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Galaxy Research analyzed the filings of major managers: nine hedge funds and banks cut their positions in U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs by 68,000 BTC - about $5.4 billion. The reason is not a bet against the market, but that the arbitrage scheme has almost stopped generating income.
Kraken (one of the oldest US crypto exchanges) is moving 176 trading pairs to synthetic markets. All orders placed on these pairs will be canceled, and after the migration orders will have to be placed again - they will not be transferred automatically.
The American broker Robinhood (traded on Nasdaq under the ticker HOOD) has officially received approval from Dubai authorities to launch cryptocurrency trading. This opens the door for the company to enter the Middle East market.
In 24 hours, BTC gained about 2.4% and rose to $83,500 - a weekly high. The rebound follows last week's decline, when crypto tumbled along with Nasdaq on a hot US inflation report.
The KBW Bank Index (a stock market indicator made up of shares of the largest US banks - it is used to judge whether investors believe in the financial sector) has been declining for the sixth week in a row and has lost 11% in a month and a half. There has not been such a long streak since the 2008 crisis.
On October 16 at 15:30 MSK, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (US Bureau of Labor Statistics) published the import price index for September: +1.1% versus August against the expected +0.8%. In annual terms, growth accelerated to 8.1% from 7.0% a month earlier.
In crypto, leverage is applied to an individual position, while in stocks, Buying Power sets the overall limit for all open positions in the account. Let's break down the difference with a simple example.
