# Bitcoin funding rates stay negative as BTC price spikes to $43.5K
“# Bitcoin funding rates stay negative as BTC price spikes to $43.5K ” Bitcoin (BTC) surged almost $1,000 in minutes on Jan. 12 as encouraging signs emerged from exchanges. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $43,468 Wednesday, its highest since Jan. 6. The pair had…