Derivatives Data

According to RootData data reported by ChainCatcher, MEXC was the only exchange among the top 20 derivatives platforms to see a decline in trading volume over the past 24 hours, falling 45.29%.

According to Evernorth on Aug. 18, XRP on-chain trading volume concentrated 23.5% in a three-hour London-New York overlap period (1–4 p.m. Coordinated Universal Time) during July 2026, up from 14.3% in the same window a year earlier. The shift reflects heightened activity during traditional

According to ChainCatcher, trader Huang Lacheng increased his 25x leveraged Ethereum long position to 21,400 ETH (worth approximately $47.65 million) this morning. He also opened a new 10x leveraged HYPE long position with 210,000 HYPE tokens (valued at approximately $14.5 million). His total positi

According to Greeks.live researcher Adam, Bitcoin broke $70,000 today with implied volatility remaining at 32%, signaling continued options market activity despite the price surge.

According to Gate market data, Bitcoin surged rapidly during the U.S. trading session on Aug. 19, reaching $69,330 on Aug. 20. Its intraday high was $69,713, while its market cap rose to approximately $1.4 trillion, marking a nearly two-month high. CoinGlass data showed that total liquidations amounted to approximately $2.98 billion over 24 hours, including approximately $2.74 billion in short liquidations and approximately $1.42 billion in Bitcoin short liquidations. U.S. Treasury: Per-Operatio

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, short positions were liquidated for over $27 billion in the past 24 hours on August 20, with total liquidations reaching $29.75 billion across all positions. This marks the largest single-day short liquidation in nearly two years, exceeding the $24.

According to Ondo Finance, Ondo Perps open interest has surpassed $100 million since its July launch, with particularly strong growth in recent weeks. The platform has also ranked among the top three global RWA perpetual trading platforms on DefiLlama, demonstrating market demand for RWA

According to Coinglass data cited by ChainCatcher, whale addresses on Hyperliquid hold $5.517 billion in total open positions as of August 20, with a long-to-short ratio of 0.98. Long positions account for $2.727 billion (49.42% of total whale holdings), while short positions total $2.79 billion (5

Bitcoin (BTC) has staged a sharp rebound, trading at around $69,380 as of Aug. 20. Trump urged Congress to advance the CLARITY Act at a White House crypto event, saying it would put the United States ahead of all other countries. Trump also said at the White House crypto meeting that the United States had discussed plans to accumulate large amounts of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Macro Events & Crypto Market Highlights CoinDesk reported that Trump urged Congress to advance the CLARITY Act

On August 19, U.S. Eastern Time, U.S. President Trump said at a press conference: “As I understand it, CFTC Chairman Mike Selig is also working to bring Hyperliquid Strategies into the United States in a fully compliant and legal manner.” Following the news, shares of Hyperliquid Strategies (Nasdaq: PURR) surged 30.52% to close at $9.39. PURR Stock Surges 30%, While Cboe and CME Decline After Trump publicly mentioned Hyperliquid at the press conference, the market immediately reacted to the comp

On August 20, Bitcoin surged from around $64,100 to approximately $69,500, while Ethereum rose more than 9% to break above $2,100 for the first time since June. On August 19, the U.S. Treasury announced that it would raise the maximum size per operation of liquidity-supporting buybacks for 10–20-year and 20–30-year U.S. Treasuries from $2 billion to at least $4 billion. Policy Details of the U.S. Treasury’s Expanded Treasury Buybacks The specific policy announced by the U.S. Treasury is to raise

According to Lookonchain, over the past 24 hours, 174,350 traders were liquidated across cryptocurrency markets in a total of $2.98 billion, marking the eighth-largest liquidation event in history.

According to Decrypt, Coinbase announced the integration of Hyperliquid on Base App, enabling perpetual futures trading with up to 50x leverage for eligible users. The integration provides access to over 290 perpetual contract markets, including BTC, ETH, tokenized stocks, and commodities. Coinbase

According to Onchain Lens, Hyperliquid generated $4.4 million in revenue over the past 24 hours and simultaneously burned $4.24 million worth of HYPE tokens.

According to Onchain Lens, Hyperliquid trader "pension-usdt.eth"'s ETH short position was liquidated on August 20, with a closed notional of approximately $108.18 million and realized loss of $26.66 million. The trader maintains a historical profit of $17.76 million.

According to Coinglass, crypto markets saw $29.87 billion in liquidations over the past 24 hours, with short positions accounting for $27.39 billion and long positions $2.48 billion. Bitcoin liquidations reached $14.19 billion, followed by Ethereum at $11.09 billion.

According to Ondo Finance, Ondo Perps, which launched in July, has reached over $100 million in open interest (OI). Following data from DefiLlama, the platform now ranks third among RWA perpetuals trading platforms within weeks of launch. Additionally, Ondo Stocks, which launched in

According to The Block, Trump said on Wednesday (August 20) that CFTC chair Michael Selig is working to bring Hyperliquid, a perpetual futures trading platform, to the U.S. in a fully compliant manner. Following the announcement, Hyperliquid's native token HYPE surged over 20% in 24

According to Coinglass data, Ethereum open interest surged 11.15% in the past 24 hours to $29.18 billion. Binance leads with $8.04 billion in open interest, followed by Gate at $2.59 billion and Bybit at $2.02 billion.

Gate News message, a Hyperliquid trader identified as "pension-usdt.eth" was liquidated on its ETH short position, closing approximately $108.18M in exposure. The realized PnL was -$26.66M, while the lifetime PnL stands at +$17.76M. The trader previously held a 50K ETH short position worth approxima