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Bitcoin ETFs see $2.5B monthly inflows as IBIT ranks top 2% and BTC holds steady despite a 40% six month decline. Bitcoin ETFs Defy Crash: $2.5B Inflows Shock the Market as investors continue to allocate capital despite recent price declines. Data shows steady inflows and renewed activity across major funds, even as bitcoin faced a sharp drop over the past six months. Strong Inflows Return Despite Price Pressure U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $2.5 billion in inflows this month. This comes after a period of price weakness. Bitcoin fell nearly 40% over the past six months. Yeah bitcoin ETFs…
The Iran war has set oil on fire and crypto exchanges are racing to offer 24/7 trading to fill tradfi gaps, with most copying decentralized giant Hyperliquid’s perpetual-futures play. Crypto market-making giant Wintermute is taking a different approach. On Tuesday, its derivatives unit, Wintermute Asia, launched over-the-counter (OTC) trading in WTI crude oil contracts for difference (CFDs).CFD is type of derivative that allows traders to speculate on the price movement of an asset without owning it. Similar to futures, CFDs track the asset’s price, but the key difference is that only the difference between the opening and closing prices is…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A five-day strike pause ordered by US President Donald Trump after diplomatic talks with Iran sent Bitcoin soaring above $70,000 over the weekend, marking one of the sharpest risk rallies in weeks. The announcement came after Trump confirmed that American and Iranian officials had held productive discussions, though Iranian media denied any direct communication with Washington had taken place. Gold Bleeds While Bitcoin Climbs Since US-Israeli airstrikes began targeting Iranian military infrastructure on February 28, Bitcoin has gained roughly 30%, climbing from around $66,200 to near $72,650.…
Kalshi and FIS launch clearing infrastructure to bring $10.4B prediction markets to institutional investors. Kalshi and FIS have introduced new infrastructure designed to connect prediction markets with large financial institutions. The system aims to bring these markets into existing trading environments used by banks and asset managers. It reflects growing interest in regulated event-based trading products. Partnership Targets Institutional Market Access Kalshi partnered with fintech firm FIS to expand access to prediction markets. The new system is called FIS CD Prediction Clearing. It is built to support institutional trading needs at scale. FIS provides financial technology to banks, brokers, and…
Prediction markets are exciting, but they’re not reliable wealth builders for retail users. Research by Citizens shows that retail prediction market users are losing more money than legal sports bettors, with the sharpest traders and market makers capturing returns on the other side of their flow which. The research note also reveals the platforms are drawing a younger demographic than traditional sportsbooks.The median return for a prediction market user was -8% from July 2025 through mid-March, compared with -5% for sports book users over the same period, Citizens JMP Securities analyst Jordan Bender wrote, citing transaction data from analytics company…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure NYDIG says Strategy’s rapidly expanding STRC issuance has become a meaningful new source of incremental bitcoin demand, but argues the structure is being widely misunderstood. In a March 20 research note, the firm said the preferred-stock complex around Strategy and similar vehicles such as Strive’s SATA should be viewed less as traditional corporate credit and more as a managed, bitcoin-backed liability system whose viability depends on capital markets access and investor confidence. That distinction matters because Strategy’s latest bitcoin buying has increasingly been financed through preferred equity…
ParaFi, a New York-based digital asset manager backed by KKR co-founder Henry Kravis, raised $125 million for a new venture fund, Bloomberg reported.The cash comes on top of the $325 million ParaFi said it has raised for existing crypto investment strategies since the start of 2025. The firm now manages about $2 billion.Founder Ben Forman, who left KKR in 2018, said the new vehicle will focus on startups working in stablecoins, tokenization and onchain financial products for large institutions.Since starting up, ParaFi has backed companies including prediction market Polymarket, crypto asset manager Bitwise, decentralized finance firm Kyber Network and custodian…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure As the Monday market section nears completion, Bitcoin saw a brief rebound, allowing the crypto king to retest the $71,000 price level once again. BTC’s price may have slightly bounced back up to pivotal levels, but trading activity on cryptocurrency exchanges appears to have significantly cooled down, suggesting underlying weakness in market participation. Binance Sees Major Drop In Bitcoin Spot Volume Bitcoin’s price and its trading activity, particularly on cryptocurrency exchanges, are moving in separate directions. On Binance, the world’s largest trading platform, trading activity around BTC…
Bitcoin’s next move hinges on oil stability, with $76K upside if calm holds or mid-$60K risk if tensions rise. Markets whipsawed this week as geopolitics eased briefly while central bank pressure remained firm. Bitcoin reclaimed the $70k area after a U.S. strike pause on Iranian energy targets. Gold slid sharply, and ether drew notable inflows despite the macro drag. Analysts at Wintermute framed the next move as a tug-of-war between oil volatility and risk appetite. Bitcoin Rebounds on Geopolitical Relief but Faces Pressure from Hawkish Fed Bitcoin’s bounce gained momentum after Trump announced a five-day pause on U.S. strikes against…
Bitcoin BTC$70,510.33 has likely found its bottom and is primed for further gains, Wall Street broker Bernstein said in a Tuesday note to clients, reiterating its $150,000 year-end price target.”We believe Bitcoin has found its trough and is now heading higher,” wrote analysts led by Gautam Chhugani. The world’s largest cryptocurrency was trading around $71,000 at publication time.The broker also maintained its bullish view on bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR), calling it a high-beta proxy for bitcoin with a “resilient, liquid and pressure-tested” balance sheet. The firm, led by Executive Chairman Michael Saylor, holds roughly 3.6% of the total bitcoin…