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What Happened in Crypto Today: Bitcoin's Already Hit the Local Bottom? Market Analysis
From Ripple launching a new stablecoin to Sahm rule hitting the 0.5% increase, here is a 4-minute breakdown of everything important that happened in crypto today.
Morning Bid: Markets pray inflation stays well behaved
Off-radar for much of the past week's market turbulence, U.S. inflation updates this week will reveal just how much latitude the Federal Reserve has to meet pumped-up expectations around its first interest rate cut next month. With the S&P500 ending last week basically unchanged despite days of outsize swings, the VIX volatility gauge has returned close to long-term means around 20.
XRP Bullish Options' Popularity Jump May Be Due to ETF Speculation, Observers Say
Traders have locked in over $2 million in XRP's $1.10 call option listed on Deribit, the highest across all available maturities.
Tether to Fight Celsius' $3.3 Billion 'Shakedown' Litigation
On Friday, Celsius asked a U.S. court to order Tether to relinquish a total of 57,428.64 bitcoin.