Onchain lending drove crypto-collateralized debt to a new peak in last quarter, but the leverage underpinning the market is now better collateralized than during the previous cycle.
Despite calmer prices after October’s brutal leverage wipeout, bitcoin and ether market depth remains structurally thin, creating a more fragile trading environment.
Bitcoin will likely consolidate under $110,000 after another de-leveraging event spurred the recent drop below $100,000, analysts say.
Regulators froze new lending products after forced liquidations and market distortions, but some analysts say improvements, not shutdowns, are the smarter path forward.
Crypto loans are back near bull-market highs, but last week’s $1B liquidation shows leverage is cutting both ways.
The Defiance daily target 2x short MSTR ETF fell to a record low for the fourth consecutive day.
Roughly 237,000 traders were liquidated in total, with the single largest hit being an $88.5 million BTC-USDT short on HTX.
The trader also lost $12.5 million on a bitcoin long last week.
Galaxy’s latest report shows crypto leverage fell overall, but structural shifts in DeFi, CeFi and treasury financing signal rising interdependence and hidden risk.
Bitcoin’s market structure has shifted decisively toward leverage, with derivatives now overwhelmingly accounting for the majority of daily trading volume. Data from CryptoQuant showed that the derivatives market consistently comprised over 90% of Bitcoin’s total trading activity in 2025, pushing the average derivative-to-spot volume ratio to 13.2x YTD. This ratio peaked at 16.6× on May […]
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Bitcoin’s latest liquidation sweep erased $652.84 million across crypto on April 23, wiping out 172,948 traders. Bitcoin alone contributed $321.70 million, or roughly 50% of the total. Exchange dashboards show shorts carried almost the entire weight: on Bybit, HTX, Gate.io, and CoinEx, more than 95% of BTC positions liquidated were shorts, and across the market, […]
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The whale liquidation saw wallet ‘0xf3f4’ opening a highly leveraged 50x ETH long position, depositing $4.3 million in USDC as margin for a total size of 113,000 ETH.
The premium given to the company’s massive bitcoin holdings will exist as long as investors believe it will continue to increase the amount of its bitcoin held per share.
Ether stands out relative to BTC as the go-to major currency for traders looking to amplify returns with the use of leverage
Traders bought up Bitcoin’s dips to $90,000, a sign that investors are confident in BTC prices above $100,000.
Bitcoin futures trade with a 20% annualized premium, levels not seen since March. Will the BTC rally continue?
Hedera, Stellar, XRP, Algorand and Cardano rallied 250% in 30 days. Is a price correction looming?
Cardano's record high open interest metric raises concerns about a sharp sell-off, but strong market demand suggests the ADA rally could continue.
Bitcoin derivatives reflect traders' confidence in the market and suggest the current price action is just a consolidation phase.
Ethereum futures hit new records, possibly signalling a fresh bull run in ETH.
The DOGE price top could be in, despite constant endorsements from Elon Musk and the general outperformance from most memecoins.
Traders are adding leverage on top of an already leveraged MSTR ETF, signaling heightened risk appetite and a build up of speculative excesses.
Ether’s funding rate soared to an 8-month high, but is it a sign of a strengthening rally or an impending price correction?
The last time the Crypto Fear & Greed Index had a score of 80 was on April 9, just before Bitcoin saw an 18% correction over the following three weeks.
SOL is up more than 20% this week, and data suggests that the rally will continue.
Wider economic and stock market-related issues are impacting Bitcoin’s softening price, but futures market data shows traders still feel bullish.
The T-REX 2X long MSTR Daily Target ETF (MSTU) has rallied 235% since its introduction six weeks ago, an annualized equivalent return of 57,000%, according to Bloomberg analysis.
Solana price hits $180 as Bitcoin storms toward a new all-time high. Data suggests SOL can go higher.
High open interest signals more leverage, which could induce another flush-out if positions are liquidated.
High-leverage liquidity in bitcoin is concentrated at around $58,500, according to Hyblock Capital.