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Why Bitcoin mining profitability sunk to 2-year low

AI boom reshapes Bitcoin mining as difficulty surges blur lines between data center operators and pure miners.

5 months ago

Bitcoin coin pressed against a concrete marker in a fast river under storm clouds, symbolizing options markets pricing a 30% risk of sub-$80K by late June

Alpha

Bitcoin traders are dumping billions into insurance in case the price drops to $75k

June options positioning shows traders are concentrating on downside protection rather than betting on large moves.

2 months ago

Analysis

Bitcoin to Ethereum rotation narratives are lying unless they match this $480B signal

Real moves require CEX dominance shifts, ETF divergence, and derivatives confirmation, not bridge headlines.

4 months ago

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Research

Bitcoin options pinned at $113k, traders may wait until December to unlock volatility

Short-term expiries are locking price near $113k–$115k, but year-end structures remove the airbrakes and leave room for larger swings.

6 months ago

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Research

Bitcoin’s ‘supply in loss’ doubled as price dipped below $112k

A 3% decline in price showed how quickly underwater supply expands near all-time highs.

6 months ago

In a sunlit trading hall, long-term holders’ Bitcoins spill down red sell chutes while short-term coins balance level in a glass chamber beneath a split green-red SOPR gauge

Research

Two-speed market leaves Bitcoin caught between profit-taking and hesitation

Mature supply is hitting the market at a steady pace while newer buyers show little conviction.

6 months ago

USDT and USDC fountains split into twin neon rivers feeding balanced “spot” and “perps” pools beneath towering Aave, Lido, and EigenLayer monoliths, symbolizing clustered DeFi liquidity

Research

DeFi looks vast with $160B in TVL but capital concentrates in a handful of protocols

Stablecoins and perpetual markets are keeping the system liquid, even as most collateral remains concentrated in a few lending and staking layers.

7 months ago

A suspended Bitcoin disk is tugged by neon bull and bear winches above a flat price line and leverage gauges, conveying tense sideways drift

Research

Bitcoin longs bleed 1% daily as BTC leverage persists, price drifts sideways

Funding costs pile up yet leverage stays near $40B open interest, raising risk.

7 months ago

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Research

Something unusual is building in $9.81 billion of Bitcoin futures flows and it could break either way

Bitcoin futures data shows traders adding leverage, but most aggressive orders have come from sellers, leaving price under pressure.

7 months ago

The hidden signal in Bitcoin’s 439k daily transactions and falling big trades

Alpha 7 months ago 2 min read

Bitcoin SOPR shows consistent profit realization despite price pullback

Research 7 months ago 4 min read

High betas, low correlations: miners break from Bitcoin patterns

Research 7 months ago 3 min read

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Why Bitcoin mining profitability sunk to 2-year low

Bitcoin traders are dumping billions into insurance in case the price drops to $75k

Bitcoin to Ethereum rotation narratives are lying unless they match this $480B signal

Bitcoin options pinned at $113k, traders may wait until December to unlock volatility

Bitcoin’s ‘supply in loss’ doubled as price dipped below $112k

Two-speed market leaves Bitcoin caught between profit-taking and hesitation

DeFi looks vast with $160B in TVL but capital concentrates in a handful of protocols

Bitcoin longs bleed 1% daily as BTC leverage persists, price drifts sideways

Something unusual is building in $9.81 billion of Bitcoin futures flows and it could break either way

The hidden signal in Bitcoin’s 439k daily transactions and falling big trades

Bitcoin SOPR shows consistent profit realization despite price pullback

High betas, low correlations: miners break from Bitcoin patterns