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Crypto liquidations may be way worse than data has let on, suggest researchers

“Liquidation data from exchanges are bogus and a vast underrepresentation of actual liquidation volumes in the market,” according to K33 Research.

The amount and scale of crypto market liquidations could be much worse than data from major exchanges suggest, according to a researcher.

On Aug. 29, K33 Research senior analyst Vetle Lunde reported that major cryptocurrency exchanges such as Binance, Bybit, and OKX had significantly altered their reporting of liquidation data since 2021.

These alterations meant that exchanges recorded one liquidation per second instead of reporting all liquidations. 

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A few lessons I learned as an institutional trader

As an institutional trader, I learned not to borrow too much in leverage from the exchange I was trading on, and to be right more often than I was wrong.

It’s rare that a person has an opportunity to experience the financial markets through the lens of both an institutional market maker taking down hundreds of millions of dollars on block trades.

However, I’ve been in the cryptocurrency trading space since 2017 when I was a freshman in college. I played through the ICO bubble, when I traded altcoins instead of studying for finals. I went through the summer of decentralized finance (DeFi) in 2020 during Covid-19, when I first started learning about liquidity pools. I experienced the exuberant bull run of 2021 while landing my first internship on the institutional side of trading, and I went through the crash of FTX.

I’ve learned several things from these few years, but here are a few of the key takeaways I’ve experienced after trading as both a retail and institutional trader.

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‘No clear catalyst’ for bloodbath as top altcoins fall double digits

Crypto market analysts suggest the altcoin stumble may be tied to a recent spate of spot Bitcoin ETF outflows.

Crypto markets tumbled into a sea of red on Monday as some altcoins bled more than 10%, with an industry analyst telling Cointelegraph that there’s “no clear catalyst” to explain why.

The crypto market cap has fallen to $2.46 trillion, down 3.5% over the last 24 hours. Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Avalanche (AVAX) have been the hardest hit altcoins among the top 20 by market cap on June 17, falling 12.7% and 10.6% during the day, CoinGecko data shows.

Uniswap (UNI) and Dogecoin (DOGE) also saw a double-digit drop, while Solana’s (SOL) dipped 9.4%. Ripple’s XRP (XRP) was the only non-stablecoin not in the red, though it only saw a minor 0.1% increase.

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Ahead of Ether ETFs Debut, Bitmex Introduces 200x Leverage for Ethereum

Ahead of Ether ETFs Debut, Bitmex Introduces 200x Leverage for EthereumOn June 5, 2024, the crypto derivatives exchange Bitmex announced it is offering 200x leverage for ethereum perpetuals ahead of the U.S. ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) trading debut. Bitmex Ramps Up Ethereum Trading With 200x Leverage Offering According to a social media post on X published Wednesday, Bitmex is introducing 200x leverage perpetuals for ethereum […]

Bybit Announces Stolen Funds Recovery Initiative Following $1.4B Hack

Bitcoin moves toward range highs but derivatives traders watch from the sidelines

Bitcoin price showed strength near its medium-term range high but multiple factors are preventing derivatives traders from opening new positions.

Bitcoin (BTC) gained 8.4% between May 15 and May 16, peaking at $66,750, which was the highest level in three weeks. Even though Bitcoin stabilized near $65,000, this price change marks a turnaround after BTC retested the $57,000 support on May 1. However, these gains were not enough to instill bullishness according to Bitcoin derivatives metrics.

Part of Bitcoin investors' disappointment can be attributed to the strong performance of traditional assets. The S&P 500 index soared to an all-time high on May 16, with a total gain of 6% over 15 days. Meanwhile, gold gained 4% in the same period and is currently trading at $2,375, less than 1% away from its highest closing price ever.

Bitcoin needs to rally another 12% to reclaim its highest closing price of $73,084. This feat seems unlikely given that the primary driver of price, namely spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) inflows, has faded. These ETFs captured $12.1 billion in investments since their launch in January but have stagnated for the past two months.

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Bank of Canada Governor Warns of ‘Sharp Correction’ Risks in Markets and ‘System-Wide Stress’

Bank of Canada Governor Warns of ‘Sharp Correction’ Risks in Markets and ‘System-Wide Stress’In his speech on the release of the Financial Stability Report, Tiff Macklem, Governor of the Bank of Canada, sought to emphasize the purported strength of Canada’s financial system while cautioning against ongoing risks that could precipitate a “sharp correction” in markets, potentially leading to widespread financial strain. “Some indicators of financial stress have risen,” […]

Bybit Announces Stolen Funds Recovery Initiative Following $1.4B Hack

Bitcoin’s funding rate flattens, but should BTC bulls rejoice and buy the dips?

Bitcoin bulls tend to celebrate when BTC’s funding rate is negative, but is it really a “generational buying opportunity?”

The demand for leveraged buyers using Bitcoin (BTC) perpetual futures has dropped to its lowest levels in over six months, a trend some analysts consider extremely bullish. However, the BTC futures funding rate, which measures the demand between longs (buyers) and shorts (sellers), is greatly influenced by past performance, as historical data indicates.

Let’s dig in to whether or not Bitcoin’s flat funding rate is a sign of a buying opportunity.

Bitcoin’s funding rate fee is implemented by exchanges to manage the use of leverage since every trade involving perpetual contracts requires a buyer and a seller of equal size. When buyers are more aggressive, the funding rate becomes positive, indicating that they are paying for the use of leverage. Essentially, one side compensates the other, ensuring the exchange does not hold exposure risk.

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Is Bitcoin’s negative futures funding rate a sign of an upcoming BTC price crash?

Bitcoin bears celebrate as demand for leveraged long positions hits a six-month low, but crypto traders on X think it's time to go long.

On April 18, Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts exhibited significant demand for short (sell) positions, sparking speculations of further bearish momentum. This trend was influenced by the lack of inflows into spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the expectations of rising interest rates in the U.S., all contributing to a negative market sentiment.

Retail traders often favor perpetual futures, a type of derivative that closely mirrors the price movements of regular spot markets. To maintain balanced risk exposure, exchanges implement a fee every eight hours, known as the funding rate.

This rate turns positive when buyers (longs) demand more leverage, and negative when sellers (shorts) seek additional leverage. Typically, a neutral funding rate is around 0.025 per 8-hour period or 0.5% weekly. Conversely, negative funding rates, though infrequent, are seen as highly bearish indicators.

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Massive Exit Underway As Old Financial World Devalues Against Digital Assets: Investor Dan Tapiero

Massive Exit Underway As Old Financial World Devalues Against Digital Assets: Investor Dan Tapiero

Investor Dan Tapiero says that traditional financial asset classes are experiencing a mass slow bleed as they devalue against digital assets. Speaking at the Bitcoin Investor Day event in New York, Dan Tapiero, the CEO of crypto investment firm 10T Holdings, says that even the obscure, low market cap crypto assets have grown exponentially against […]

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Bybit Announces Stolen Funds Recovery Initiative Following $1.4B Hack

Bitcoin price rally to $42K driven by spot volumes, not BTC futures liquidations

Bitcoin futures data counters the assumption that BTC’s rally to $42,000 was primarily propelled by shorts liquidations. What is next for BTC?

In the past seven days, Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a whopping 14.5% surge, hitting a 20-month high at $41,130 by Dec.

The impact of the recent liquidations in Bitcoin futures markets

While the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) trades USD-settled contracts for Bitcoin futures, where no physical Bitcoin changes hands, these futures markets undoubtedly play a crucial role in shaping spot prices.

In the same seven-day period, a mere $200 million worth of BTC futures shorts were liquidated, representing only 1% of the total outstanding contracts.

Bitcoin futures aggregate open interest and volume, USD. Source: Coinglass

Even when focusing solely on the CME, which is known for potential trading volume inflation, its daily volume of $2.67 billion should have readily absorbed a $100 million 24-hour liquidation.

One could attempt to gauge the extent of liquidations at different price levels using tape reading techniques.

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