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Bitcoin Options Tied to BlackRock’s IBIT Are Now Wall Street’s Favorite

BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has outpaced Deribit to become the leading venue for bitcoin options, as reflected by an open interest of nearly $38 billion compared to Deribit's $32 billion. This shift, occurring less than a year after IBIT options launched, indicates a significant transformation

Aster Surges Past HyperLiquid With 8x More Trading Volume

Aster has recently outperformed HyperLiquid, achieving a staggering daily trading volume of $64 billion compared to HyperLiquid's $7.6 billion. This significant growth is attributed to Aster's leverage offerings, which allow traders to utilize between 100x and 300x leverage, enticing more activity compared to HyperLiquid'

Visa Pilots Pre-Funded Stablecoins for Cross-Border Payments

Visa is launching a pilot program to allow businesses to use stablecoins for pre-funding transactions through its real-time payments platform, Visa Direct. This initiative aims to eliminate the need for businesses to maintain large fiat balances for cross-border payments, enabling them to pre-fund their Visa Direct accounts with stablecoins instead.

Indonesian University Rolls Out On-chain Records At No Cost to Students

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), one of Indonesia’s largest public universities, will begin issuing verifiable digital credentials on-chain for 60,000 students, starting with English proficiency courses. Students will receive digital wallets preloaded with tokens to pay for tuition and course fees at no cost. This innovative system aims to

Did Bitcoin price bottom at $108K? 3 reasons that the worst is over

Bitcoin's price appears to have stabilized above its recent low of $108,650, supported by three key indicators suggesting a market bottom. First, the entity-adjusted dormancy flow has dropped below 250,000, a historical buy zone often preceding significant recoveries. This indicator recently fell to 133,300, indicating

Did Bitcoin price bottom at $108K? 3 reasons that the worst is over

Bitcoin's price is currently trading above its recent low of $108,650, with three indicators suggesting this may be a local bottom. The entity-adjusted dormancy flow has fallen below 250,000, historically a 'buy zone' that precedes price recoveries. Concurrently, Bitcoin's short-term holder Net

Satoshi comments on arbitrary data shows how old the OP_RETURN debate is

The Bitcoin community is currently divided over Bitcoin Core v30's plan to eliminate the 80-byte limit on arbitrary data stored in transactions. This dispute has its roots in a debate initiated by Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, in 2010. The introduction of OP_RETURN, which is used