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Markets

Celestia's TIA Token Surges 25%, Leaves Crypto Traders in Disbelief

Funding rates in perpetual futures tied to TIA are most negative since January, indicating a bias for shorts or bearish bets.

TIA's price chart. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Decentralized Exchange Bluefin to Roll Out Token After Securing $17M in Total Funding

The exchange says it has already seen more than $25 billion in trading volume since the start of the year, with monthly revenues topping $1 million.

Bluefin v2 (Bluefin)

Markets

Pepe Coin Spikes on Coinbase International Plan to List Perpetual Futures

The crypto exchange's off-shore arm will open perpetuals market for the popular meme coin on April 18.

PEPE moves higher (Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitfinex Derivatives Users Can Now Place Bets on Bitcoin and Ether Implied Volatility

Bitfinex Derivatives announced the launch of perpetual futures tied to Volmex's proprietary bitcoin and ether implied volatility indices.

A user tracks charts on an tablet with a keyboard and larger monitor in the background.

Markets

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.

Bitcoin's futures open interest

Finance

Crypto Trading Platform Avantis Opens Perpetual Swaps DEX on Base Network

Avantis said it saw over $5 billion in trading volume from 50,000 wallets during its two-month testnet run.

Base booth at ETHDenver (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Markets Optimistic Despite Bitcoin's Plunge, CoinDesk 20 Perpetual Futures Show

The CD20/USDC perpetual futures traded at a premium to the index price early Thursday, indicating a bullish broader market sentiment.

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Markets

Bitcoin Bullish Bets Costlier Than Ever as Funding Rates Hit Record 66%

Data tracked by Matrixport show global average perpetual funding rates rose to a record 66% annualized early Monday.

Arbitrage trade opens up on TX (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)

Markets

Dogecoin Registers Biggest Single-Day Gain in 4 Months, Futures Open Interest Tops $500M

DOGE jumped 10% on Tuesday, its biggest single-day percentage gain since April 3.

DOGE's daily chart (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Traders Cautious Despite Spot ETF Optimism, Leverage Indicators Suggest

The spot market is in the driver's seat as perpetual futures open interest to market cap ratio remains low, one observer said.

The estimated leverage ratio remains rangebound. (CryptoQuant)