Bitcoin’s rally to a new all-time high saw only mild profit realization from long-term holders.
CryptoSlate's latest report dives deep into the boom-bust trajectory of NFTs: from their euphoric peak and inscription speculation, through the subsequent collapse in activity and value, to the current search for stability and meaning in the aftermath.
Derivatives carried Bitcoin past $111,000 in May while spot desks recorded the lightest activity since February.
Short-term holder profitability near 100% now reflects professional desks more than retail wallets.
A surge in OI- and volume-weighted funding rates revealed heavy long positioning as BTC broke its all-time high.
Leveraged activity soared as Bitcoin broke past $110K, setting records in both price and futures exposure.
Bitcoin’s rally forced a massive short squeeze, clearing out over $132 million worth of bearish bets.
Liquidity has poured into Solana protocols like Raydium and Kamino, lifting DeFi participation to multi-month highs.
CryptoSlate's latest report dives deep into the performance of Bitcoin prxy stocks to analyze how their performance fares in comparison to Bitcoin's spot price, direct exposure products like ETFs, and indirect vehicles like MSTR.
Inflows into Bitcoin ETFs reached $1.25 billion between May 15 and May 19.
Ethereum is clawing back lost ground against Bitcoin after months of underperformance.
Bitcoin ETFs erased the previous day’s losses with strong inflows led by BlackRock and Fidelity.
