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Bitcoin Futures Pass $1B in Open Interest on BitMEX for First Time Since March Crash
Bitcoin futures open interest across all exchanges passed $4 billion Tuesday morning.
By Zack Voell
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 9:33 a.m. Published Jul 21, 2020, 3:00 p.m.
Open interest for bitcoin futures on BitMEX – the largest derivatives exchange by open interest – passed $1 billion Tuesday morning for the first time since the cryptocurrency market crash in March, a sign of life in a very quiet market.
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- Open interest for bitcoin futures across all cryptocurrency exchanges broke above $4 billion for the first time since March, according to data from Skew.
- Before the March crash, open interest for bitcoin futures on BitMEX was about $1.2 billion.
- As open interest grew Tuesday morning, bitcoin gained more than 2%, breaking above $9,400, according to Bitstamp.
- "Open Interest on BitMEX has been climbing steadily, and we’re encouraged to see it surpass the symbolic $1 billion mark again," said Greg Dwyer, head of business development at BitMEX.
- Bitcoin volatility and trading volumes remain low, however, as traders wait for decisive price movement in either direction.
- "During this current stretch of relatively low volatility, we’re seeing traders accumulate positions on our platform in readiness for what we believe is likely to be a significant uptick in volatility later in the year," Dwyer told CoinDesk.
Update (July 21, 15:26 UTC): This article has been updated with a comment from BitMEX.
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