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Bitcoin's 'fear gauge' surges nearly 20%, its biggest jump since Feb. 5 crash
BTC
BTC/USDT
$84,046.03
-0.37%
$84,046.03
-0.37%
(24s)24h Volume
$15,098,530,191.13
24h H/L
$85,255.00 / $83,183.00
Change: $2,072.00 (2.49%)
Long/Short
58.3%
Long: 58.3%Short: 41.7%
Funding Rate
-0.0002%
Shorts pay
Data provided by COINOTAG DATALive data
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CoinDesk Staff(05:51 AM UTC)
1 min read
The jump signals return of fear after two months of calm market sentiment.
Bitcoin BTC$67,078.25 traders are finally taking the price selloff seriously. The cryptocurrency's fear gauge, the BVIV index, shows it.
BVIV, which measures the 30-day implied or expected volatility in the cryptocurrency, surged nearly 20% on Tuesday to 46.45%. That's the biggest single-day spike since Feb. 5, according to…
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