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According to Guru Club, on September 22, the crypto market capitalization returned above $3 trillion for the first time since January, driven by Bitcoin's strong rally. The market value increased by over $740 billion, according to CoinGecko data. However, leverage trading activity has surged in

According to CryptoRank, RWA perpetual contracts on decentralized exchanges recorded $365 billion in trading volume during Q3 2026, up 32% quarter-over-quarter. Tradables related to listed company stocks accounted for $175 billion, representing approximately 48% of the quarter's total RWA perpetual

According to Deribit, Bitcoin options worth approximately $15 billion are set to expire on Friday, September 25, with more than one-third of open contracts tied to this quarterly expiration date. The put-to-call ratio stands at 0.70, indicating market participants favor higher prices, with

According to Deribit data cited by ChainCatcher, $17 billion in nominal value of crypto options will expire tomorrow (September 25) for quarterly settlement. Bitcoin options account for $14.9 billion with a put/call ratio of 0.76 and a maximum pain point of $78,000. Ethereum options represent $2.1 b

According to Bitcoin.com News, Kalshi's Ethereum perpetual futures market has recorded nearly 1 million trades with over $5 billion in notional volume over the past month as the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reviews the activity. The regulatory agency has not yet decided whether t

Gate News reports that, according to an announcement from Gate Futures, Gate Futures’ Meme Zone has launched GP Futures Trading, Bots, and Copy Trading. The Futures support 1–10x long and short positions, with leverage selectable when placing an order. GP is a Meme token on the SOL chain, built around the currency featured in the classic game RuneScape. Copy Trading and Bots are now also available for this Perpetual Contract.

According to Arkham, trader 0x344 closed a $105.39 million Bitcoin long position with 20x leverage on Hyperliquid today (September 24), realizing a $176.6K profit. The position, opened over two days, saw a peak unrealized gain of $2.44 million when BTC hit $87,200. The trader liquidated the full pos

Gate News: According to an official Gate announcement, Gate will conduct a dividend settlement for the SQQQUSDT Perpetual Contract (3x Short Nasdaq-100 ETF), with USD and USDT settled at a 1:1 ratio. SQQQ, the underlying asset, will pay a dividend of $0.473413 per share. The ex-dividend date is September 23, 2026, and Gate’s dividend settlement will take place at 16:00 (UTC+8) on September 24, 2026. Gate will conduct the settlement based on users’ net positions in the SQQQUSDT Perpetual Contract

According to BlockBeats, on September 24, trader 'Maxwell Huang' opened a 10x leveraged long position in PUMP worth $600,000, according to TradingBeats monitoring. The account's total unrealized gains increased to $780,000. The trader also reduced positions in BTC and ETH overnight while

According to Coinglass data, Hyperliquid whales currently hold $9.074 billion in open positions. Long positions total $4.312 billion (47.51% of holdings), while short positions account for $4.763 billion (52.49%). Long positions show unrealized gains of $585 million, while shorts posted unrealized l

Bybit launched URNMUSDT perpetual futures on September 22 at 13:00 UTC, a contract tied to the Sprott Uranium Miners ETF. The product offers up to 25x leverage and settles in USDT, enabling traders to access uranium miner price exposure through Bybit's derivatives infrastructure rather than

According to CoinGlass data, over $389 million in liquidations occurred across crypto markets in the past 12 hours, with long positions accounting for $352 million and short positions for $37.54 million. Bitcoin liquidations reached $113 million, while Ethereum saw $89.39 million in liquidations

Bitcoin (BTC) fell from this week’s high on September 24, trading at around $84,340, down approximately 2.2% over 24 hours. According to CoinGlass data, approximately $444 million in long positions were liquidated in the 24 hours through that time, the highest level since September 15. FED Governor Michael Barr hinted that “further policy adjustments may be needed” to curb inflation. $444 Million in Long Liquidations: Timing Connection Between PMI Data and FED Rate-Hike Signals According to Coin

Kalshi denied being contacted by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission after a report that the regulator was reviewing trading activity in its Ether perpetual futures market. On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported the CFTC is examining a pattern of rapid trades clustered around $5,500,

According to The Wall Street Journal, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is examining a pattern of rapid trades clustered around $5,500 in Kalshi's Ether perpetual futures market on Tuesday. Kalshi denied receiving contact from the CFTC on Wednesday, stating it does not believe any formal exam

According to BlockBeats, CME Group plans to launch Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap (UNI) futures on October 19. The BCH standard contract will be sized at 250 BCH with a micro contract of 25 BCH, while the UNI standard contract will be sized at 10,000 UNI with a micro contract of 1,000 UNI.

According to research firm Nof1, Grok 4 finished with −39 percent returns on the final leaderboard of the Alpha Arena AI trading benchmark that ran from October 17 through November 3, 2025. The model peaked above 25 percent mid-competition but reversed sharply as market conditions shifted. Six

According to Crypto Briefing, nearly $15.9 billion worth of Bitcoin options are set to expire on Deribit on Friday, September 25 at 08:00 UTC, alongside approximately $2.1 billion in Ether options. The BTC figure accounts for about 37% of Deribit's total reported open interest of roughly $43.5 billi

According to Wall Street Journal, Kalshi's ether perpetual futures market recently saw nearly one million trades clustered at identical sizes of roughly $5,500 each, accumulating over $5 billion in volume within a single month. The volume-to-open-interest ratio reached as high as 174x, where the

Roughly 182,000 Bitcoin options contracts expire on Deribit on Friday, Sept. 25, representing a notional value of approximately $15.6 billion at current prices, split into 106,200 calls and 75,900 puts. The expiry coincides with U.S. durable goods orders, University of Michigan consumer sentiment da