Skew

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rangebound Into the Weekend, Lags Crypto Stocks

The cryptocurrency is expected to hold support above $30,000.

Markets  ·  2 July 2021

Coinbase to Acquire Institutional Data Analytics Platform Skew

Skew will be integrated with Coinbase Prime, allowing the crypto exchange to provide real-time data analytics to its institutional clients.

Business  ·  30 April 2021
Bitcoin Futures

Market Wrap: Crypto Market Cap Breaks $1.5T as Buyers Show Up for the Dip

Buyers showed up quickly to reverse the crypto market dip through Monday.

Markets  ·  15 February 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Options Market Shows Strongest Bullish Mood on Record

Bitcoin's options market is in the midst of its strongest bullish sentiment on record as the cryptocurrency rallies to three-year highs.

Markets  ·  12 November 2020
Ether

Open Interest in Ether Options Hits Record High on Deribit

Derivative contracts on ether are more popular than ever, as evidenced by record open positions in options listed on the Panama-based derivatives exchange Deribit.

Markets  ·  2 June 2020
Funding Rounds

Crypto Data Provider Skew Raises $5M, Launches Trade Execution Platform

The $5 million round, led by Octopus Ventures, adds to a $2 million seed round raised in September of last year.

Business  ·  29 April 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Rebounds as Coronavirus-Infected Stocks Get Jolt From Fed, BOJ

Bitcoin jumped the most in two weeks Monday, surging alongside U.S. stocks amid speculation that the Federal Reserve and other central banks will support markets as the coronavirus spreads.

Markets  ·  2 March 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Option Market Sees Low Chance of Post-Halving Rally

Bitcoin is unlikely to get bid up after the May 2020 mining reward halving, based on the way the cryptocurrency’s options are valued.

Markets  ·  2 March 2020
Bitcoin

Ride ‘Em, Cowboy: Bitmain’s Marketing Gambit Ups Its Texas-Sized Position on Bitcoin

Bitmain's new strategy of giving put options on bitcoin to buyers of its miners amounts to a "Texas hedge" – doubling down on risk, not offsetting it.

Markets  ·  12 December 2019