Bitcoin Stalls Near $82K: Open Interest Drops $2.25B as Funding Turns Negative
TLDR: Bitcoin’s Open Interest dropped $2.255B from May 5 to May 11, a decline of -7.75% overall. The BTC funding rate reached -0.0...
CME Group Sets June 1 Launch for Bitcoin Volatility Futures, Pending CFTC Approv...
TLDR: CME Group plans to launch Bitcoin Volatility futures on June 1, 2026, pending CFTC regulatory review and approval. Contracts...
XRP Funding Rates Hit Record Negative Stretch Even as Price Climbs 27%
TLDR: XRP funding rates on Binance have stayed negative for nearly three months, marking a record bearish stretch for the token. T...
Bitcoin Options Data Points to Consolidation as BTC Pushes Into $82K–$83K Range
TLDR: Bitcoin implied volatility rebounded six points from its lowest levels recorded since October 2025. Nearly $2 billion in sho...
Bitcoin Open Interest Surges to 2026 Record, Blowing Past Every 2025 ATH Session
TLDR: Bitcoin Open Interest has posted its largest increase of 2026, now exceeding levels recorded during the 2025 ATH formation....
Kraken Parent Payward Closes Bitnomial Deal, Gains Full U.S. Crypto Derivatives...
TLDR: Payward now owns a full U.S. derivatives stack — an FCM, DCM, and DCO — after closing the Bitnomial deal. Spot margin launch...
Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Spike Past $57B Signals Rising Derivatives Pressur...
TLDR: Bitcoin futures open interest rises 5.92% to $57.621B as leverage builds faster than spot price moves Binance leads BTC deri...
Bitcoin Short Squeeze Fuels Price Rally Amid Rising CPI and Derivatives Risk
TLDR: Open Interest spiked sharply in April, signaling crowded and unstable positioning across Bitcoin derivatives markets. Negati...
Brazil Prediction Market Ban Hits Crypto Derivatives Under New Rules
TLDR: Brazil banned derivatives tied to sports, politics, gaming, and entertainment events from May 4 Foreign prediction market co...
Ethereum Short Squeeze Erupts as Strait of Hormuz Reopens, $24M in Shorts Liquid...
TLDR: Binance recorded over $1.72B in Ethereum derivatives buy volume within a single hour after the announcement. Around $24M in...