🟠 Bitcoin options market heats up as BTC nears $80K
Bitcoin touched an intraday high of $79,989 on Monday, with derivatives markets responding sharply as traders piled into futures and options positions.
Futures open interest — the total value of unsettled contracts — accelerated alongside the price move, reflecting growing leverage in the market. Call options targeting six-figure price levels drew significant capital, with traders paying elevated premiums to position for further upside.
The surge in derivatives activity signals heightened speculative interest at current levels, though open interest spikes have historically accompanied both breakouts and sharp reversals in crypto markets.
🟠 Bitcoin closes biggest weekly candle ever in notional value
Bitcoin surged to $78,000, closing what is reported to be its largest weekly candle in history by notional value — a milestone coinciding with a broad crypto market rebound.
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) returned to profitability on its Bitcoin holdings following the rally. Ten altcoins posted gains exceeding 50% during the rebound, signaling renewed risk appetite across the market.
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Bitcoin recorded its second-strongest weekly performance since early 2021, driven by a confluence of macro tailwinds including U.S. Treasury buybacks, sustained ETF inflows, and a weakening dollar.
The rally reflects renewed risk appetite across crypto markets, with institutional demand via spot ETFs playing a central role alongside broader dollar weakness — a combination that historically supports hard-asset and crypto valuations.
🟠 BTC — $77,369 | +1.73% (24H)
♦️ ETH — $2,442 | +1.58% (24H)
⚡️ XRP — $1.48 | +1.70% (24H)
🟣 SOL — $94.07 | +1.74% (24H)
🟡 BNB — $699.90 | +0.83% (24H)
🔥 The real standouts are in DeFi and privacy:
🟢 AAVE — $143.07 | +16.09% (24H)
🔵 MORPHO — $2.73 | +20.37% (24H)
🛡 ZEC — $833.07 | +7.31% (24H)
AAVE and MORPHO are clearly outperforming the broader market, with both DeFi tokens posting double-digit gains in just 24 hours. ZEC is also showing a strong move, while BTC, ETH, XRP and SOL continue grinding higher rather than exploding vertically.
The key takeaway: this isn't just a Bitcoin move anymore. Money is rotating into selected altcoins, with DeFi currently one of the strongest areas of the market.
🚀 BTC is holding the market up. Alts are starting to accelerate.
💰 XRP posts 50% weekly gain, best since November 2024
XRP has surged 50% this week, putting it on track for its biggest weekly gain in 21 months, driven by renewed optimism around U.S. Treasury buyback plans and speculation over potential yield curve control measures.
Treasury buyback activity has fueled hopes that the Federal Reserve may move toward controlling longer-term interest rates — a macro shift that has historically benefited risk and crypto assets. XRP is among the top performers in the current move, outpacing most major tokens this week.
The last comparable weekly gain for XRP was recorded in November 2024, during the post-election crypto rally.
⚖️ Zondacrypto fraud probe opens as founder goes missing
Polish authorities have launched a fraud investigation into Zondacrypto following the exchange's shutdown, which left customers unable to access funds and exposed estimated losses exceeding $95 million.
The exchange's founder is reportedly missing, while its CEO is currently abroad. The collapse has stranded an undisclosed number of customers, with the full scale of losses still under assessment by investigators.
Zondacrypto was one of Poland's prominent crypto exchanges. The case adds to a growing list of European exchange failures drawing regulatory scrutiny.