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Daily Brief United States: Bitcoin, Natural Gas and more

In today’s briefing:

  • FTT Returns From the Dead
  • The Commodity Report #87

FTT Returns From the Dead

By Kaiko

  • Price Movements: BTC gained another 10% this week despite news that Genesis had filed for bankruptcy, with a reported $5bn in liabilities.
  • Market Liquidity: Trade volume on the largest Asia-based exchanges fell to multi-year lows amid a tough regulatory environment in the region. 
  • Derivatives: BTC open interest has dropped 25% as a short squeeze hits derivatives traders.

The Commodity Report #87

By The Commodity Report

  • Sentiment is very important when it comes to trading any financial asset. In terms of commodities, Goldman Sachs seems to be still a bit too optimistic for me.
  • This year has started with a pullback in prices driven by warm weather shock and rising interest rates, Jeff Currie, the head of commodities at the investment bank, said at a presentation in London on Monday.
  • But demand in China starting to rebound and there’s insufficient investment in supply, meaning the year as a whole will be a “Goldilocks” moment for rising prices, he said. 

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