Bitcoin fell from its $52,000 support level on April 22. Its futures contracts funding rate also ventured into negative territory. This isn't common. It leads to investors betting on the price dropping. Doing that requires investors to submit a fee every eight hours. The rate itself is…
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DeFi Exchanges Are Fueling the Growth of Alt Coin Value
Over the past few weeks, layer-one solutions, such as Solana and Cosmos, have become more prominent. Analysts believe this is due to each of these networks maintaining fast connection times and low fees compared to Ethereum. There's a bigger focus on layer-two solutions that could help Ethereum keep…
How to Know If It Is an Alt Coin Season
Few of today's traders would dispute Bitcoin's presence in a bull market. However, there is less agreement about whether or not the market itself is in an alt coin season. There is a big distance in the opinions of those who think it is halfway through…
Here's What You Should Know About Trading Bitcoin Derivatives
The cryptocurrency markets have matured to the point of offering derivative instruments. A few years ago, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange made history when it launched Bitcoin futures; soon thereafter, major cryptocurrency exchanges started offering their own brand of derivatives that do not directly compete with the CME because they do…
Put Your Tokens to Work With Cryptocurrency Lending Services
When it comes to individual cryptocurrency investors, we tend to find two main and distinct categories. Active traders thrive on the speculation and volatility that have surrounded the markets ever since Bitcoin became a digital investment commodity. The other category prefers to hold onto the tokens they have acquired in…
DeFi Platforms Drive Crypto Mainstreaming
The long-awaited influx of institutional investors to the cryptocurrency markets is finally taking place, and we have decentralized finance technology to thank for this positive trend. Most individuals looking to become long-term investors in cryptocurrencies will look for an institutional broker, a broker-dealer, or any other "systems-based" financial…