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Short squeeze propels Bitcoin past 0,000 with funding rates growing

Short squeeze propels Bitcoin past $100,000 with funding rates growing

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Bitcoin exchange inflows show heavy institutional activity, virtually no LTH selling

Bitcoin exchange inflows show heavy institutional activity, virtually no LTH selling

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Bitcoin exchange inflows over the past month have been driven almost entirely by freshly moved supply, with minimal involvement from long-dormant holders. Nearly three-quarters of all daily deposits across major exchanges consisted of coins that had last moved less than 24 hours earlier, pointing to high-frequency repositioning activity rather than strategic distribution. This type of

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Leverage outweighs liquidity as Bitcoin spot volumes drop 40% since January

Leverage outweighs liquidity as Bitcoin spot volumes drop 40% since January

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Bitcoin’s market structure has shifted decisively toward leverage, with derivatives now overwhelmingly accounting for the majority of daily trading volume. Data from CryptoQuant showed that the derivatives market consistently comprised over 90% of Bitcoin’s total trading activity in 2025, pushing the average derivative-to-spot volume ratio to 13.2x YTD. This ratio peaked at 16.6× on May

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Quiet mempool and flat volume could mean limited fuel for Bitcoin’s breakout above 0k

Quiet mempool and flat volume could mean limited fuel for Bitcoin’s breakout above $100k

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With Bitcoin attempting to break the crucial $95,000 to $96,000 threshold, it faces significant headwinds rooted in an increasingly dormant on-chain environment. Although the price has hovered optimistically close to the critical $100,000 barrier, stagnant blockchain activity metrics show certain vulnerabilities that could hinder further upside. According to data from Checkonchain, daily on-chain transfer volume

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Bitcoin short term realized volatility drops to 16% after early April spike

Bitcoin short term realized volatility drops to 16% after early April spike

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Bitcoin’s volatility curve saw a sharp swing in April. Realized volatility measures the actual day-to-day variability in Bitcoin’s price over a set window instead of the market’s expectations. It is the annualized standard deviation of daily logarithmic returns, so it shows how turbulent trading has been. This lets analysts benchmark option prices against recorded moves,

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Bitcoin’s price spike supported by ETF demand as stablecoin buying power remains low

Bitcoin’s price spike supported by ETF demand as stablecoin buying power remains low

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The exchange stablecoins ratio (ESR) and stablecoin supply ratio (SSR) provide important insight into Bitcoin’s liquidity and potential buying power. ESR measures the proportion of stablecoins relative to Bitcoin exchange reserves, serving as a gauge of spot liquidity. A low ESR reflects limited immediate buying power, while a high ESR points to abundant capital waiting

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Bitcoin ETF demand skyrockets on price breakout leading to largest flows in 2025

Bitcoin ETF demand skyrockets on price breakout leading to largest flows in 2025

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Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a reversal of fortune last week, as a wave of institutional cash flooded into the market after weeks of lukewarm demand. Over the week between April 21 and April 25, spot Bitcoin ETFs accumulated just over $3 billion in net inflows, a significant sum that dwarfed the trickle of investments the

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