CryptoSlate August 01, 2026

If Bitcoin breaks $62k over the weekend, a $1.1B short overhang stands ready to pull price down to $60k

If Bitcoin breaks $62k over the weekend, a $1.1B short overhang stands ready to pull price down to $60k

Bitcoin enters the weekend near $62,900, less than 1% above the July 31 intraday low, and Deribit has already settled roughly $9.6 billion in monthly Bitcoin options. The venue settles monthly contracts at 08:00 UTC on the last Friday of each month, and live expiry data placed July’s Bitcoin notional near $9.7 billion. The immediate […]

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