Traders are no longer chasing upside in Nasdaq-listed MicroStrategy (MSTR), a leveraged play on bitcoin (BTC), signaling a cautious shift in market sentiment. MSTR’s 250-day put-call skew, which shows the difference in implied volatility between puts (options to sell) and calls (options to buy), has bounced to zero from...
As Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) trades near $95,000, PayPal Holdings Inc. co-founder Peter Thiel‘s framework for identifying market bubbles offers crypto investors a timely analytical tool, drawing parallels between historical manias and current market dynamics. What Happened: Speaking at the Yale Political Union in October Thiel outlined three key bubble...
Spanish banking giant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) is deepening its foray into the crypto ecosystem. Garanti BBVA Kripto, a crypto custody platform operated by Garanti BBVA — Turkey’s fifth largest bank, which as of December 2023 was almost 86% owned by BBVA — will soon be providing crypto...
Dragonfly Capital’s managing partner believes AI agents will dominate throughout 2025 but warns there may be a “sudden reversal” in popularity by 2026....
“Kekius Maximus”-themed memecoin plunged sharply Wednesday after tech mogul Elon Musk reverted to his original avatar on social platform X What happened: Solana (CRYPTO: SOL)-based Kekius Maximus (KEKIUS) surged until Wednesday afternoon, peaking at $0.0057, only to crash 90% in 10 minutes after the Tesla and Space X CEO...
Cryptocurrencies tied to Keith Gill, aka Roaring Kitty, witnessed a massive spike overnight on Wednesday after the legendary trader dropped a Rick James-themed GIF. What happened: The post showed comic icon Dave Chappelle impersonating star musician James, although its market reference was not immediately clear. But that hardly mattered to cryptocurrency...
This special edition of the Protocol looks back at 2024’s groundbreaking developments and forward to what the coming year might bring for blockchain technology. Let’s dive into the milestones, trends, and predictions shaping the next era of crypto. This article is featured in the latest issue of The Protocol,...
This special edition of the Protocol looks back at 2024’s groundbreaking developments and forward to what the coming year might bring for blockchain technology. Let’s dive into the milestones, trends, and predictions shaping the next era of crypto. This article is featured in the latest issue of The Protocol,...
Centralized data networks, ones that are owned and/or managed by a single entity, have been structurally broken for years. Why? Single points of failure. If one entity (or even a few) has access to a database, then there is only one “point” to compromise in order to gain full...