Futures
NYSE's owner calls Hyperliquid bigger than NASDAQ
ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher said Hyperliquid is "bigger than NASDAQ" by daily volume, and disclosed his team has met its founders multiple times. The DeFi platform controls over 70% of the decentralized perp market and has been trading oil futures on weekends when traditional exchanges are closed. CoinDesk's Sam Ewen hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Strategy drops $2B on Bitcoin in one week
Strategy purchased 24,869 bitcoin last week for roughly $2 billion at an average price of $80,985 per coin, bringing its total holdings to 843,738 BTC at an aggregate cost of $64 billion. The purchase was funded almost entirely through sales of its STRC preferred stock. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Bitcoin spot demand builds as short squeeze risk increases
Onchain and derivatives data point to a healthier bitcoin price advance in early 2026.
CME loses top spot to Binance in bitcoin futures open interest as institutional demand wanes
Behind the move is a sharp narrowing in the profitability of the basis trade, in which traders attempt to capture a spread by buying spot bitcoin while selling BTC futures.
JPMorgan Says Crypto-Native Investors Are Likely Driving the Market Slide
Limited bitcoin outflows and heavier ether selling pointed to crypto-native liquidations as the driver of the drop.
CME Group to Launch 24/7 Crypto Futures and Options Trading in Early 2026
The move, pending regulatory approval, would align trading on the key institutional derivatives marketplace with the nonstop nature of crypto markets.
WLFI Futures Tumble 44% on Debut as Traders Short the Trump-Linked Token
Traders piled into short positions against WLFI as the Trump-linked DeFi token debuted on Hyperliquid, sending its price tumbling more than 44% in hours.
Clearmatics' New DeFi Derivatives Let Traders Bet on Anything, but It's Not a Prediction Market
Forecast markets will run on the soon-to-launch layer-1 blockchain Autonity and newly developed Autonomous Futures Protocol (AFP).
Dogecoin Open Futures Bets Surge to Record 16B DOGE as Prices Top Downtrend Line
The record open interst suggests a potential volatility boom ahead.
XRP Futures Volume on the CME Hit a Record $235M
Institutional investors prefer CME derivatives for regulated exposure to digital assets, avoiding direct ownership.
