Between July 21 and 25, the total stablecoin market cap increased by $4.505 billion to reach $265.22 billion, a 1.73% expansion. Over the same timeframe, total value locked (TVL) in DeFi dropped from $140.804 billion to $135.934 billion, a 3.46% drawdown. While the rise in stablecoin supply could be interpreted as a sign of incoming […]
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Ethereum has had a significant expansion in liquidity over the past three months, with aggregated 2% market depth rising from $278.35 million on April 25 to $393.34 million on July 21. This 41% increase comes from a clear buildup in resting orders on both sides of the order book, suggesting heightened participation by market makers
Ethereum order‑book liquidity has grown 41 % since April Read More »
There has been a sharp increase in capital allocation and transactions on the XRP Ledger DEX. Over the past month, liquidity, volume, and almost all other usage metrics showed a shift in the structural capacity of the XRPL DEX, even though growth hasn’t been uniform. Buy-side activity is now being met with a rising share
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Ethereum’s derivatives market is showing clear signs of speculative overheating, with leverage ratios, open interest, and funding rates all rising. The last 30 days have seen ETH rally more than 24%, triggering a sharp expansion in derivatives exposure that now surpasses $24.5 billion in open interest, its all-time high. Graph showing Ethereum’s price from June
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Bitcoin has set a new all-time high above $121,000, and the options market on Deribit is showing clear signs of hedging pressure and gamma-driven pinning around this level. Traders are in a market structured heavily in favor of upside exposure, with positioning and Greek profiles aligning at a delicate inflection point. Current open interest and
Options gamma pin at $123k holds Bitcoin in a tight range after new ATH Read More »
Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high against the US dollar on July 10, hitting $111,683 on Binance before closing the day even higher at $115,244. The breakout marked another milestone for dollar-based investors in Bitcoin’s 2025 bull cycle. But while the headlines celebrated a fresh record, BTC told a different story when priced in
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The DeFi market has rebounded at the beginning of July, with total value locked (TVL) rising to $116.416 billion, a level last seen in April. The 24-hour increase of 4.95% reflects rising crypto asset prices and renewed deposit flows into lending protocols, restaking services, and yield-bearing primitives. As Ethereum and Solana continue to absorb most
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Bitcoin’s derivatives market saw a quiet but meaningful repositioning in July, marked by two liquidation-driven drawdowns in futures and a record expiry event that wiped out over $15 billion in options open interest. These changes took place alongside relatively muted price action, as Bitcoin hovered between $101,000 and $110,000 throughout June before stabilizing near $107,000
End of the quarter wipes out billions from Bitcoin open interest Read More »
Bitcoin’s market cap reached a new all-time high in late May, touching $2.22 trillion before retreating to $2.13 trillion at the end of June. But while the headline price wavered, a closer look at Bitcoin’s full valuation stack reveals a much deeper and more resilient layer of capital inflows. Realized, delta, and thermo cap expanded
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