Markets
Terra’s LUNA Notches New Record High Above $90 Even as ‘Shorts’ Keep Piling
LUNA has rallied 58% this month, decoupling from the broader market.

Market Wrap Year-End Review: Musk Pumps Bitcoin and Dogecoin
Dogecoin pumped along with bitcoin thanks to some high profile tweets.

BitMEX Announces BMEX Tokens to Revive Retail Interest
The exchange enjoyed some of the biggest trading volumes until recent years but has since failed to keep with newer competitors.

NFTs Are More Popular Than Ever Despite Sour Mood in Wider Crypto Market
Peak popularity does not imply an increase in actual buying pressure from retail investors.

Terra Becomes Second-Largest DeFi Protocol, Surpassing Binance Smart Chain
Over $18 billion in value is locked on just 13 projects on Terra.

Market Wrap Year-End Review: Bitcoin Starts Off in a Frenzy
In this first episode of Market Wrap’s review of crypto markets in 2021, we recall the powerful rally that ushered in the new year. Retail traders piled in, even as some institutional investors sounded warnings about rampant speculation.

Ether Call Demand Signals Anticipation of Year-End Rally
Investors who buy calls are implicitly bullish on the market.

Bitcoin, Ether Dip in ‘Bearish Asia Session’ as China Rate Cut Fails to Inspire Risk Buying
Bitcoin has carved out most of its year-to-date gains during the American hours.

Ether Drops to $3.8K as Over $12.5M in Futures Get Liquidated
The second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap saw the most futures liquidation during early Asian hours.

DeFi ‘Rug Pull’ Scams Pulled In $2.8B This Year: Chainalysis
‘Rug pulls’ accounted for 37% of all scam revenue this year compared to just 1% in 2020.
