Around the world in crypto trends

  • Bitcoin

    16/12/2024 Data Debrief

    What are the odds of Santa Rally?

    Bitcoin hit a new all-time high early Monday, surpassing $106K on some exchanges amid US BTC strategic reserve buzz. In other news, Microstrategy secured Nasdaq-100 inclusion, the parent company of Japanese exchange Coincheck began trading on Nasdaq, and USDC issuer Circle announced a strategic partnership with Binance.

  • CEX

    09/12/2024 Data Debrief

    Isolationary regulation, a double-edged sword

    Bitcoin finally crossed $100k in the early hours of Friday morning. It has since whipsawed either side of that number amid heightened volatility. Elsewhere, Donald Trump chose Paul Atkins to lead the SEC, following confirmation by the senate.

  • CEX

    02/12/2024 Data Debrief

    Shifting Exchange Landscape

    Bitcoin ended the week higher despite market jitters from President-elect Trump’s tariff threats on China, Canada, and Mexico. Meanwhile, Tether announced it will discontinue its EUR-backed stablecoin (EURT) due to regulatory challenges, while a U.S. court overturned sanctions on the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash.

  • Bitcoin

    25/11/2024 Data Debrief

    ETF options latest bullish signal for BTC

    Bitcoin closed the week within touching distance of the highly symbolic level of $100k. Meanwhile, Cboe BZX Exchange filed four Solana spot ETF proposals, SEC Chair Gary Gensler announced plans to step down in January, and a Shanghai court ruled that individual cryptocurrency ownership is not illegal in China.

  • Memecoins

    18/11/2024 Data Debrief

    Attention Shifts to Meme Tokens

    Bitcoin maintains a strong momentum despite whipsawing either side of $90k over the weekend, after briefly surpassing $93K last week. Meanwhile, Bitwise filed for a multi-crypto ETF and SEC Chair Gary Gensler hinted at resigning.

  • Bitcoin

    11/11/2024 Data Debrief

    Bitcoin Breaks Above $80K

    Bitcoin broke above $80K over the weekend after Donald Trump’s U.S. election win last week spurred a broad market rally. ETH is also up by over 30% since November 5, outpacing BTC for the first time in months. Meanwhile, a consortium of crypto companies launched a USD-backed stablecoin, and the U.S. SEC delayed its decision on spot ETH ETFs options.

  • Ethereum

    28/10/2024 Data Debrief

    Staked ETH market tapers amid diversification

    Bitcoin’s price regained ground in the early hours of Monday after pulling back on Friday, following a WSJ report that U.S. regulators are investigating Tether, the issuer of the largest stablecoin. Meanwhile, Kraken announced plans to launch its own Layer 2 solution by 2025, and Robinhood debuted presidential election betting.

  • Ethereum

    21/10/2024 Data Debrief

    Why is ETH still lagging behind BTC?

    Bitcoin gained more than 5% last week despite Tesla moving $765 million of its BTC holdings to an unknown wallet. Meanwhile, DeFi protocol Radiant Capital halted lending after $50mn exploit, Singapore’s largest bank introduced tokenized banking services, and Robinhood announced it will launch BTC and ETH futures trading.