Bitcoin
Spot Bitcoin ETFs log record weekly inflows as basis trade widens
Institutional demand returned in force this week, with regulated spot Bitcoin vehicles absorbing more supply than miners produced as the basis trade widened — a quiet but structural shift.
What a Fed rate cut means for crypto markets
Lower policy rates ease financial conditions and tend to lift risk assets — but the transmission to crypto is noisier than the headlines suggest.
Bitcoin dominance climbs above 58% — what it signals
Bitcoin's share of total crypto market capitalisation has pushed above 58%, a pattern that has historically signalled caution more often than exuberance.
Mining difficulty hits an all-time high as hashrate migrates to cheaper power
Bitcoin's network has never been harder to mine. Behind the record difficulty sits a geographic reshuffle of hashrate toward stranded and renewable power.
Bitcoin miners diversify into AI data centers
Facing tight margins, several large bitcoin miners are repurposing their power and sites to host AI compute, chasing steadier revenue than block rewards alone provide.
Bitcoin realized cap sets a new record
Bitcoin's realized capitalisation — the value of every coin priced at the point it last moved — has set an all-time high, pointing to genuine capital entering the network rather than paper gains.
Bitcoin options open interest hits new high
Open interest in Bitcoin options has set a record, reflecting a maturing derivatives market and more sophisticated positioning.
Crypto market cap reclaims $3.5 trillion
Total crypto market capitalisation has climbed back above $3.5 trillion, led by Bitcoin and a firmer bid across large caps.
On-chain data shows long-term holders accumulating
Bitcoin's long-term holder supply is rising again, a cohort whose steady accumulation has historically coincided with periods of conviction rather than speculation.