{"id":605017,"date":"2024-04-25T06:22:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T06:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=605017"},"modified":"2024-06-11T06:59:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T06:59:32","slug":"negative-nirvana-decoding-the-first-bitcoin-funding-rate-dip-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/negative-nirvana-decoding-the-first-bitcoin-funding-rate-dip-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Negative Nirvana? Decoding The First Bitcoin Funding Rate Dip Of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"
The recent Bitcoin halving event, which cut the block reward for miners in half on April 20, 2024, has sparked a wave of optimism in the cryptocurrency market<\/a>. While a brief dip in a key futures metric hinted at potential short-term bearishness, overall market indicators suggest a bullish trend taking hold.<\/p>\n Analysts at Kaiko, a market data provider specializing in crypto derivatives and futures, reported a shift in Bitcoin’s funding rate leading up to the halving.<\/a> The funding rate is a fee paid between long and short position holders in futures contracts.<\/p>\n A negative rate signifies that short positions are compensating long positions, potentially indicating a bearish outlook. Notably, Bitcoin’s funding rate dipped into negative territory for the first time this year on April 18th, just two days before the halving.<\/p>\n However, this short-lived bearishness seems to have been overshadowed by a broader sense of optimism. Following the halving, Bitcoin’s funding rate swiftly recovered and currently sits at a positive 0.0051. This suggests a return to the status quo where long positions are incentivized, reflecting a more bullish market sentiment.<\/p>\n Funding rates for $BTC<\/a> perps turned negative for the first time since late 2023 in the lead up to the halving. pic.twitter.com\/MjiU4C1L5m<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kaiko (@KaikoData) April 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n Further bolstering this positive outlook is the uptick in Bitcoin’s Open Interest (OI), a metric that represents the total amount of outstanding futures contracts. Despite a dip last week, OI has since rebounded to over $17 billion, indicating continued investor engagement in the Bitcoin market.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Perhaps the most intriguing finding from Kaiko’s analysis is the suggestion that this halving event might be having a more positive impact on Bitcoin’s price compared to previous halvings.<\/p>\n At the time of the report, Bitcoin was up 2.8% since the halving, exceeding the price increases observed immediately after the 2012, 2016, and 2020 halving events. Despite a slight price correction in the following days, Bitcoin remains nearly 3% up since the halving.<\/p>\nBitcoin Bounces Back With Renewed Bullishness<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bitcoin is now trading at 64.250. Chart: TradingView<\/a><\/pre>\n
Halving Impact Exceeds Historical Trends<\/strong><\/h2>\n