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Bitcoin Rebound Has Crypto Options Traders Anticipating $100K

The number of active bitcoin call contracts is significantly higher than puts, indicating bullish market sentiment.

16:9 Stock market rally (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

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Two Big Bitcoin Catalysts Could Drive MicroStrategy Stock Gains, TD Cowen Says

MicroStrategy shares are up 89% year-to-date but TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza believes the software firm could end the year “meaningfully higher.”

MicroStrategy Executive Chairman Michael Saylor (CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin’s Recent Weakness Is More Tied to Global Markets Than to Anything Crypto Specific, Coinbase Says

Both equities and gold have been trading lower since reaching highs in mid-April, the report noted.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

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Bitcoin's Price Recovery Faces Nonfarm Payrolls Test

Bitcoin held steady as the dollar index nursed losses ahead of a U.S. jobs report that is expected to show the unemployment rate remained below 4% for the 27th straight month.

BTC's price chart (CoinDesk)

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Crypto Market Sell-Off Was Driven by Retail Investors, JPMorgan Says

Crypto markets have seen significant profit taking in recent weeks with retail investors playing a bigger role than institutions, the report said.

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Bitcoin 'Call Writing' Back in Vogue as Cash And Carry Strategy Loses Shine

Recently, traders have sold $80,000 BTC call options expiring at the end of May to generate additional yield, one observer said.

Calculator, scientific. (kaboompics/Pixabay)

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BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Posts First Day of Outflows, Leading Record $563M Exit From U.S. Spot Products

Fidelity's FBTC, not GBTC, led outflows on Wednesday in what may be an alarming development for the bulls.

Net inflows into U.S.-based spot BTC ETFs. (CoinGlass)

Finance

Bitcoin Could Drop Further to as Low as $50K, Standard Chartered Says

The cryptocurrency is now trading below the average spot ETF purchase price of about $58K, and this could trigger liquidations, the bank said in a report.

BBitcoin faces headwinds (Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Trades Around $57K, Crypto Market Drops 6% in Run-Up to Fed Decision

BTC is down about 6.3% in the last 24 hours having dropped below the $60,000 support level late on Tuesday.

16:9 Market decline (Mediamodifier/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Set to Become More Dominant Even as BTC Stares at First Monthly Loss Since August

Bitcoin's dominance rate has risen past key level, signaling further upside, according to Fairlead Strategies.

BTC's first monthly loss since August. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

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