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Bitcoin Funding Rates Jump to 100%, Sparking Opportunity for Savvy Traders
One observer said that elevated funding rates offer crypto hedge funds exceptionally attractive arbitrage opportunities.
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Bitcoin Indicator Suggests Potential for Leverage Washout
A ratio related to bitcoin futures and the volatility of options has more than doubled this year, signaling outsized levels of leverage and speculation.
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Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Tops $21B, Highest Since November 2021
While notional open interest has surged, the overall leverage build-up is still relatively low.
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Traders Prefer Bitcoin to Ether Despite Developing Spot ETH ETF Narrative
The ether-bitcoin forward term structure is downward sloping structure, which means that traders expect ETH to perform weaker than BTC as time goes by, one trader said.
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Bottom Fishing in Bitcoin? Here Are the Key Signs To Watch for
Savvy traders are looking for signs of capitulation in the spot and perpetual futures market, and renewed demand for calls when calling market bottom and trend reversal higher...
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Bullish, run by former NYSE President Tom Farley, offers futures contracts based on the CoinDesk 20 (Matthew Eisman/Getty Images)
'The Dow' for Crypto Markets? New CoinDesk 20 Index Underpins Futures Contracts at Bullish
Perpetual futures based on the index at crypto exchange Bullish, which owns CoinDesk, could help the CoinDesk 20 become a widely followed benchmark akin to the 128-year-old Do...
Bullish, run by former NYSE President Tom Farley, offers futures contracts based on the CoinDesk 20 (Matthew Eisman/Getty Images)

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Spot Bitcoin ETF Approval Will Trigger 'Selling Pressure' on CME Futures Market: K33
Bitcoin futures' open interest on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange surged to an all-time high Tuesday as institutions piled into the asset, speculating on a spot bitcoin ETF ap...
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'Smart Money' Is Record Long on BTC Ahead of Expected Bitcoin ETF
Bullish bets by institutional investors and knowledgeable market participants have reached an all-time high on the CME, data tracked by MacroMicro show.
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Bitcoin's Share in Crypto Futures Trading Slides as Altcoin Profits Allure Traders
Bitcoin's dominance by futures open interest has declined to 38% from nearly 50% two months ago.
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U.S. CFTC Approves Bitcoin Futures Platform Bitnomial's Derivatives Clearing Application
The commissioners discussed issues like conflict of interest before ultimately voting in favor of the margined bitcoin futures company.
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