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Updated April 4, 2026 · 11:05 AM UTC

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Cracked Ethereum symbol battered by crashing waves on a stormy shoreline, representing Ethereum’s strongest loss streak since 2018

Trading

Ethereum usage hits records — but ETH just logged 6 straight monthly losses

Ethereum's streak of monthly losses signals a reevaluation of value amid strong network usage and complicates investor narratives.

2 months ago

Bitcoin coin surging upward from a wave at sunrise over a city skyline, symbolizing BTC pumping at market open

Analysis

Bitcoin price surges to $70k today while stocks fall at the US market opened

A risk-off macro shock hit markets, yet Bitcoin ripped higher anyway.

2 months ago

Bitcoin coin displayed before a Commodity Futures Trading Commission seal and EU flag, reflecting regulatory shifts as the EU classifies crypto perpetuals as CFDs and the US CFTC moves to bring derivatives trading onshore

Derivatives

Bitcoin derivatives face a US onshoring push as Europe caps retail leverage and tightens marketing rules

Perps dominate price discovery, liquidations, and fee capture, so ESMA vs CFTC rules could reroute billions in annual revenue.

2 months ago

XRP token resting on cracked, drying ground beside a city waterfront, symbolizing collapsing ETF inflows and price capitulation as markets weigh a reset or repair phase

ETF

XRP ETF inflows collapse 93% as price capitulates, will this cause a reset or repair phase?

As XRP experiences capitulation, its ability to reclaim the $1.45 threshold may dictate future market movement.

2 months ago

Bitcoin coin bound by red tape near a city waterfront, symbolizing how Trump’s tariff chaos erased $100 billion from the crypto market

Derivatives

Bitcoin rebounds after $100B tariff whiplash — but $60k options price target hints at bigger risk

Tariff turmoil disrupts crypto stability as court's ruling sparks unprecedented volatility and forced liquidations.

2 months ago

ETF

The SEC just gave Cardano a 75-day shortcut to a spot ETF that took Bitcoin 240 days

Watch open interest and basis tightness as issuers prep S-1s to move the moment the six month threshold clears.

2 months ago

Bitcoin coin lodged in a narrow crack along a rain-soaked city pavement, symbolizing the end of the Bitcoin CME gap and the potential closure of historic price gaps in May

Derivatives

The Bitcoin CME gap will now close forever in May leaving a return to $84k hanging

With 24/7 crypto futures launching May 29, the legendary CME gap faces extinction but a new risk may replace it.

2 months ago

Bull coin striking wet pavement beside a crystal ball on Wall Street, symbolizing the return of all-or-nothing options and rising prediction market-style trading

Analysis

Wall Street tries to copy crypto’s prediction markets as Cboe files for “Yes/No” options

If Cboe pulls this off, probability trading stops being crypto-native and goes fully mainstream.

2 months ago

Bitcoin symbol carved into a weathered post battered by two waves on a stormy beach, reflecting the double-wave capitulation after failed washouts at $80K and $60K

Analysis

Bitcoin hit $60,000 because two different groups finally surrendered — on-chain data shows who blinked

November’s $80,000 surrender set up February’s $60,000 break.

2 months ago

Bitcoin shorts just hit their most extreme level in years as BTC defiantly holds above $70k

Derivatives 2 months ago

This is what “Wall Street crypto” looks like: IBIT options went vertical as Bitcoin hit $60k intraday

Analysis 2 months ago

Bitcoin bears could sleepwalk into a $8.65 billion trap as options max pain expiry nears $90,000

Derivatives 2 months ago

Do CME gaps always have to fill? Bitcoin’s $60k flush says no

Analysis 2 months ago

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Derivatives news today

Ethereum usage hits records — but ETH just logged 6 straight monthly losses

Bitcoin price surges to $70k today while stocks fall at the US market opened

Bitcoin derivatives face a US onshoring push as Europe caps retail leverage and tightens marketing rules

XRP ETF inflows collapse 93% as price capitulates, will this cause a reset or repair phase?

Bitcoin rebounds after $100B tariff whiplash — but $60k options price target hints at bigger risk

The SEC just gave Cardano a 75-day shortcut to a spot ETF that took Bitcoin 240 days

The Bitcoin CME gap will now close forever in May leaving a return to $84k hanging

Wall Street tries to copy crypto’s prediction markets as Cboe files for “Yes/No” options

Bitcoin hit $60,000 because two different groups finally surrendered — on-chain data shows who blinked

Bitcoin shorts just hit their most extreme level in years as BTC defiantly holds above $70k

This is what “Wall Street crypto” looks like: IBIT options went vertical as Bitcoin hit $60k intraday

Bitcoin bears could sleepwalk into a $8.65 billion trap as options max pain expiry nears $90,000

Do CME gaps always have to fill? Bitcoin’s $60k flush says no

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