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Bitcoin fluctuated around USD 86,000, with its upward momentum narrowing and increasingly bearish signals emerging in derivatives

PANews reported on September 23 that, according to CoinDesk, Bitcoin fluctuated around USD 86,000 on Wednesday after a breakout on Monday. Data showed BTC at approximately 86,379 USD, up 1.3% over 24 hours, while intraday trading volume fell 36% to 38 billion USD. The CoinDesk 100 Index rose 0.67%, but 38 constituent assets had already declined intraday, indicating that the recent rally has narrowed significantly. In derivatives, cryptocurrency futures trading volume fell 21% over 24 hours to 227 billion USD, open interest (OI) edged up 1% to 159.4 billion USD, and the share of aggressive sell-side trading rose to 51%; Binance USDT-margined lending rates rose to 5.49%, near a multi-month high. BTC OI was essentially unchanged at approximately 710,000 coins, while the whale long-short position ratio declined somewhat, suggesting an overall move closer to position reduction than a shift toward shorting. In the options mar...

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