Weekly crypto news from Bitopex
📰 BTC and ETH sentiment stays defensive
Bitcoin and ether traders are still paying up for downside protection, with one-week BTC put-call skew recently near 16%, showing demand for puts remains strong.
📰 ETF flows remain the swing factor
Citi cut its BTC and ETH targets after ETF demand weakened, with bitcoin ETF flows down about $3.3B year-to-date in its latest note.
📰 Bitcoin options positioning is shifting lower
The most crowded BTC call strike has moved down by $10,000, a sign traders are repricing upside targets after the market lost momentum.
📰 Crypto regulation is back as a market catalyst
The Clarity Act remains a major watch item, with prediction markets recently pricing only a 41% chance of passage this year.
📰 Treasury-style crypto companies are under pressure
Strategy’s authorization for up to $1.25B in bitcoin sales has put pressure on the digital-asset-treasury trade, especially with several firms trading below the value of their crypto holdings.
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