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#Funding Rates

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Coins•Nov 1, 2026

Near Protocol Hits $1.1 Billion in Open Interest, Breaching Milestone for First Time Since September

Key Highlights: NEAR derivatives metrics show historical volatility, with open interest previously climbing past $1 billion and approaching $1.9 billion during major price rallies. Market analysts track open interest alongside spot prices, funding rates, volume, and liquidations to evaluate risk appetite and forced-exit vulnerabilities. Long-term network sustainability relies on fundamental drivers—such as cross-chain infrastructure like ...

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Coins•Oct 31, 2026

Bitcoin Recovery Stalls Amid Surging Derivatives Exposure and $643M in ETF Outflows

Key Highlights: Open interest in Binance’s $BTC-$USDT perpetual rose 4.5% following an initial dip, while Coinalyze tracked an aggregate $28 billion in Bitcoin derivative exposure. Funding rates across Binance and Bybit cooled toward neutral levels without flipping negative, but US spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced significant net outflows of $643 million on October 30. Bitcoin traded ...

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Coins•Oct 17, 2026

Bitcoin’s Inflation Hedge Carries a Hidden Cost Exacerbated by Leverage

Key Highlights: Different ways of financing a Bitcoin allocation—whether through unencumbered cash, margin borrowing, or derivatives—create vastly different economic costs and risk profiles for identical price outcomes. While cash buyers bear opportunity costs tied to prevailing risk-free yields, leveraged borrowers face hard interest expenses and liquidation risks, and futures traders absorb premiums embedded via the ...

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Coins•Oct 13, 2026

Wormhole Plunges 34%: Are W Crypto Short Positions Now Overcrowded?

Key Highlights: Wormhole (W) suffered a sharp 34% decline amid aggressive spot market selling, creating a stark divergence between spot sell-offs and perpetual derivatives action. Perpetual metrics show conflicting signals: while the Long/Short Ratio held a modest bullish tilt at 1.05 with over $1.06 billion in 24-hour volume, Open Interest plummeted more than 48% to ...

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Coins•Oct 13, 2026

Why Pyth Network’s 10% Crypto Rally Could Push PYTH Price Beyond $0.089

Key Highlights: Pyth Network ($PYTH) extended its price recovery from the $0.072 demand zone, breaking above the critical $0.089 swing high. Open Interest jumped by more than 10% to $17.28 million, alongside positive weekly funding rates and a 67% dominance in long positions. While derivatives positioning indicates strong bullish bias, high leverage and a crowded ...

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Coins•Oct 12, 2026

Cash Cat Rallies 12% Amid Broader Market Recovery but Remains Barely Bullish

Key Highlights Cash Cat posted a 12% price gain alongside a 14% increase in perpetual Open Interest, reaching $48.37 million. Bearish headwinds emerged as funding rates dropped, short positions expanded, and perpetual netflow saw approximately $544,000 exit the market. Forced liquidations totaled $7,760, with long traders absorbing the vast majority of liquidations at roughly $7,600 ...

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