A rare CME shift: Hedge funds abandon structural shorts to bet on a bitcoin rally
CME leveraged funds turn net long as weak futures yields undermine the oncepopular basis trade. Source：CoinDesk
U.S. stock futures dip as investors await inflation data, grapple with more Iran uncertainty
U.S. stockindex futures were little changed on Sunday, after new demands from Iran raised fresh doubts about the Strait of Hormuz reopening anytime soon and as…
CEX perpetual futures volume falls to $4T, lowest since late 2023
Perpetual futures trading volume on crypto exchanges fell to its lowest level in 31 months, while perpetual trading on decentralized platforms neared a oneyear…
Binance Bitcoin volume ratio hits record as futures outweigh spot eight times over
Binance saw a record divergence between daily spot and futures trading volumes, with the latter reaching nearly $58 billion. Source：Cointelegraph
The bitcoin futures yield collapse: Once over 20%, now less than Treasury notes
Bitcoin futures’ oncerich carry has evaporated, with quarterly basis yields trailing two‑year U.S. Treasuries since February, a sign of shrinking arbitrage and…
The reverse bridge: Crypto meets Wall Street using perps
Crypto exchanges built perpetual futures for digital assets. Now they are using them to offer 24/7 exposure to stocks, commodities and indexes. Source：CoinDesk
Bitcoin, ether fall, equities rally with broader crypto market on track for best month in a year
BTC fell as July drew to a close, even as stocks gained in Asia and U.S. index futures advanced. The CoinDesk 20 index is set to post its biggest gain since…
RWA perpetual futures volume nears Bitcoin on Hyperliquid, Binance
RWA perpetual futures reached 99.2% of Bitcoin perpetual volume on Hyperliquid and Binance as tokenized equities led trading. Source：Cointelegraph
CME's Duffy warns an overlooked tax risk looms over U.S. perpetual futures
CME CEO Terry Duffy said a court battle over whether perpetual futures are swaps or futures could eventually affect how the IRS taxes the contracts.…
Live updates: Bitcoin holds near $64,000 as Microsoft's AI payoff lifts stocks
S&P 500 futures gained 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 contracts rose 0.4% after the index had slipped into a correction, with Microsoft up 8% in premarket after its cloud…
Bitcoin and ether markets are ruled by perps. SpaceX showed how far their influence can go
Perpetual futures drive much of the price discovery for bitcoin and ether. When traders pointed the same machinery at a private company, they priced the…
Why the USO oil ETF is a better buy than crude futures as the Iran war rages
The United States Oil Fund has climbed by 58% since the start of the Iran war, more than double the gain of WTI crude futures. Source：MarketWatch