Bitcoin slips below $88,000 as traders brace for $28.5 billion Deribit options expiry

For the first time in US history, the appointment of the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which supports Bitcoin, marks a new move by regulatory authorities. （The Bitcoin Historian）

Samson Mow announced that he has fired an analyst who predicted that the price of Bitcoin would fall to $60000. （Cointelegraph）

Billionaires Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey have raised $350 million for their new Bitcoin and cryptocurrency bank Erebor, which is about to launch. （The Bitcoin Historian）

[U.S. stock market's three major indexes rise, Trump Media & Technology Group drops over 10%] U.S. stocks closed on Monday, with the Dow Jones up 0.47%, the S&P 500 index up 0.6%, and the Nasdaq up 0.5%. Oracle rose 3%, Nvidia and Tesla rose over 1%, while Trump Media & Technology Group dropped over 10%. The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index rose 0.58%, iQIYI rose nearly 3%, and Bilibili rose 1.5%.

Bitcoin has broken its usual correlation with US stocks, with the S&P 500 index hitting a historic high and technology stocks rising 16% this year, while Bitcoin has lagged behind. （Cointelegraph）