Bitcoin Futures Market Overheating Again, Volatile Storm Ahead?
Data shows the Bitcoin futures market is starting to overheat again, which could lead to higher asset price volatility. Bitcoin Open Interest Has Been Climbing Recently As an analyst in a CryptoQuant Quicktake post explained, the open interest has seen some rise during the past month. The “open interest” is an indicator measuring the total […]
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