Over the past hour, bitcoin ( BTC) traded between $114,861 to $115,275 per coin around 2:50 p.m. EST as derivatives desks show lighter futures risk and still-elevated options exposure. BTC Futures Cool off While Bitcoin Options Traders Stay Loaded With Calls Moreover, bitcoin traded between $113,696 and $115,792 intraday between Sunday and Monday after last […] Original
Key Notes The launch follows major crypto exchange outages during recent market crash, highlighting need for institutional infrastructure. CME’s regulated platform now includes four cryptocurrencies with record 9.2 million contracts traded in Q2 2025. Both assets rallied following the announcement, with SOL up 12% and XRP gaining 9% amid improved market sentiment. CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives exchange, has officially launched CFTC-regulated options on Solana SOL $201.7 24h volatility: 3.3% Market cap: $109.98 B Vol. 24h: $11.20 B and XRP XRP $2.60 24h volatility: 2.7% Market cap: $155.80 B…
Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid has introduced an update that enables third parties to independently launch their own perpetual swap contracts on the platform. According to the official Hyperliquid Discord channel, on Monday, Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal 3 (HIP-3) comes into force. This change introduces permissionless, builder-deployed perpetual futures contracts, marking a major step toward fully decentralized perpetual futures listings. HIP-3’s implementation on the decentralized exchange (DEX) allows anyone staking 500,000 HYPE ($20.5 million at the time of writing) to deploy their own perpetual swap contract with independent margining, orderbooks and parameters. Deployers…
Key takeaways: Derivatives data show limited confidence among Bitcoin traders despite strong ETF inflows, keeping downside risks on the table. Gold’s surge and falling Treasury yields highlight growing investor fear as fiscal stress and trade disputes weigh on traders’ sentiment. Bitcoin (BTC) has struggled to regain bullish momentum since reaching its $126,219 all-time high on Monday. Strong spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows point to solid institutional demand, but weakness in BTC derivatives metrics suggests traders remain uncertain about whether the $117,000 level will hold. Bitcoin 60-day futures annualized premium.…
Bitcoin ( BTC) derivatives markets showed signs of renewed activity Thursday, with total futures and options open interest (OI) trending higher as BTC traded around $121,280 during the afternoon session, following an intraday low of $120,923. BTC Options Data Reveals Bullish Tilt With 59.57% Calls vs 40.43% Puts Data from Coinglass revealed that total BTC […] Original
Decentralized finance (DeFi) analytics platform DefiLlama is delisting perpetual futures volume data for the Aster decentralized exchange platform (DEX) due to data integrity concerns, according to 0xngmi, a pseudonymous co-founder of DeFiLlama. Trading volume on Aster, which is linked to CZ, co-founder of the Binance crypto exchange, is now “mirroring Binance Perp volumes almost exactly,” 0xngmi said, adding that the correlation ratio between Binance and Aster trading volumes is about 1. He continued: “Aster doesn’t make it possible to get lower-level data, such as who is making and filling orders,…
Bitcoin’s derivatives engine just went into overdrive as futures open interest climbed to a record $91.59 billion while spot hovers near $123,142 at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Bitcoin’s Record Futures Stack Meets Call-Heavy Options Frenzy At the index level, bitcoin pushed through $125,725 this week before easing to $123,142, and the derivatives crowd didn’t blink. Aggregate […] Original
Key takeaways: CME open interest for SOL hit a record $2.16 billion, signaling strong institutional activity. Retail traders remain cautious after $307 million in liquidations, keeping leverage muted. Solana ETPs surpassed $500 million AUM, reinforcing institutional accumulation trends. Solana (SOL) futures have entered a pivotal phase, with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) open interest (OI) reaching an all-time high of $2.16 billion as SOL price rebounded 23% to $235, from a local bottom at $195 on Friday. The timing was notable as institutional volumes surged on CME after SOL established…
Key points: Bitcoin futures buy volume indicates that traders are becoming increasingly long-term bullish on BTC this month. The $110,000 “gap” in CME Group’s Bitcoin futures remains unfilled. Bitcoin ETF options experience a spike in popularity as IBIT open interest nears $40 billion. Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives traders are flipping “aggressively long” as price squeezes closer to all-time highs. In a new analysis released on X Friday, J. A. Maartunn, a contributor to the onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant, revealed a significant shift in Bitcoin futures in October. Bitcoin futures buy volume…
CME gap keeps Bitcoin’s bounce fragile even as on-chain metrics show holder conviction. Summary CME Bitcoin futures opened a gap that could trigger a quick Bitcoin price pullback if it closes. On-chain MVRV and long-term holder behavior point to limited selling pressure. Key levels to watch include support around $109k–$111k and resistance close to $115k–$118k level. Bitcoin is trading at $111,804 at press time, up 2.2% in the last 24 hours. The 7-day range sits between $108,964 and $113,874. BTC is roughly 9.9% below its $124,128 all-time high from August…