Why Bitcoin bears are trying to keep BTC price below $62K for Friday’s options expiryBitcoin price dropped to $60,700 on Nov. 4 and bears are keen to pin the price under $62,000 to profit from Nov. 5’s options expiry.
Bitcoin's (BTC) 90% year-to-date gain was largely fueled by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) recent exchange-traded fund (ETF) approval and in the first 48-hours of listing, ProShares’ Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) was able to amass $1.1 billion in assets under management.
On Nov. 1, the U.S. Treasury released its stablecoins report, which basically urged Congress to regulate the industry. In short, the working group expects government agencies to require stablecoin issuers to meet the same standards as insured depository institutions.
Although the consequences of a potential stablecoin regulation for cryptocurrency markets remain unknown, stablecoins are vital for exchanges, market makers and retail investors when seeking protection. Despite this, investors still must account for the possibility that stablecoin issuers will react by simply moving their operations outside U.S. jurisdiction.
With less than 12 hours ahead of Friday's $1.15 billion options expiry, Bitcoin trades in a descending channel and faces resistance at the $62,000 to $63,000 level.
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