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Bitcoin’s open interest has surged, signaling market resilience despite a lack of consolidation above $30,000, but what does this mean for crypto investors? Bitcoin (BTC) open interest has been ascending for months, suggesting the market’s resilience even though the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization hasn’t consolidated above the psychological level of $30,000. At the beginning of August 2023, Coinalyze data showed that the Bitcoin open interest figure returned to break above $10 billion, maintaining close to the highest level since the beginning of May 2022. The figure updated the year-to-date high on Aug. 9. Open interest is a metric that reflects the volume of unsettled futures, potentially indicating the confidence of the market to leave positions open. This is an important gauge, given that a good chunk of Bitcoin trading occurs on futures trading platforms, such as those offered by Binance, Bybit, OKX and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Futures contracts enab...

$675 million in BTC options are set to expire on Feb. 17, but bears could aim to take control by pushing Bitcoin price below $22,000. While the U.S. Federal Reserve (FED) continues to monitor the overheated economy, the most likely scenario is further interest rate hikes to curb inflation. The unintended consequence is the heightened government debt cost, creating a bullish environment for scarce assets such as commodities, stock market and cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin’s price gain practically extinguished bears expectation for a sub-$21,500 options expiry on Feb. 17, so their bets are unlikely to pay off as the deadline approaches. Bitcoin investors' primary concern is the possibility of further impacts from regulators following the staking rewards program by the Kraken exchange being halted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 9 and the crackdown on Binance USD (BUSD) stablecoin issuing on Feb. 13. Even if the newsflow remains negative, bulls still can profit in ...