Crypto Daily Report – October 8

Oct 8, 2021
body div center ul, body div center li { font-size: 22px; margin-left: 10px !important; margin-right: 0 !important; Most Important Daily Data and News for Digital Assets Crypto Daily ReportThe Most Important Daily Data for Digital Assets Daily Updates from FSInsightOctober 8, 2021At the time of writing, the overall crypto market is trading 1% higher over the prior 24 hours as Bitcoin and Ethereum trade 1.5% and 0.5% higher, respectively, over the same period. Funding rates for perpetual futures contracts are positive across all major exchanges as derivatives markets have turned uniformly bullish. However, we note that the leverage ratio remains relatively low at 0.14, about equal to the ratio following the deleveraging event in early September. JPMorgan noted on Thursday that institutional investors are returning to Bitcoin in droves. In addition to a recent increase in regulatory certainty, they suggested that many are allocating to the leading cryptoasset due to increased layer 2 adoption (Lightning Network) and because it serves as a better inflation hedge than gold. This is significant because two major criticisms of BTC are that it lacks practical use cases and it is too volatile to be a true inflation hedge. On Thursday, Bloomberg published a story on Tether and its opaq

Unlock this article with a FREE 30-Day Trial!

An FSI Pro, or FSI Crypto subscription is required in order to access this content.

*Free trial available only on a monthly plan

Reports you may have missed

MARKET UPDATE U.S. EQUITIES ARE RELATIVELY FLAT ON THE FINAL DAY OF TRADING FOR AUGUST, WITH THE ^SPX 0.91%  OSCILLATING AROUND $5,600 AND THE NDQ TRADING NEAR $19,400. Rates and the dollar are gaining today despite PCE and Consumer Confidence data providing more assurance that inflation is receding. Crypto is underperforming, with BTC -0.14% falling to $58.5k and ETH -0.36% at $2,450, as ETF flows and spot volumes have been muted this week....

MARKET UPDATE U.S. EQUITIES ARE DECLINING AHEAD OF NVIDIA EARNINGS LATER TODAY, WITH THE SPY 0.91%  DECREASING TO $558.53, WHILE THE NVIDIA-HEAVY QQQ 1.15%  HAS DROPPED TO $472.20. The crypto market has suffered from large amounts of liquidations over the last 24 hours, totaling over $355 million as yesterday evening, BTC -0.14% fell swiftly from $62k down to $58k while ETH -0.36% made a similar move, falling from $2.6k to $2.4k in less than...

Get invaluable analysis of the market and stocks. Cancel at any time. Start Free Trial

Articles Read 1/1

🎁 Unlock 1 extra article by joining our Community!

You’ve reached your limit of 1 free monthly articles. Please enter your email to unlock 1 more articles.

Already have an account? Sign In