Bitcoin futures ‘deleveraging’ wipes $10B open interest in 2 weeks

Bitcoin (BTC) exchanges are getting a key “deleveraging event,” which should shape future gains, new research says. In one of its “Quicktake” blog posts on March 17, onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant revealed a $10 billion capitulation on Bitcoin futures markets. Bitcoin sees “essential” event for BTC price rebound Bitcoin derivatives traders have flipped firmly risk-off…

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Solana futures finish first trading day on CME

Solana (SOL) futures traded for the first time on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group’s US derivatives exchange on March 17 as the cryptocurrency’s mainstream adoption gains momentum. In February, CME tipped plans to list two types of SOL futures contracts: standard contracts representing 500 SOL and retail-friendly “micro” contracts representing 25 SOL each.  They…

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Solana CME futures tip impending US ETF approvals — Exec

The upcoming launch of Solana (SOL) futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), a US derivatives exchange, signals that the first US SOL exchange-traded fund (ETF) listings are coming soon, Chris Chung, founder of Solana-based swap platform Titan, told Cointelegraph.  On March 17, CME is preparing to launch SOL futures contracts. They will be among…

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