Crypto Research

In a volatile day, BTC (-4.51%) has made a new all-time high, briefly surpassing $69k before retracing to the low $65k range. ETH (+1.55%) is showing strength, trading around $3.7k as attention may shift towards Ethereum and related names ahead of the Dencun upgrade next week. Layer-2 tokens support that notion, as OP and ARB 0.11%  are outperforming today, gaining 13.46% and 4.44%, respectively. Some of the meme-mania has subsided, with...

BTC has soared to a new all-time high market cap, and is currently hovering just above $67k, with its sights set on $69k. Meanwhile, ETH is slightly behind, inching up to just under $3600. The market appears to be adopting a barbell strategy, with Bitcoin maintaining its strength, yet beyond meme coins, few assets are significantly outperforming. The sustained rallies in DOGE, BONK, PEPE, and SHIB unmistakably signals the resurgence...

Bitcoin experienced an uptick in premarket trading, approaching $63k, and is now stabilizing just above $61k. As we will expand on below, yesterday's price action was special in light of the GBTC outflows that were experienced. The BTC premium on Coinbase has decreased since the market opened, suggesting possible additional redemptions in GBTC today. However, the decrease isn't as pronounced as yesterday. ETH is currently hovering just below $3400, generally...

The January PCE report this morning was largely in line with expectations, alleviating fears of a reacceleration of inflation. U.S. equities responded positively to the data, with SPY gaining 0.17% and the QQQ rising 0.42%. Crypto markets are mixed, with BTC declining 0.78% to $62k and ETH rising 1.45%. Yesterday marked the largest day of net inflows into Bitcoin ETFs since the launch, totaling $673 million and bringing cumulative AUM...

Bitcoin (BTC) continues its stellar week, rising 9.02% to surpass the $62k mark and bring it within 11% of its all-time high. ETH has gained 5.43% today, exceeding $3,400, a level not seen since April 2022. Meme coins are outperforming today, with PEPE, DOGE, and WIF gaining 21.63%, 19.07%, and 23.25%, respectively. The strong moves across various names have squeezed shorts, with over $209 million in short liquidations in the...

Bitcoin surged higher yesterday evening during Asian market hours, climbing from $54.8k to reach $57k. This increase followed a day of impressive inflows into spot BTC ETFs. ETH has taken a backseat for the time being, currently trading slightly above $3.2k. STX -0.30%  is performing well, up over 6%, but other recent market leaders are lagging. It appears that flows have shifted towards more speculative corners of the market, with memecoins...

Leading cryptoassets are experiencing a significant breakout this morning, with BTC finally surpassing the $53k mark after roughly two weeks of consolidation between $50k and $52.5k. Despite a pullback in ETHBTC this morning, ETH has continued its upward trajectory, reaching new YTD highs above $3.1k. STX -0.30%  is also witnessing a notable rise, climbing nearly 10% today, aligning with its pattern of performing as high beta relative to BTC. Among other...

Equities are relatively flat in Friday’s trading after yesterday’s sharp surge. The SPY has gained 0.16%, while the QQQ is down 0.09%. Crypto assets are underperforming compared to equities with BTC (-0.47%) briefly dropping below $50.7k and ETH (-1.20%) retreating to the low $2,900’s. Reddit filed for its S-1 yesterday, indicating that it had invested some of its excess treasury funds into Bitcoin, Ether, and Polygon. Following the disclosure, MATIC...

U.S. equities are under further pressure in Wednesday’s trading, with the SPY (-0.31%) and QQQ (-0.88%) trading lower as investors anxiously await Nvidia’s earnings later today. Crypto markets are showing more pronounced losses, with BTC and ETH falling 2.37% and 3.57%, respectively. Despite the declines, Bitcoin and Ethereum remain above their respective levels of $51k and $2.9k. AI-related tokens are cooling off after an impressive few weeks, as TAO and...