Bitcoin Futures


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CME Leveraged Funds Double Down on Shorts as Bitcoin Maintains $19,000

Short open interest for leveraged funds grows on CME as likely hedge trades continue to increase.

CME bitcoin futures open interest for leveraged funds

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Spot Markets, Not Leverage, Fuel Bitcoin's Price Rally Amid Mild Derivative Liquidations

Derivatives' role in bitcoin's rally is "muted" this time, said one trader.

Bitcoin price and futures daily liquidated positions on BitMEX since January 2020.

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Bitcoin's Rivalry With Gold Plus Millennial Interest Gives It 'Considerable' Upside Potential: JPMorgan

A Friday note outlines institutional, corporate and millennial interest in the leading cryptocurrency.

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Futures Traders Aren't as Bullish This Time Around as Bitcoin Price Revisits $12,000, Data Indicates

Futures funding stayed flat or turned negative despite bitcoin's rally to $12,000.

Bitcoin price and historical funding rates from  includes funding rates from Binance, Bitfinex, BitMEX, and Deribit since July 2020

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Bitcoin Volatility Hits 23-Month Low as the Cryptocurrency Shrugs Off BitMEX, Trump's Illness

Bitcoin's 180-day volatility dropped to its lowest level since November 2018.

Bitcoin's 180-day volatility

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Bakkt Futures Volume Up on Institutional Trading; Its President Slams Offshore Options

Institutional interest is driving Bakkt's bitcoin futures volumes up, but its options market has remained quiet.

Bakkt President Adam White

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Bitcoin Ends July at Highest Monthly Close Since 2017 Peak

Bitcoin closed July at $11,351, according to Messari.

Bitcoin monthly close prices since January 2017

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Expectations for Even Further Bitcoin Gains Keep Lid on Futures Contracts Liquidations

Only $133 million in futures were liquidated on BitMEX as bitcoin soared above $11,400.

Bitcoin futures liquidations on BitMEX since July 2019

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Bitcoin Futures Pass $1B in Open Interest on BitMEX for First Time Since March Crash

Bitcoin futures open interest across all exchanges passed $4 billion Tuesday morning.

Bitcoin futures open interest for top exchanges as of July 21