Deribit traders are betting big on more upside, not protection.
Bitcoin’s new USD record hides weaker performance in Europe, where forex strength blunted its gains against GBP and EUR.
Short sellers were caught off guard as BTC spiked.
Ethereum and Solana led all major chains in DeFi inflows, while stablecoin supply now exceeds TVL by more than twofold.
Even with arbitrage smoothing the spread, BTC-USD traded higher than BTC-USDT 97% of the time, showing consistent preference for dollar settlements.
Options expiry in June erased over $15 billion in open interest (OI) without moving spot price.
While Bitcoin’s price still sits below its ATH, on-chain valuations keep expanding.
BlackRock, Fidelity, and Ark lead ETF inflows, offsetting the outflows from Grayscale's GBTC.
PancakeSwap commanded more than three-fifths of seven-day volume, leaving Uniswap a distant second.
Traders repositioned in June as Solana’s volatility widened and spot-futures basis flipped positive for the first time in weeks.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs have seen strong inflows in June, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East reignited demand.
CryptoSlate's latest report unpacks the GENIUS Act, the Senate stablecoin bill mandating 1-to-1 reserves, clear licensing, and priority protections for dollar-backed tokens.
