Tether calls thesis behind USDT short-selling ‘flat out wrong’
Tether, the issuer of Tether (USDT), says that hedge funds that attempted to short its stablecoin after Terra’s collapse in May are using a thesis that is “incredibly misinformed” and “flat out wrong.” In a blog post from July 28, Tether pointed to a June 28 Wall Street Journal podcast in which host Luke Vargas […]
Billionaire admits he was wrong about Bitcoin as Citadel looks to crypto markets
American multinational hedge fund and financial services company Citadel is poised to enter cryptocurrency markets this year. Speaking on Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein, Citadel founder Ken Griffin commented on the current state of markets in light of recent geopolitical conflicts stating that they are at a “very volatile inflection point.” When the interview turned […]
CME Bitcoin futures open interest hits 8-month high, greater than when BTC price was at $65K
Open interest (OI) for Bitcoin (BTC) Futures trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) inched toward a new record high Thursday as BTC reclaimed its five-month high of $58,550 on BitStamp. The total number of outstanding derivatives contracts on CME Group’s Bitcoin Futures market reached $3.22 billion, according to data provided by ByBt.com, just $40 […]
Asian hedge fund managers favor growth over Bitcoin: Goldman Sachs survey
Earlier this week, a Bank of America survey found that American hedge fund managers favor Bitcoin (BTC) over tech, but Goldman Sachs’ poll with the Asian chief investment officers tells a different story. Goldman Sach Global Investment Research published a new survey polling 25 chief investment officers from different hedge funds. The results show that […]