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Bitcoin futures traders have shifted away from crypto-backed collateral, with crypto-margined positions now accounting for about 12% of total open interest across all exchanges according to Glassnode, down from

According to Glassnode, crypto-margined Bitcoin futures now make up about 12% of open interest across all exchanges, down from nearly 100% in 2019–2020. Bitcoin rebounded from around $57,000 to a weekly close near $79,175, up about 1.88% today. In the past 24 hours, $570.08 million in positions

Bitcoin fell to $78,600 on Tuesday after reaching $81,255 hours earlier, its highest price since May 11. The pullback occurred as whales sold $2 billion in BTC, yet $140.9 billion in open interest keeps the market primed for potential liquidation activity. Analyst Aria Naka notes Bitcoin sentiment l

According to Forbes Digital Assets, Kalshi launched the first CFTC-approved spot Bitcoin perpetual futures contract on June 3, with clearing volume reaching $5.5 billion in its first two weeks. CEO Tarek Mansour stated the product provides U.S. institutional traders with a regulated domestic perpetu

Solana perpetual futures platforms have surpassed $1.08 trillion in cumulative notional trading volume this year, establishing the blockchain as a leading venue for onchain leveraged trading. Jupiter Perps and Drift Protocol drive the majority of this activity, with Jupiter Perps accounting for

According to Cryptonomist, Solana-based perpetual futures platforms surpassed $1.08 trillion in cumulative trading volume, with Jupiter Perps and Drift Protocol driving the majority of activity. Jupiter Perps alone accounts for roughly 80% of trading volume, leveraging its integration with Solana's

According to CoinGlass, cryptocurrency markets liquidated $598 million in the past 24 hours, with $252 million in long positions and $345 million in short positions wiped out. A total of 87,432 traders were liquidated during the

According to Cointelegraph, Arcus, a decentralized exchange built by the dYdX team, launched tokenized perpetual futures positions on Robinhood Chain on Tuesday. The protocol converts perp positions into transferable ERC-20 tokens, including products such as pBTC3x and pHOOD3x, offering 3x

XRP trading activity surged on South Korea's Upbit exchange, recording $327.2 million in 24-hour volume, while Binance's XRP leverage ratio reached its highest level in more than seven months. Market analyst Xaif Crypto highlighted the volume spike, which accounted for a significant share of Upbit's

According to CoinDesk, citing Glassnode data, Bitcoin's recent climb to $80,000 was primarily driven by short position liquidations rather than fresh buyer demand. As short positions were cleared, Bitcoin futures open interest fell to 587,584 BTC, the lowest level in approximately five months,

According to BlockBeats citing TradingBeats, Polymarket trader TwoEyes invested $12.37 million over the past four days betting the Fed will not raise rates in September. On August 25, the trader opened a $1.51 million Nasdaq-100 short position on Hyperliquid with 30x leverage, shorting 51.6369

Two crypto wallets, potentially belonging to the same trader, closed their bitcoin long positions on August 25 for a combined profit of $11.6 million, according to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain. The exit followed a nearly two-month holding period during which bitcoin climbed

According to BlockBeats, on August 25, Bitcoin's futures open interest in BTC terms fell to 587,600 BTC, a five-month low, declining from 645,800 BTC on August 14. This marked a notable shift from historical patterns: despite Bitcoin surging from approximately $62,000 to $80,000 in recent days—the s

According to CoinGlass, global cryptocurrency liquidations totaled $85.89 million in the past 4 hours, with long positions accounting for $73.61 million and short positions for $12.27 million. Bitcoin liquidations reached $41.10 million, while Ethereum liquidations hit $13.77 million.

According to Hyperbot data, trader Maji Brother's 10x leveraged PUMP long position has increased to 425 million tokens worth approximately $2.08 million, with an average opening price of $0.004928 and unrealized losses of about $14,000. His four open positions also include 20,900 ETH, 560 BTC, and 1

According to Odaily (via Hyperbot data), trader MacJiDaGe opened a 10x leveraged PUMP long position today of 400 million tokens valued at $1.95 million with an average entry price of $0.004931. The position is currently down $16,000. MacJiDaGe's 10x leveraged HYPE long position has also increased t

According to Bitstamp data, Bitcoin breached $81,255 at 10:45 p.m. EST on August 24, lifting the digital asset's market capitalization to nearly $1.62 trillion. The surge followed reports that the U.S. Treasury plans to use its General Account to fund bond purchases. Coinglass recorded $282