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03-20

BTC maximum pain at $70,000 as market reverts to bearish trend

According to options analyst Adam@Greeks.live (@BTC__options), the crypto options market experienced its weekly settlement on March 20: 23,000 BTC options expired with a Put/Call Ratio of 0.88, a maximum pain point at $70,000, and a notional value of $1.6 billion; 176,000 ETH options expired with a ...

$2.1B in Bitcoin and Ethereum Options Set to Expire on March 20

Around 24,600 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Mar. 20, with a notional value of roughly $1.7 billion. This event is smaller than last week’s, which was also quite negligible, so it is unlikely to affect spot markets.Crypto prices have been in decline over the past few days following...

Ripple News: XRP Gains Major Clarity as Regulators Shift Stance on Crypto Assets

Key Insights:XRP gains regulatory clarity in Ripple news, as SEC and CFTC classify it as a digital commodity.Clear crypto regulation may boost adoption, but XRP price remains below peak.Macro risks and Bitcoin correlation continue to shape XRP market outlook.Ripple news developments have taken a dec...

Whale Adds $4.1M USDC to 7x BRENTOIL Long Position, Total Value Reaches $21M

ChainCatcher report: According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens, a large whale, after being inactive for two months, added $4.1 million in USDC to a 7x leveraged long position in BRENTOIL over the past 16 hours. The position currently holds 203,434 BRENTOIL tokens, valued at approximately $21 millio...

Inactive whale reenters market with $21 million 7x long position on Brent crude

BlockBeats news, on March 20, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale that had been inactive for two months established a $21 million long position in Brent crude oil on Hyperliquid with 7x leverage, at an entry price of $106.91 and a liquidation price of $89.05.

Two accounts invest $6.1k in a prediction market on a U.S.-Iran ceasefire by March 31.

According to PolyBeats , on the prediction market Polymarket, two accounts that previously accurately predicted the timing of U.S. strikes against Iran have invested $6,100 in betting "Yes" on whether the U.S. and Iran will cease fire before March 31, with the current probability at 8%. One of thes...

Two accounts bet $6,100 on an Iran-US ceasefire by March 31 on Polymarket.

According to PolyBeats, on the prediction market Polymarket, two accounts that previously accurately predicted the timing of U.S. strikes against Iran have invested $6,100 on the question "Will the U.S. and Iran reach a ceasefire before March 31?" by betting "Yes," which currently has an 8% probabil...

Bolivia Lifts Crypto Ban to Curb Dollar Shortage, Stablecoins Now Used as Dollar Proxy

Alvaro Rosenblüth, treasury and exchange manager at Banco de Crédito de Bolivia, stated that the Central Bank of Bolivia lifted the ban on cryptocurrency operations out of necessity. Stablecoins are now acting as a dollar proxy, enabling remittances and payments to combat the dollar shortage.Boliv...

Robinhood Stock Price Risks 44% Drop to $40 Despite Strong Fundamentals

Key Insights:Robinhood (HOOD) stock price fell 45%, from $124 to $69, forming a bear flag pattern targeting the $40 level.Death cross approaching as 100-day moving average nears 200-day, confirming bearish setup for stock.Robinhood stock price shows hidden bearish divergence, with a breakdown below ...

Morgan Stanley upgrades MINIMAX to Overweight with a target price of HKD 990.

Morgan Stanley released a research report on MINIMAX (00100.HK), initiating an "Outperform" rating with a target price of HK$990, corresponding to a 56x price-to-sales ratio for 2027. The company has rapidly iterated its large model to M2.7, significantly enhancing OpenClaw's performance and bringin...

Solana’s Ecological Transformation: A Singaporean Perspective on Governance and Survival

Author: dannyWhen we talk about public blockchains during a bear market, what are we really discussing? Price? Community? Or governance? At a deeper level, operating a public blockchain is essentially governing a digital nation. Tokens are currency, developers are citizens, DApps are industries, and...

BTC Bear's 'Ultimate Short' Position Closes; Shifts to Nasdaq 100 Long with $13.6M Stake

ChainThink report, March 20: According to Hyperinsight monitoring, the long-term bearish whale "Ultimate Bear" (0x5d2), which had maintained a short position for over a year, has been continuously increasing its long position in XYZ100 (Nasdaq 100) overnight and early this morning. The current posit...

Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a net outflow of $90.19 million on March 19, with BlackRock’s IBIT leading the outflow at $382.51 million.

Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a total net outflow of $90.19 million yesterday (Eastern Time, March 19).The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC), with a net inflow of $4.6627...

Long-Term BTC Bear 'Ultimate Short' Closes Position, Shifts to Nasdaq 100 Long with $13.6M Stake

BlockBeats news, March 20: According to Hyperinsight monitoring, the long-term bear whale "Ultimate Bear" (0x5d2), who had been shorting for over a year, has been steadily increasing its long position in XYZ100 (Nasdaq 100) overnight and early this morning. After consecutive additions, the current p...

Bitcoin spot ETFs recorded a $90.19 million net outflow, with BlackRock’s IBIT leading the outflow at $382.51 million.

ChainCatcher report, according to SoSoValue data, the total net outflow of spot Bitcoin ETFs amounted to $901.896 million. The spot Bitcoin ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC), with a net inflow of $4.6627 million; BTC’s cumulative historic...

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