Competition for global crypto derivatives market dominance heats up
Despite Binance recording the highest crypto derivatives volume in September, OKEx seems to be fighting back. At the start of October, the crypto market was faced with extremely tumultuous financial conditions, thanks in large part to the recent filings against BitMEX, which saw the company’s top brass being indicted by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission on several charges. Not only that, but just a few days before the BitMEX scandal came to light, cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin was hacked to the tune of over $275 million on Sept. 26.In the midst of all this, the crypto....
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Competition between derivatives exchanges, which was already fierce, has gotten hotter with the arrival of GlobeDX onto the scene. The exchange, which specializes in derivatives, is set to hold its public token sale on April 30 after completing an $18 million private round. Several leading blockchain VCs participated in the round to support Globe’s goal […]
Bitcoin’s dominance of the crypto market has been on the rise. This naturally comes with every downtrend in the market because although bitcoin takes a hit, the altcoins always record the worse losses, leaving them with less dominance of the market. Bitcoin’s dominance has however not stopped here. It has now spilled onto the derivatives market where the dominance of the pioneer cryptocurrency is even more apparent. Bitcoin Open Interest Surges The general open interest in the crypto market has been on a decline since the market took a hit in December. This is currently sitting at about....
With XRP’s sell-off, bitcoin’s dominance increases. However, the derivatives market hints at more volatility ahead for the world's leading cryptocurrency.
Bitcoin has continued its descent towards $40,000 proving that the reversal was only temporary. While there is not enough to rule out another recovery, the current trend does point to more downside before the digital asset can find its footing and recover above $44K. This hard-fought resistance point that the cryptocurrency had managed to beat is becoming more and more elusive. The decline is also apparent in the market dominance of the digital asset. Bitcoin which maintains a majority share of the crypto market continues to see fierce competition from other digital assets. As investors....
JPMorgan’s analysts have made a case that bitcoin’s price could reach $146,000 as the cryptocurrency’s competition with gold heats up. Meanwhile, the firm’s global strategist sees the current bitcoin bull run as being similar to the bull run of 2017. He warns of three risks that could affect bitcoin’s outlook for 2021. JPMorgan Sets Bitcoin’s Price Target at $146K JPMorgan published a report Monday on bitcoin’s valuation and future outlook. “We cannot exclude the possibility that the current speculative mania will propagate further, pushing....