Derivatives Data

According to CoinGlass data via PANews, crypto markets saw $1.408 billion in contract liquidations over the past 24 hours on August 21, affecting 154,189 traders. Short positions accounted for the majority of losses at $1.227 billion, while long positions saw $181 million in liquidations. Bitcoin li

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission is considering new rules that could allow cryptocurrency exchanges to offer leveraged and margin trading to retail customers under a federal regulatory framework. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig highlighted the initiative Thursday as the regulator held the i

Bitcoin traded at US$74,926 at 04:37 UTC on Friday, marking an 8.19% gain over 24 hours with a session high of US$75,528. The price movement followed approximately US$1 billion in Bitcoin short positions closed in roughly an hour, part of US$2.7 billion in total crypto short liquidations in the 24 h

According to on-chain data tracked by Odaily, trader Maji Dage currently maintains long positions totaling approximately $81.5 million across ETH, HYPE, BTC, and PUMP, with combined unrealized gains of roughly $4.1 million. His largest position is a 25x leveraged ETH long worth $43.65 million, with

According to RootData data released on August 21, the top 5 derivatives exchanges experienced significant 24-hour trading volume declines. Binance's 24h volume fell 31.04% to approximately $21.03 billion, while OKX dropped 41.39% to $4.7 billion. Gate saw a 43.16% decline to $2.805 billion,

According to BlockBeats, on Aug 21, a wallet address (tracked by TradingBeats) completed a significant Bitcoin long position buildup, accumulating approximately $9.9 million in BTC perpetual futures. The address entered at prices ranging from $53,653 to $66,667, with multiple large orders

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, if BTC drops below 70,909 USD, accumulated long position liquidations on major centralized exchanges would reach 1.961 billion USD. Conversely, if BTC breaks above 78,280 USD, accumulated short position liquidations would reach 579 million USD.

According to BlockBeats, on August 21, leveraged traders shifted from AI stocks to the crypto market via Hyperliquid and biotech sectors, according to analyst Serenity, who believes this reallocation may help AI stocks recover faster. The move comes as South Korea's EWY ETF rose, driven by SK

According to Odaily, the trader 'Target 10 Major Goals' on Binance increased their BTC short position to 546.314 coins via 5x leverage at an average entry price of $74,493.23. The trader simultaneously expanded their 7x leveraged ETH short position to 10,000 coins at an average entry price of $2,346

According to Hyperbot data, Huang Licheng (known as Maji Dage) increased his 40x leveraged Bitcoin long position to 193 BTC, valued at approximately $14.36 million with an average entry price of $74,217.6. The trader also holds 25x leveraged Ethereum positions (19,050 ETH), 10x leveraged HYPE positi

According to Binance spot trading data, trader "先定10个大目标" opened a new 7x leveraged ETH short position today with 6.344 ETH at an average entry price of $2,346.83, while increasing their 5x leveraged BTC short position to 96.363 BTC at an average entry price of $74,542.92.

According to TradingBeats data monitored by BlockBeats, the fourth-largest ETH long position on Hyperliquid has expanded unrealized gains to $7.3 million as of August 21, with an entry price of $2,027. The trader initiated the position on August 19 when ETH rose to $2,057 and has already taken

According to Cointelegraph, World Liberty Financial launched its first USD1-settled traditional finance perpetual futures market on Aster on August 21. The market is supported by 250 million WLFI and 12.5 million USD1 in

According to BlockBeats, Hyperliquid released its H1 2026 performance report on August 21. Total fees reached $419.3 million, up 31% year-over-year, while daily active users grew approximately 90%. Trading volume for the half-year reached $12.9 trillion, with June alone generating $266.5 billion in

According to Defillama, DeFi TVL surged 9.15% to $83.2 billion on August 21, while spot DEX trading volume reached $108.86 billion—the first time exceeding $100 billion since June 5. Hyperliquid led perpetual DEX platforms with $152.05 billion in single-day volume, accounting for approximately 45% o

According to Coinglass data, Hyperliquid whales currently hold $6.028 billion in open positions today, with long positions at $2.928 billion (48.57%) and short positions at $3.1 billion (51.43%). Among them, whale address 0x082e..88 holds a 5x leveraged long position in HYPE at an entry price

According to Coingalss data, cryptocurrency markets recorded $156 million in liquidations over the past hour, with $6.746 million from long positions and $149 million from short positions. Bitcoin alone accounted for $126 million of the total liquidations.

Bitcoin (BTC) continued its midweek rebound, trading at around $74,430 as of August 21. CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said that even if the CLARITY Act fails to pass, the crypto industry will still receive market structure rules. CME CEO Terrence Duffy, Selig, and a Kalshi executive engaged in a heated debate over prediction market regulation. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights Bloomberg reported that CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said the crypto industry will receive market structure rules even if Co

Bitcoin and Korean crypto-related stocks surged on local time as Bitcoin reached $72,812, marking a 6.2% gain in 24 hours. The rally followed Trump's call for expedited passage of the CLARITY Act, which would classify sufficiently decentralized cryptocurrencies as digital commodities under CFTC

Bitcoin rebounded further to $73,783 on Friday, August 21, surging from Wednesday’s low of below $65,000. On August 19, the U.S. Treasury announced an expansion of buybacks for 10- to 30-year Treasury bonds. After the announcement, long-term yields fell and the dollar weakened, making interest-bearing government bonds less attractive relative to stocks, gold, and cryptocurrencies. Policy Details of the U.S. Treasury’s Expanded Treasury Buybacks On August 19, the U.S. Treasury announced that it w