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Markets

Bitcoin Price Tops $80K as Futures Premium Soars and $1.6B in Open Options Bet Hints Big Swings

Futures premiums soar, indicating a bias for bullish bets.

Crypto stocks are starting the week in a bullish frame of mind. (Delphine Ducaruge /Unsplash)

Markets

Why Bitcoin Will Soar Above Its Fresh Record: Van Straten

Even after breaking through $77,000 for the first time, bitcoin's price looks very likely to keep surging, CoinDesk senior analyst James Van Straten argues.

BTC: Net Realized Profit/Loss (Glassnode)

Finance

The Unique Way the Solana Trading Ecosystem Is Making Bank

Trading tools on Solana are immensely profitable. In fact, they tend to rival or exceed DeFi blue chips like Maker, Aave or Lido.

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Markets

Ether Blows Past $3K, Builds Bullish Momentum After Trump's Election Win and Fed Rate Cut

ETH is on track to register its biggest weekly since May, but remains well below its record high.

Ether's price. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin Hits Another Milestone, Topping $77K for First Time; Funding Rates Suggest Crypto Rally Can Keep Going

Cardano's ADA, Polygon's POL advanced 15% as the broad-market CoinDesk 20 Index outperformed BTC.

Bitcoin price on Nov. 8 (CoinDesk)

Finance

Stablecoin Giant Tether Enters Oil Trade by Financing $45M Middle Eastern Crude Deal

The USDT issuer is expanding in trade finance, seeking to carve out a niche in the $10 trillion ecosystem.

Crude oil (Sumaid pal Singh Bakshi/Unsplash)

Tech

Ethereum Foundation's Treasury Shrunk 39% Over 2 1/2 Years to $970M

The foundation has spent roughly $240 million since March 2022, and holds most of its treasury in ether, which has slid roughly 22% since the last financial report.

Ethereum (ethereum.org)

CoinDesk Indices

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: ADA Gains 9.9%, Leading Index Higher from Thursday

Polygon joined Cardano as a top performer, rising 7.9%.

9am CoinDesk 20 Update for 2024-11-08: leaders

Policy

Chinese Nationals Gain Access to Stablecoins in Hong Kong Via New Trial

The Hong Kong-based trials will allow for registration on a regulated stablecoin app and the purchase of tokenized financial products.

Hong Kong, China Cityscape (Unsplash)

Markets

First Mover Americas: BTC in Price Discovery Mode Following Record High

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Nov. 8, 2024.

BTC price, FMA Nov. 8 2024 (CoinDesk)

Markets

D.O.G.E Memecoin Rockets 100% as Traders Savor Elon Musk's Strong Ties to President-Elect Trump

The proposed department, abbreviated as D.O.G.E, will seek to make government spending of taxpayer money more efficient while streamlining departments that handle spending.

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Markets

Cardano Pumps 16%, Bitcoin Could Pop to $100K After Fed Rate Cut

Majors cryptocurrencies are surging as a bullish backdrop gives traders reason to set a $100,000 price target for BTC in the near term.

Bitcoin could hit a new record high in two months. (Kurt Cotoaga/Unsplash)

Markets

Is $90K Bitcoin's Next Big Test? Trendline Analysis Reveals Insights Amid SOL/BTC Breakout: Godbole

Trendline drawn off BTC's April and November 2021 highs signals resistance at around $90,000.

A user tracks charts on an tablet with a keyboard and larger monitor in the background.

Markets

Bitcoin ETFs See Record $1.3B Inflows on Trump Win, Fed Rate Cuts

BlackRock’s IBIT accounted for most of the inflows at $1.1 billion, with zero net outflows from any product.

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Policy

CEO of Canadian Crypto Holding Returns Safely After Paying $720K Ransom: Report

WonderFi CEO was forced into a vehicle but released after a ransom was paid.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Jan Web/Unsplash)

Policy

Republicans Look Set to Win House, Clinching Electoral Sweep of Congress and White House

This gives Donald Trump and his party leeway to do whatever they like at the federal government level.

U.S. Capitol building