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Updated April 4, 2026 · 11:05 AM UTC

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A large golden Bitcoin coin stands on a stack of rocks in front of the JPMorgan headquarters building at sunset.

Crypto

Pick a side: JPMorgan opens leveraged Bitcoin access to retail while closing crypto CEO’s account

JPMorgan's split stance: facilitating leveraged BTC exposure while debanking industry leadership.

5 months ago

A colossal cracked Bitcoin glows like molten rock atop scattered coins as a blazing orange sky engulfs a distant city skyline in a dramatic symbol of extreme fear and massive liquidations.

Analysis

Exchanges wipe out $2 billion overnight as Bitcoin breaks to $81k — what today’s pain says about the next move

Bitcoin loses $85k support as extreme fear grips leveraged traders.

5 months ago

Crypto

Andrew Tate loses everything on Hyperliquid: Inside his leveraged crypto liquidation meltdown

Arkham’s ledger shows $727k in Hyperliquid deposits, $0 withdrawals, and even $75K in referral rewards churned.

5 months ago

a towering golden Bitcoin wall built of glowing bricks at the 95k level

Analysis

Bitcoin tests the $95k HODL wall after cascade knocks out $655M from bulls

Bitcoin’s fall through $98k and slide toward $96k shows how quickly the market unravels once the HODLers Wall comes into view.

5 months ago

Bitcoin flanked by three brass gauges—a dollar index dial, a real-yield percent meter, and an ETF flow/basis indicator—while a basket of coins and an ascending arrow glow under dramatic soft light.

Analysis

What moves Bitcoin price to move up or down in 2025?

October's Bitcoin shakeout highlights the critical role of funding and ETF flows in pricing.

5 months ago

rading-floor vista at golden hour centers a glowing Bitcoin coin subtly “pinned” by taut luminous filaments over concentric strike rings, flanked by a textless volatility gauge and analog clock to suggest the expiry countdown while smooth teal–magenta price waves echo the calm of gamma hedging before the post-settlement reset.

Derivatives

Why $13B in Bitcoin options expiring this week is a price nothing burger

A $13 billion Bitcoin options expiry sounds dramatic, but on Deribit, it’s just another Friday in the market’s quiet volatility cycle.

6 months ago

A hyperrealistic dusk city harbor with a towering ocean wave made of glowing green and red candlesticks surges toward shore, holographic Uniswap, dYdX, and SushiSwap logos hovering above the reflective water to evoke $1T DEX volume amid volatility.

DEX

Decentralized exchanges surpass $1 trillion monthly volume as volatility spikes

Hyperliquid, Aster and Lighter drove a ~50% MoM surge. Here’s who’s winning and why it matters for CEXs.

6 months ago

shows a colossal gold Bitcoin erupting from scorched earth as fiery debris and dust explode outward under storm-lit skies pierced by golden sunlight.

Crypto

$740M wiped out: Did Bitcoin just clear the leverage overhang?

Funding, open interest, and perp skew after today’s flush, and what would confirm a real reset.

6 months ago

A bright, cinematic boardroom scene frames a glowing Bitcoin coin with holographic option arcs and stacked contract tiles against a Manhattan skyline, conveying a massive, orderly options market.

Analysis

BlackRock’s $40B IBIT options: Is Bitcoin’s volatility now the market’s favorite income play?

The biggest Bitcoin trade today isn’t buying, it’s overwriting.

6 months ago

How crypto-native leverage drove Bitcoin sell-off while ETFs barely flinched

Market 6 months ago

ETH Investing: Direct Ownership or Derivatives?

Derivatives 6 months ago

Anyone can now create Hyperliquid perp contracts with $20M: Is DeFi about to break?

Derivatives 6 months ago

Weekend ‘Crypto Black Friday’ liquidation cascade: What actually happened?

Crypto 6 months ago

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Derivatives news today

Pick a side: JPMorgan opens leveraged Bitcoin access to retail while closing crypto CEO’s account

Exchanges wipe out $2 billion overnight as Bitcoin breaks to $81k — what today’s pain says about the next move

Andrew Tate loses everything on Hyperliquid: Inside his leveraged crypto liquidation meltdown

Bitcoin tests the $95k HODL wall after cascade knocks out $655M from bulls

What moves Bitcoin price to move up or down in 2025?

Why $13B in Bitcoin options expiring this week is a price nothing burger

Decentralized exchanges surpass $1 trillion monthly volume as volatility spikes

$740M wiped out: Did Bitcoin just clear the leverage overhang?

BlackRock’s $40B IBIT options: Is Bitcoin’s volatility now the market’s favorite income play?

How crypto-native leverage drove Bitcoin sell-off while ETFs barely flinched