At the time of publishing, BTC’s at $82,125. Up 1.76% in 24 hours. Yawn. The crypto asset’s surged 5.63% in seven days. Impressive. Almost as impressive as my ability to feign interest in this nonsense.
Certain times of day and days of the week consistently show better trading results, and understanding these peak periods can help traders improve their strategies.
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According to a filing submitted on a Saturday-when all good deeds are done, it seems-the PAC has allocated a tidy sum of $514,000 for media backing of Representative Baird. This, dear reader, is but a drop in the ocean of Fairshake’s grand designs for the 2026 election cycle. What a time to be alive!
These contracts, dear reader, settle against the CME CF Bitcoin Volatility Index, or BVX, a 30-day oracle of implied volatility. Derived from the real-time order book data, it is said to be a critical tool for risk management. Yet, one cannot help but wonder if it is but a sophist’s game, a complex dance of numbers and speculation.
Traders who make bets on future prices are currently expecting the price to go down. Large investors are taking profits by selling as the price temporarily rises. While the price is currently going up, the overall market suggests this is likely a temporary rebound, not the start of a sustained increase. The immediate price action looks positive, but the underlying market structure indicates a potential downturn.
Kelp DAO, with a straight face, claims this move to Chainlink CCIP is all about beefing up rsETH’s security. Apparently, 116,500 rsETH tokens took a little unauthorized vacation on April 18, courtesy of some clever hackers. Those tokens then waltzed into Aave v3, where they were used as collateral to borrow wrapped Ether. Naughty, naughty!
Other major cryptocurrencies also saw price increases. Solana jumped 3% to $87.35, while Dogecoin rose another 4% to $0.1158, bringing its weekly gains to 14.5% with high trading volume. XRP, BNB, and TRX all finished the day with positive gains.
In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), technical analyst Ali Martinez noted Bitcoin’s positive momentum, suggesting it’s still demonstrating underlying strength.
