Crypto Daybook Americas: Bitcoin 'Calm Rarely Lasts'
2025-07-04 05:38:57

Main Idea
The article provides a daily briefing on cryptocurrency market trends, including Bitcoin's low volatility, new trading products, and upcoming economic data releases.
Key Points
1. Bitcoin's price stability above $100,000 has led to a significant drop in volatility metrics, with Deribit's DVOL index falling below 40%, the lowest in nearly a year.
2. New perpetual trading products linked to Bitcoin and Ether implied volatility indices (BVIV and EVIV) have been introduced on gTrader, with trading volume nearing $1 million.
3. Upcoming economic data releases include manufacturing and services activity reports from S&P Global, ISM services sector data, and U.S. employment figures.
4. Several cryptocurrency-related events and governance changes are noted, such as the BNB Chain's Maxwell hard fork and Lido's new two-way governance structure.
5. Market performance updates include slight gains in BTC and ETH prices, mixed movements in global stock indices, and changes in U.S. Treasury rates.
Description
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise) Just bet on the price movement, not the direction. That's the message from a market maker as bitcoin (BTC) continues to bore traders with prices caught in crosswinds of continued ETF inflows and selling by long-term holders. Its solidity above $100,000 has sparked a meltdown in volatility metrics, including Deribit's DVOL, which measures the 30-day implied or expected BTC price turbulence. The index fell below an annualized 40%, the lowe...
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