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Cardano’s ADA Slumps 8% as Traders Await Trump Catalyst for Bitcoin Gains

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Cardano’s ADA led losses among crypto majors Thursday as bitcoin weakness showed no signs of stopping, pausing any chances of a rally in altcoins.

Bitcoin (BTC) slipped to nearly $93,000 on Wednesday as fresh economic data sent U.S. treasury yields soaring, leading to a fall in equities. The latest Institute for Supply Management (ISM) report on U.S. service providers was stronger than anticipated, with the prices-paid measure reaching its highest point since early 2023.

This sent other majors spiraling downward. Token prices have been flat over the past week as traders took profits on a short-lived rally earlier in the week, with ADA, Solana’s SOL, BNB Chain (BNB) and ether (ETH) down nearly 10% since Monday.

The broader CoinDesk 20 (CD20), a liquid index tracking the largest tokens, is down 2.87% in the past 24 hours, an additional decline after Wednesday’s 7% plunge.

Meanwhile, options on the broad-based S&P 500 now reflect greater downside risk than they did a year ago — which may further dampen chances of an uptick in risk assets, including bitcoin, as traders prefer safer investments such as bonds.

The defensive positioning in stocks perhaps stems from concerns that President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration could be a «sell-the-news» event, per CoinDesk’s Omkar Godbole. Risk-taking has picked up across financial markets in the past two months in anticipation of pro-corporate and pro-economy reforms under the incoming Donald Trump’s presidency, and profit-taking cannot be ruled out.

Trump’s inauguration on Jan.20 is widely expected to shift crypto regulations and even a strategic bitcoin reserve in the coming months, both months that provide legs for the next rally.

It’s a view mirrored by Singapore-based QCP Capital, which says traders should keep an eye for new U.S. economic data on Friday before further positioning.

“All eyes are on this week’s FOMC and NFP releases, which are expected to further influence Bitcoin’s price trajectory,” QCP said in a Thursday market broadcast on Telegram. “With market anticipation building, we believe Bitcoin’s pullback is merely a pause, setting the stage for a bullish rally as Trump’s inauguration fuels optimism.”

The NFP is a monthly report that provides insights into job creation or loss in the U.S., excluding farm jobs, reflecting the economy’s health. Strong NFP numbers indicate a robust economy, hinting at possible interest rate hikes, which tends to be bad for risk assets such as bitcoin. Poor NFP figures suggest that rates will remain low or decrease, benefiting risk assets.

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Coinbase Outpaces S&P 500 With 43% June Rise as Stablecoin Narrative Grows: CNBC

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Shares of Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) rose 43% this month, making the firm the top performer in the S&P 500 since it joined the index at the end of last month.

June’s run is already the stock’s best since November and caps three straight monthly gains. Coinbase’s shares reached their highest level since their public debut.

COIN hit a $382 high this week before enduring a slight correction, ending the week at $353 and seeing a slight 0.7% drop in after-hours trading to $351.

The wider S&P 500 index rose roughly 5% in June as geopolitical tensions eased.

Washington’s progress on the GENIUS Act, Congress’s first rulebook for dollar-pegged stablecoins, helped shift investor focus from trading fees to stablecoin revenue.

The bill brightened the outlook for Circle, whose shares hit a record high and saw its market cap near that of Coinbase this week.

Coinbase keeps all yield on USDC balances held on its platform and nearly half of other USDC income, equal to about 99 percent of Circle’s revenue, giving shareholders indirect exposure at no added cost, CNBC reported Friday, citing analysts including Citizens’ head of financial technology research Devin Ryan.

Trading, however, remains subdued. Average daily volume on Coinbase has drifted lower since April.

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Robinhood Launches Micro Bitcoin, Solana and XRP Futures Contracts

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Robinhood (HOOD) has introduced micro futures on bitcoin (BTC), solana (SOL) and XRP in the United States., expanding its existing crypto futures offering for its nearly 26 million funded accounts.

Micro contracts need far less collateral than full-size futures, letting traders take directional positions while committing a smaller slice of capital.

The contracts offer traders more flexibility to bet on a cryptocurrency’s future price direction or hedge current positions given their smaller size.

The launch rounds out a futures suite that began with BTC and ETH in January. It also comes weeks after the firm closed its $200 million purchase of Bitstamp and finalized a $179 million deal for Canada’s WonderFi.

Robinhood’s data shows that crypto notional volumes have exploded upward over time, reaching $11.7 billion in May. The figure marks a 36% rise month-over-month, and a 65% growth year-over-year.

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Why is XRP Up Today? Trio of Catalysts Sees Token Outperform Wider Crypto Market

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XRP climbed 5.5% to $2.19 in the last 24 hours after a trio of catalysts converged to help the cryptocurrency outperform the wider cryptocurrency market.

One of the catalysts was launch of XRP micro futures on Robinhood. The contracts offer traders more flexibility to bet on the cryptocurrency’s future price direction or hedge current positions given their smaller size.

Regulatory fog also thinned. On Friday, Ripple withdrew its cross-appeal in its long-running U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit. The SEC sued Ripple back in 2020 over its XRP sales, alleging these violated securities laws. The SEC is expected to drop its own appeal, leaving last year’s ruling, ordering Ripple to pay a $125 million civil penalty to the SEC, intact. The move could lift a lid that had kept some investors on the sidelines.

On-chain data rounded out the bullish setup. The XRP Ledger logged over a 1.1 million active addresses over the past week according to crypto analyst Ali Martinez, who cited Glassnode data.

XRP’s rise saw it outperform the wider crypto market, with the broader CoinDesk 20 (CD20) index rising 1.7% in the last 24 hours.

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