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- Sei (SEI) Perpetual Futures Log Two Trades on CFTC-Registered U.S. Venue
Both Oct. 16 transactions met the 100-contract minimum and totaled about $13.17. North American Derivatives Exchange filed the product under a CFTC self-certification process on Oct. 8.
· Regulation
- Long Positions Lead $157 Million in Four-Hour Crypto Liquidations
Bitcoin and Ether liquidations totaled $73.95 million, about 47% of the reported total.
· Investing
- Derivatives Account Opens About $10M BRENTOIL Long Position
The position was worth about $9.985 million at 1:02 p.m. ET (17:02 UTC) Oct. 16. The account’s cumulative profits exceeded $20 million.
· Investing
- Crypto Address Adds to XYZ100 Short Position Over 55 Minutes
The address linked to the account has more than $25 million in cumulative gains.
· Investing
- Bitget Tesla Contract Open Interest Rises in Oct. 16 Reading
The reading covers Bitget’s Tesla (TSLA) contracts, where open interest measures the value of positions that remain open.
· Investing
- Bitcoin Options Worth $1.47 Billion Expired With $83,000 Max Pain
About 18,000 contracts made up 4.5% of Bitcoin options open interest, with a put/call ratio of 1.
· Investing
- Altcoin options: Ether and XRP bullish, Solana positions lean bearish
Ether and XRP options showed call-dominant positioning, while Solana’s front-expiry put/call ratio of 2.36 signaled a bearish tilt. All three assets rose over 24 hours.
· Investing
- Bitcoin options open interest reaches $1.15 billion as 24-hour puts lead
Bitcoin options expiring Oct. 23 carried $1.15 billion in open interest, with a put-to-call ratio of 1.24. Puts also narrowly led 24-hour volume with a ratio of 1.06.
· Investing
- Bitcoin and Ether Extend Losses as Derivatives Positions Rise
Open interest increased after September inflation data, while spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded about $859 million in net outflows over six trading sessions.
· Investing
- Ether Liquidations Reach $288.6 Million as Long Positions Dominate
Long positions made up 92.1% of the total at 1:31 a.m. ET Thursday (05:31 UTC), while Ether was down 6.2% over 24 hours.
· Investing
- Proposed Statebook Would Route Trades by Target Payoff
The design would compare direct and synthetic routes, including firm size and residual exposure. It does not establish that a venue is operating or that traders can access one.
· Technology
- Crypto Exchanges Liquidate $74.1 Million as Longs Take 60%
Long liquidations reached $44.4 million across 26,006 orders in the 24 hours through 2:24 a.m. ET (06:24 UTC) Oct. 14.
· Investing
- Raydium’s RAY Tests the $2 Level as Spot Selling Outpaces Buying
RAY traded near $2.15 on Oct. 13 as spot selling exceeded buying and perpetual-futures volume rose to $9.9 million.
· Investing
- Gate Moves Into Global Top Three After $396.4 Billion September Volume
The exchange overtook Bybit as its derivatives market share rose to 10.1%, while it expanded into stock event contracts and payments.
· Investing
- S&P Completes First On-Chain Derivatives Swap on Canton
Marex and DRW participated in the transaction on the privacy-focused blockchain network.
· Technology
- DFI Falls 68.11% in One Hour as Thin Liquidity Raises Risk
The token dropped to $0.000648 after trading as high as $0.002241, while volume remained at just $18.86.
· Investing
- Bitcoin Rebounds More Than 3% Toward $84,000 After Sharp Pullback
Bitcoin recovered from near $81,000 as markets weighed Strategy’s latest purchase and the pending U.S. inflation report.
· Investing
- 21Shares Launches Synthetic Anthropic ETP for Europe’s Pre-IPO Market
The euro-denominated product tracks Anthropic’s market-implied valuation through derivatives but provides no ownership, voting rights or IPO allocation.
· Investing
- XRP Holds Near $1.38 as Short-Term Momentum Weakens
XRP remained above its 200-day average but traded below shorter-term trend measures as derivatives open interest rose during the decline.
· Investing
- Bybit Targets Platform Covering Global Asset Classes With 500 Products
CEO Ben Zhou said Bybit has more than 250 TradFi perpetual contracts and about $180 billion in cumulative volume since their March launch.
· Business
- Bitcoin Holds Near $83,780 as MACD Signals a Market Decision Point
Bitcoin remained above its seven-day, 50-day and 200-day SMAs but below its 20-day average as derivatives activity increased.
· Investing
- AguilaTrades Is Liquidated Three Hours After $165,000 Floating Profit
The liquidation was recorded at 1:46 a.m. ET (05:46 UTC) on Oct. 13.
· Investing
- Crypto Markets See $694 Million in Long-Position Liquidations
Bitcoin and Ether were among the most affected assets as leveraged derivatives positions were forcibly closed during the sell-off.
· Investing
- CME Group Shares Fall 1.18%; Cloud Migration Update Follows Close
The company completed initial cloud testing and plans to move livestock markets to its Aurora, Illinois, facility in late 2027.
· Technology
- Crypto Contract Liquidations Reach $348 Million in 24 Hours
Long-position liquidations totaled $195 million, while short positions accounted for $152 million. Bitcoin and Ether recorded the largest asset-level totals.
· Investing
- COINUSDT Holds Near $182.65 Pivot as Long Positioning Meets Net Selling
The Binance perpetual traded at $182.46, while open interest fell 1.61% and long positions dominated measured accounts.
· Investing
- XLM Holds Near $0.20 as Mixed Signals Keep Market in Balance
Stellar’s native token remains above its 200-day average but below several shorter-term measures as derivatives positioning stays nearly even.
· Investing
- Solana Trades at $112.96 as $116 Resistance Keeps Downside in Focus
SOL remained below $116.03 resistance and its 20-day moving average, with $106 and $95 identified as conditional downside scenarios.
· Investing
- Cardano’s ADA Holds Near $0.25 as Recovery Case Stays Conditional
ADA is above its 50-day, 100-day and 200-day exponential moving averages, while spot-market and futures indicators remain cautious.
· Investing
- Gate Ranks Among Top Three Exchanges With $14.1 Billion in Open Interest
Gate’s contract open interest was about $14.1 billion over the past 24 hours as of 1:16 a.m. ET (05:16 UTC) on Oct. 12.
· Investing
- EIGEN Rebound Puts $69.61 Million Liquidation Cluster in Focus
EigenCloud’s token rose 10% to $0.248 after bouncing from support near $0.22, while derivatives positioning remained mixed.
· Investing
- Bitcoin trades at 113.35 million won as 66% of active Korean crypto names rise
Bitcoin traded at 113.35 million won as 35 of 53 active Korean crypto names advanced. Kaia led turnover despite a 9.2% decline, while liquidations reached $158.83 million.
· Investing
- Crypto Liquidations Total $70.71 Million Over Past 24 Hours
Short positions accounted for $38.39 million of liquidations, compared with $32.32 million for long positions.
· Investing
- BABAUSDT Trades Near $111.60 Resistance as Open Interest Rises
The USDT-margined perpetual contract traded at $111.14 at 6 a.m. ET on Oct. 11, below resistance at $111.37 and $111.60.
· Investing
- QQQUSDT Holds Near $751 as Open Interest Falls 5.1%
The futures contract traded in a narrow range while buy-side taker volume exceeded sell-side activity and the MACD histogram reached zero.
· Investing
- Avalanche Trades Below $10.40 as $12.20 Target Remains Conditional
AVAX traded at $10.30 early Oct. 11, while a potential move toward $12.20 depends on reclaiming and holding $10.40.
· Investing
- Bitcoin Stays Near $83K as Mixed Signals Leave Momentum Unclear
Bitcoin remained below several short-term averages but above its 50-day and 200-day averages, while derivatives positioning stayed net long.
· Investing
- Morning market: Bitcoin at 113.13 million won as Bithumb’s STRK jumps 51%
South Korea’s crypto market showed renewed risk appetite, with Bitcoin at 113.13 million won and Bithumb-listed Starknet up 51.3%. Turnover reached 1.9 trillion won.
· Investing
- Crypto Liquidations Total $91.63 Million on Oct. 10, 2026
Measured totals ranged from $91.6 million to about $1.19 billion in separate 24-hour windows, while the record-scale event occurred in 2025.
· Investing
- Optimism’s OP Recovery Faces Test as Positioning Turns More Constructive
OP rebounded after a roughly 12% fall, while open interest and funding data pointed to more constructive derivatives positioning without confirming further gains.
· Investing