Derivatives Data

"Hyperunit Whale" completely crashed, the whale liquidated all Ethereum leveraged positions, incurring losses of approximately $250 million, with only $53 remaining in the account. Previously, he made a profit of $200 million from shorting before Trump's tariffs in October, then switched to long positions, building a $730 million position. This week, Ethereum plummeted to $2,400, leading to a full liquidation.

Bitcoin is changing hands at $78,199 per coin as of 9:55 a.m. Eastern time on Feb. 1, 2026, while derivatives traders quietly take their foot off the leverage pedal. Futures open interest and options positioning point to a market more interested in risk control than moonshot bets. Bitcoin Future

Glassnode and Coinbase Institutional jointly release the 2026 Q1 report, revealing a structural market shift after deleveraging: BTC market share approaches 59%, systemic leverage drops to 3% of the total cryptocurrency market cap, and options open interest for the first time surpasses perpetual futures.