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Call Buyers Target Square as Jack Dorsey Talks Crypto with Elon Musk

Call Buyers Target Square as Jack Dorsey Talks Crypto with Elon Musk

Yesterday was big for cryptocurrencies as Elon Musk and Jack Dorsey spoke publicly about Bitcoin. The event also triggered a wave of bullish options activity in Dorsey's payments company, Square. Most of the volume focused on the short-term 23-July 255 calls. Buyers...

Ethereum Shakes Off Bitcoin Crash as Investors Focus on Positives in July

Ethereum Shakes Off Bitcoin Crash as Investors Focus on Positives in July

Cryptocurrencies fell last month as investors dumped Bitcoin. But now attention could be shifting to Ethereum as a greener alternative. The No. 2 digital asset by market capitalization has already regained the levels where it began May. It's also emphasizing a key...

Forget About Elon Musk. Check Out How Ethereum Is Crushing Tesla

Forget About Elon Musk. Check Out How Ethereum Is Crushing Tesla

Elon Musk and Tesla were two of the biggest stories last year. But now Ethereum is giving the eccentric billionaire and high-multiple automaker a run for their money. These two charts illustrate the change of investor interest as the world's No. 2 cryptocurrency gains...

Micro Bitcoin Contracts Are Now Live on TradeStation

Micro Bitcoin Contracts Are Now Live on TradeStation

Bitcoin futures are 50 times more accessible to TradeStation Securities clients this week, thanks to CME's new Micro futures contracts. CME, the world's biggest derivatives exchange, launched Micro Bitcoin futures last night. The new products will control just 1/10 of...

Ethereum Breaks Out to New Highs, Leaving Rivals Like Bitcoin in the Dust

Ethereum Breaks Out to New Highs, Leaving Rivals Like Bitcoin in the Dust

Ethereum's hitting new highs today, becoming the first major cryptocurrency to break out after a two-week pullback in the space. ETHUSD touched $2,683 today, $37 above its peak on April 22. Meanwhile Bitcoin (BTCUSD) remained about 15 percent below its record high in...

No One Seems to Be Selling Ethereum, According to This Chart

No One Seems to Be Selling Ethereum, According to This Chart

Ethereum had a mini-crash over the weekend along with other cryptos, but there's been very little follow through to the downside. The first thing jumping off the ETHUSD chart is the low just below $2,000 on Saturday night. Prices held that level and have been working...