by Michael
Key TakeawaysA reported bitcoin options position cost $3.17 million to establish.Its highest payout comes with bitcoin’s price at $95,000 at the expiry date.Settlement at a price of $100,000 or above would wipe out the initial payment. A Multimillion-Dollar Bet With a... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysCoinbase now lets U.S. users outside New York lock Bitcoin loan rates and repayment dates in 2026.Morpho has $1.56 billion in outstanding Coinbase-linked loans across roughly 53,000 borrowers.Coinbase has yet to reveal Midnight’s rates, loan limits or... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysBitcoin held above $86,000 as total crypto market open interest surpassed $159 billion.CFTC draft rules sent to the White House revived market gains after Senate stalled the CLARITY Act.Rising leverage points to a potential bitcoin rally targeting... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysUpbit’s XRP-KRW pair logged $350M (₩481B) on Sept. 21, against $225.8M (₩308B) for BTC-KRW.XRP climbed about 19% on Upbit, from $1.28 (₩1,749) on Sept. 15 to $1.52 (₩2,078) by Sept. 21.Upbit showed no XRP-specific kimchi premium on Sept. 22, so traders... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysA 2012 bitcoin wallet moved 600 BTC, now worth $51.6 million.Bitcoin’s 600 BTC stash went from roughly $4,512 to $51.6 million.Blockchain explorers tracked the 600 BTC splitting into 2 new Pay-to-Witness-Public-Key-Hash (P2WPKH) wallets on Sept. 22. From... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysBitcoin ETFs drew a 2026 record of $998.95M on Monday, led by Blackrock’s IBIT.Ether, solana, and HYPE also gained, signaling broad institutional crypto demand.Markets will test whether bitcoin can hold above $86K as ETF buyers return. Bitcoin and Ether... 
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Key TakeawaysBitcoin reached $86K, where it is estimated that 1.07M BTC of long-term holder supply is concentrated.ETF investors above breakeven could add selling pressure as bitcoin tests a major institutional cost basis.A clean break above $86K could turn heavy... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysBitcoin surpassed $87,300 on Sept. 21 as Santiment recorded the highest social sentiment spike since Dec. 2024.$648M in short positions were wiped out in 24 hours, driving total crypto trading volume up 39%.Open interest grew 7.6% to $156B, signaling that... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysStrategy’s market value climbed from $39.3B on June 22 to $70.9B on Sept. 21.MSTR stock gained 54% as Strategy sold roughly 61.5M new shares worth $6.3B through its ATM program.Strategy holds 846,000 BTC at a $75,416 average and sold no MSTR shares in the... 
by Michael
Several large exchanges removed Monero from 2024 onward, some everywhere and some for part of their users. Three routes remain: a swap from another coin, a direct trade with a person, and mining. Monero protects what is written on its chain, but timing and IP data sit... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysPolymarket faced a $10 million stolen debit card attack in February 2026 as executives prioritized growth over risk.Payment processor Checkout.com rejected over 80% of deposits, exposing compliance flaws across prediction markets.The CFTC is probing the... 
by Michael
Key TakeawaysBitcoin traded near $63,764 on Aug. 3, when Jim Cramer said he would exit his whole position.Bitcoin added $475B in market value in the 49 days after Cramer’s sell call.IBM’s Arvind Krishna has given quantum risk a 3-to-4-year window, so Cramer’s premise... Translate »
