perpetual contracts
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Synthetix Community Approves Plan to Nudge Positions Off Soon-to-Shut Version One of Its Perpetuals Market
The market, which was replaced by a new version, has been in close-only mode for months, but about $150,000 remains on the original platform.
Crypto Exchange FTX Launches Perpetual Futures Contracts on VanEck's MVIS Indices
The products trading under the tickers MVDA10 and MVDA25 will use CryptoCompare’s market data and give investors exposure to digital assets.
Liquidity on Bitcoin Perpetuals Exchange FTX Catches Up to Industry Leader BitMEX
On a relatively new exchange like the Antigua-based FTX, the order book depth, as represented by the number of buy and sell orders at each price, now matches the depth seen on industry leader BitMEX.
BitMEX Open Interest Collapses After Controversial Long Squeeze
Open interest in XBT/USD on BitMEX has crashed by over 50 percent from 115,000 BTC to 55,000 BTC over the past 12 days.
