Bitcoin price rebounds despite financial problems at Vauld and Voyager Digital

The bitcoin price has posted a plus of 11.59 percent for the past seven days and is currently trading at $21,437. The interesting thing is that we are notching up a hefty, plus, despite the fact that with Vauld and Voyager Digital, two major parties within the industry are in financial dire straits.

What is going on?

On Monday, it was announced that Singapore-based Vauld is suspending the platform’s ability to withdraw temporarily, trade, and deposit funds due to “financial issues with key business partners.” Since June 12th, Vauld has faced a total of $197.7 million in withdrawals.

As a result, the platform’s revenue plummeted, and Vauld was forced to lay off 30 percent of its staff over the past month. Then, one day later, on Tuesday, came the news that lending platform Nexo has reached a preliminary agreement to take over Vauld. Nexo will spend the next 60 days going through Vauld’s books to come to a final decision on the acquisition.

Immediately afterward, on Wednesday, came the news that Voyager Digital had filed for bankruptcy. In response, Voyager’s shares fell 11 percent. Voyager’s problems stem from a $661 million exposure to troubled Three Arrows Capital.

All of this bad news for parties who own a lot of bitcoin follows the major problems at Celsius and Three Arrows Capital, which may go down in the coming weeks. Despite this, bitcoin has had a pretty good week in terms of price performance.

Short bitcoin ETF on the rise

In the shadow of all the market’s troubles, ProShares’ new Bitcoin Short ETF (BITI) has grown 306 percent in the past week, becoming the second-largest bitcoin ETF after the Proshares Bitcoin Strategy Futures ETF (BITO).

BITI now has a net short exposure of about 3,811 bitcoin, up from just 937 bitcoin on June 27. An increase indicates that institutional investors are currently particularly interested in investment products that speculate on a fall in the bitcoin price.

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  • Gabriele Spapperi

    Gabriele Spapperi is a veteran cryptocurrency investor and blockchain technology specialist. He became fascinated with Bitcoin and distributed ledgers while studying computer science at MIT in 2011.

    Since 2013, Gabriele has actively traded major cryptocurrencies and identified early-stage projects to invest in. He contributes articles to leading fintech publications sharing his insights on blockchain technology, crypto markets, and trading strategies.

    With over a decade of experience in the crypto space, Gabriele provides reliable insights and analysis on the latest developments in digital assets and blockchain platforms. When he's not analyzing crypto markets, Gabriele enjoys travel, golf, and fine wine. He currently resides in Austin, Texas.

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