David Lawant States Bitcoin Is Entering a New Bullish Regime Through Options Market
Open interest in Bitcoin futures has climbed past the $50 billion mark once more for the initial time this year. Does this represent sustainable leverage…
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Traders are not panicking yet despite cooling crypto sentiment
Sep 28, 2026, 7:32 a.m. EDT 3 min read (Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash) This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter ‘Daybook.’ Sign up here, if you haven’t…
Robinhood Introduces AI Agents, Perpetual Futures, and Weekend Trading to Attract Active Traders
Robinhood is borrowing more from the crypto playbook as it looks to win more business from active traders on its platform. On Tuesday, at its…
Coinbase secures CFTC DCO authorization, finalizing its entire derivatives ecosystem
This finalizes the derivatives architecture for Coinbase, enabling the platform to internally list, broker, and clear fully backed instruments. On Monday, Coinbase (COIN) obtained authorization…
BitMEX Ceases Operations: Perpetual Swaps Pioneer Shuts Down After 11 Years
BitMEX, the cryptocurrency derivatives venue that helped spearhead perpetual futures trading, concluded an era on Wednesday by suspending all exchange operations except for user withdrawals….
Bitcoin Faces $16B Quarterly Options Settlement with Heavy Call Bias
The upcoming Friday quarterly options expiries for both Bitcoin and ether represent massive multi-billion-dollar events heavily weighted toward bullish configurations. Luuk Strijers, CEO of Deribit,…
Bitcoin Bounces From Asian Session Lows On Falling Oil Prices
Bitcoin continues its pursuit of further gains as declining petroleum costs add to a growing array of tailwinds bolstering the digital asset. The premier cryptocurrency…
Unusual Repetitive Trades Dominate Bitcoin and Ether Perpetuals on Kalshi
A limited number of recurring trade volumes formed the majority of the financial activity across Kalshi’s ether and bitcoin perpetual swap markets, according to an…
Bitcoin Approaches $90,000 Following Short Squeezes Amid Leverage Warnings
Bitcoin advanced to a new eight-month peak of $86,000 on Monday, furthering an upward move that compelled bearish traders to abandon short positions and brought…
Crypto.com Registers With SEC for Single-Stock Futures and Plans U.S. Stock Perps
North American Derivatives Exchange (Nadex), the U.S.-regulated derivatives platform owned by Crypto.com, has completed its registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission to facilitate security…