. The Fed Rate Cuts Predictions for 2026 reflects a decrease in YES pricing, with the main market at 67.0% YES, down from 72% a day ago. ## Key Takeaways…
In the latest Bitcoin ETF news, Jane Street cut its position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust by 71% in Q1 2026, dropping from 20.3 million shares worth over $1 billion to 5.9 million shares worth $225 million, a reduction that landed in a quarterly 13F filing published Tuesday and immediately set crypto Twitter on edge….
BTC’s Thursday price spike came to a painful end on Friday. The past week was quite eventful once again, with headlines spanning different sectors: from the highly anticipated meeting between US President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping to inflation data and some progress on the CLARITY Act front. The business week began on the…
Dogecoin price continued stabilizing above a key support zone this week after forming a bullish rounded bottom pattern on the daily chart, while rising derivatives activity and growing institutional optimism strengthened the case for a larger recovery rally. Summary Dogecoin price has formed a bullish rounded bottom pattern on the daily chart, with neckline resistance…
## Market Snapshot MicroStrategy’s market on whether it will sell any Bitcoin by December 31, 2026, is currently priced at 94% YES, up from 86% 24 hours ago and 72% a week ago. The company’s potential move to fund a $1.5 billion convertible note buyback by selling Bitcoin has not significantly affected Bitcoin price markets…
In Bitcoin news today, Starknet launched strkBTC on May 12, 2026, a wrapped, BTC-backed asset that runs on Starknet’s Bitcoin Layer 2 network and uses zero-knowledge cryptography to shield your balances and transaction history from public view. The real question isn’t whether Bitcoin privacy is a good idea. The question is whether this approach actually…
Bitcoin price continued consolidating above the key $80,000 psychological support level this week as improving institutional sentiment and strengthening technical structure fueled speculation that bulls may soon attempt a breakout toward the long-awaited $100,000 mark. Summary Bitcoin price held above $80,000 as spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $131 million in net inflows, reversing the previous day’s…
The European Central Bank spent the better part of two years cutting rates. Now, one of its most influential voices is suggesting the next move might be in the opposite direction. Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel has warned that the ECB is increasingly likely to raise interest rates as the Iran war drives energy prices higher…
Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has explained how XRP Ledger uses the Negative Unique Node List to handle validator failures. Summary Schwartz said XRPL’s Negative UNL helps the network keep moving when trusted validators go offline. The mechanism can ignore failed validations without removing a validator’s wider role in network decisions. The debate comes as…
