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Papertrade’s Wild Weekend Ends With 93.7% Open Interest Wipeout
12.10.2026
After a whirlwind of trading activity on Papertrade, the newly launched perpetuals decentralized exchange (DEX) built on Hyperliquid, the platform’s open interest has collapsed by 93.7% over the past 24 hours. The project’s total value locked (TVL) has also taken a substantial hit, shedding...
Papertrade Perp DEX Pulls in $118M in 24 Hours With 1,000x Leverage
10.10.2026
This weekend, a new cryptocurrency trading platform built on Hyperliquid, known as Papertrade.xyz, has become a lively topic of conversation across the crypto community. The application allows traders to leverage their positions by as much as 1,000 times their initial investment, an eye-popping...
Bitcoin Traders Stack $4.5 Billion in Calls as $95K Bets Take Shape
10.10.2026
Bitcoin’s options market is sending a curious message. With bitcoin trading above $82,000, calls account for 60.24% of outstanding options interest, while a massive 25,030.6 BTC position sits at Deribit’s $95,000 strike for Oct. 30. Meanwhile, futures open interest stands at $51.7...
Linked Hyperliquid Giants Take Aim at Bitcoin, Ether With $1.58B in Crypto Shorts
6.10.2026
While bitcoin and ether prices have been consolidating, two massive Hyperliquid wallets carry a combined net short exposure of roughly $1.58 billion against an array of top assets—with BTC and ETH topping the list. Positions of this magnitude naturally leave market watchers wondering whether...
U.S. CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto regulations, though spot-market gap lingers
5.10.2026
The derivatives regulator is proposing two rules meant to cover the waterfront of crypto activity and exchanges, as long as it's not simple, direct trading
Bitcoin Price Holds $83K as Bitfinex Says Leverage Has Cleared
30.9.2026
Bitcoin calls represent 60.88% of options open interest, while Deribit’s October max-pain level sits near $76,000, below bitcoin’s current $83,719 spot price. Futures exposure totals approximately $53 billion, led by Binance and CME. The market data on Wednesday shows concentrated October...
Cboe’s 25-Year S&P 500 Deal Puts Tokenized Options on the Table
30.9.2026
Cboe and S&P Dow Jones Indices extended their exclusive S&P 500 options licensing agreement for 25 years, keeping Cboe’s SPX rights in place through 2051. The agreement also leaves room for the companies to explore products beyond traditional index derivatives, including tokenized options....
Bitcoin Derivatives Are Heating up, but Traders Want Insurance
23.9.2026
Bitcoin derivatives are flashing a split personality as bitcoin’s price trades around $84,000 on Sept. 23. Futures open interest is climbing back toward $60 billion, while options open interest has jumped above $50 billion. Calls command 60% of options positions, yet puts account for 58.2%...
BitMEX shuts down: perpetuals pioneer officially closes it doors after 11 years
23.9.2026
The exchange, co-founded by Arthur Hayes, stopped trading and deposits, but says users can still log in and withdraw funds as its wind-down continues
Bitcoin Traders Pile Into Calls as $100B Derivatives Bet Builds
19.9.2026
Bitcoin derivatives traders are carrying more than $56 billion in futures exposure and roughly $42 billion in options open interest, while bitcoin sits near $81,273. The stranger part is where the options money is leaning. Market data shows that calls control 60.74% of open interest, the biggest...
CFTC Gives Crypto Wallet Developers a New Regulatory Escape Hatch
17.9.2026
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) just opened a regulatory side door for software developers, allowing some to market derivatives, collect trading fees and avoid registering as brokers. The agency’s Market Participants Division extended conditional no-action relief to providers...
XRP Open Interest Plunges 32% on Binance as Spot Sellers Beat Buyers
17.9.2026
XRP derivatives exposure has fallen sharply since late August as traders reduce leveraged positions while aggressive selling continues across spot and perpetual markets. Binance XRP open interest has dropped about 32%, while selling pressure has intensified across centralized exchanges. XRP Open...
Payward plans to offer U.S. clients onchain perpetual futures on Hyperliquid
16.9.2026
Leveraging its $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial, Payward aims to become the first registered U.S. exchange to deploy markets on the Hyperliquid protocol
Bitcoin Options Traders Turn Bullish for the First Time in 12 Months
14.9.2026
Bitcoin’s derivatives market is doing something it has not done in a year. Derive data and Reuters reports that traders are paying more for upside than downside protection, even with bitcoin still nearly $50,000 below its October 2025 peak. Futures open interest sits at a hefty $52.64 billion...
Record Squeeze Drives Bitcoin Price Rally, But $83K Resistance Looms
3.9.2026
A massive short squeeze on Aug. 19, which is the largest single-day short liquidation event recorded by Glassnode since 2019, catalyzed a bitcoin price rally toward $80,000. Record Squeeze Triggers Price Rebound The massive wave of short liquidations on Aug. 19 served as the primary catalyst...
North Korean hackers are moving tens of millions on Hyperliquid as Trump pushes to onshore the crypto platform
31.8.2026
Blockchain data reviewed by CoinDesk shows wallets tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sold more than $30 million in bitcoin on the platform in the last three weeks alone
Options Bets Turn Defensive Ahead of a Bitcoin Price Showdown
31.8.2026
Bitcoin derivatives traders are dragging a hefty book into September, with futures open interest at $54.82 billion while the spot price sits at $78,425 at 7 p.m. Eastern time on Aug. 30. Alongside this, options positioning tells a sharper story. Currently, calls dominate outstanding contracts...
Ripple Prime Expands Into Equity Derivatives With Delta One Launch
29.8.2026
Ripple Prime has launched a Delta One business offering total return swaps across U.S.-listed equities, indices, and digital assets. The expansion gives institutional investors cross-asset access through a single prime brokerage counterparty. Ripple Prime Adds Delta One to Multi-Asset Brokerage...
Ethena looks beyond crypto to squeeze yield from booming equity perpetuals
28.8.2026
The issuer of the $4 billion USDe token said it expects real-world asset perpetuals to eclipse crypto derivatives in its backing within 12 to 24 months
Six-Figure Bitcoin Price in Sight as BTC Call Options Go Berserk
24.8.2026
Bitcoin derivatives markets are running hot while bitcoin’s price tagged an intraday high of $79,989 Monday, with traders stacking billions into futures and options while paying increasingly steep premiums to chase even higher prices. Bitcoin Open Interest Accelerates With the Rally...