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PEPE moves higher (Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)
Pepe Coin Spikes on Coinbase International Plan to List Perpetual Futures
The crypto exchange's off-shore arm will open perpetuals market for the popular meme coin on April 18.
PEPE moves higher (Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

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Bitfinex Derivatives Users Can Now Place Bets on Bitcoin and Ether Implied Volatility
Bitfinex Derivatives announced the launch of perpetual futures tied to Volmex's proprietary bitcoin and ether implied volatility indices.
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Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Tops $21B, Highest Since November 2021
While notional open interest has surged, the overall leverage build-up is still relatively low.
Bitcoin's futures open interest

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Crypto Trading Platform Avantis Opens Perpetual Swaps DEX on Base Network
Avantis said it saw over $5 billion in trading volume from 50,000 wallets during its two-month testnet run.
Base booth at ETHDenver (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Markets Optimistic Despite Bitcoin's Plunge, CoinDesk 20 Perpetual Futures Show
The CD20/USDC perpetual futures traded at a premium to the index price early Thursday, indicating a bullish broader market sentiment.
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Bitcoin Bullish Bets Costlier Than Ever as Funding Rates Hit Record 66%
Data tracked by Matrixport show global average perpetual funding rates rose to a record 66% annualized early Monday.
16:9 crop counting dollar bills (Alexander Grey/Unsplash)

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Dogecoin Registers Biggest Single-Day Gain in 4 Months, Futures Open Interest Tops $500M
DOGE jumped 10% on Tuesday, its biggest single-day percentage gain since April 3.
DOGE's daily chart (TradingView)

The estimated leverage ratio remains rangebound. (CryptoQuant)
Bitcoin Traders Cautious Despite Spot ETF Optimism, Leverage Indicators Suggest
The spot market is in the driver's seat as perpetual futures open interest to market cap ratio remains low, one observer said.
The estimated leverage ratio remains rangebound. (CryptoQuant)

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Synthetix Community Approves Plan to Nudge Positions Off Soon-to-Shut Version One of Its Perpetuals Market
The market, which was replaced by a new version, has been in close-only mode for months, but about $150,000 remains on the original platform.
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FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover."
Crypto Exchange FTX Launches Perpetual Futures Contracts on VanEck's MVIS Indices
The products trading under the tickers MVDA10 and MVDA25 will use CryptoCompare’s market data and give investors exposure to digital assets.
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried on CoinDesk TV's "First Mover."