No Santa Rally? Bitcoin Derivatives Markets Hint at a Cold December

Bitcoin slid under $88,000 on Sunday morning, putting the market squarely in “so much for the Santa Rally” territory. With derivatives traders scrambling for footing and open interest wobbling across major venues, bitcoin is signaling that December may be more coal than candy canes. Bitcoin’s December Stumble Sends Derivatives Markets Scrambling Bitcoin’s drop under $88,000 … Read more

Coinbase Opens 24/7 Trading for All Altcoin Monthly Futures, Perpetuals Next

Coinbase has activated 24/7 trading for all altcoin monthly futures, with perpetual-style contracts arriving soon, expanding derivative access that could boost liquidity and price discovery across a broad slate of non- bitcoin crypto assets. Coinbase Expands Around-the-Clock Altcoin Futures Access Coinbase Markets, the derivatives arm of crypto exchange Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN), detailed on social media … Read more

Bitcoin Options Traders Target Six Figures as Max Pain Holds Near $90K

At 11 a.m. EST, bitcoin traded at $91,892 on Wednesday after briefly touching $93,928 earlier in the morning, and derivatives markets are beginning to show early signs of rebuilding after the heavy unwinds that defined late November. Bitcoin Derivatives Rebuild After November Washout According to coinglass.com stats, bitcoin’s futures market stands at 646.84K BTC in … Read more

Crypto Traders Crushed as Long Positions Are Vaporized in Market Freefall

It’s an unexpectedly bruising day for crypto assets, tumbling right in step with U.S. equities on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. The world’s largest digital asset by market cap, bitcoin, slid more than 7.5% and tapped a low of $83,814 per coin. That slip yanked the rest of the market downhill, with altcoins clocking hefty double-digit … Read more

Ether Options Action Thickens With Notable Volume at $6,000-Strike Calls

Ether is trading at $3,034 on Nov. 30 as futures and options markets show concentrated activity across CME, Binance, and Deribit, signaling a tightly balanced derivatives environment heading into December. Ether Derivatives Activity Builds With Strong Participation Across CME and Deribit Ether’s derivatives markets are posting steady engagement this week, with total ethereum futures open … Read more

Deribit’s $13B Bitcoin Options Expiry Could Steer Short-Term Market Tone

Bitcoin and ether are heading into a packed expiry window this Friday, with billions in open interest lined up against max pain levels that sit far above spot. BTC Derivatives Align for Friday Shakeout Bitcoin and ether enter Wednesday’s session with heavy derivatives momentum, as traders prepare for one of November’s largest options expiries on … Read more

CME Crypto Derivatives Surge Into New Highs With Rising Demand for Regulated Futures

Soaring crypto derivatives momentum at CME Group is reshaping market dynamics as demand for regulated bitcoin hedging tools explodes, powering record-breaking volume and signaling accelerating institutional conviction in digital-asset risk management. CME Crypto Derivatives Surge to Record Volumes CME Group announced on Nov. 24 that its cryptocurrency derivatives complex has set a fresh performance milestone, … Read more

Ethereum Price Stalls as Derivatives Traders Load up for the Week Ahead

Ethereum is hovering at $2,818 this Sunday, but the quieter spot price action is wildly out of sync with what’s happening under the hood. Derivatives traders are loading up, shifting size across venues, and positioning ahead of a dense cluster of expiries that could force ethereum out of its holding pattern sooner rather than later. … Read more

Bracing for Impact—Bitcoin’s Weekend Lull Masks Heavy Futures Action and Big Options Bets

Bitcoin is drifting sideways this weekend around the $84,000 range, while the derivatives market is busy revealing where traders are bracing for impact — and where they’re quietly placing their bets. Futures OI Taps $58B as Bitcoin Consolidates — Options Traders Brace for December The futures market is running hot, even as bitcoin loiters in … Read more

CME Announces Spot-Quoted XRP and SOL Futures as Institutional Demand Escalates

Exploding institutional appetite for regulated altcoin derivatives is driving a powerful new wave of product growth, with fresh XRP and SOL futures poised to accelerate liquidity, sharpen price discovery, and redefine the next phase of digital-asset market evolution. XRP and SOL Futures Expand Regulated Crypto Access Growing demand for regulated digital-asset derivatives is accelerating product … Read more