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Bitcoin’s Price Surge Drives Futures Open Interest to All-Time High – Crypto News
The open interest for Bitcoin futures on centralized exchanges has soared to an all-time high. This unprecedented increase comes after a notable rally in Bitcoin’s price, reflecting the heightened trading fervor surrounding the digital currency. Data sourced from Coinglass reveals that the aggregated open interest for Bitcoin futures has eclipsed $26 billion, surpassing the previous high recorded in the final quarter of 2021.
Heightened Market Activity
The recent rise in open interest surpasses the all-time high seen in November 2021 as Bitcoin reached $69,000, implying increasing market activity. This index, representing the outstanding value of all Bitcoin futures contracts across exchanges, is an important parameter that determines the mood and trading interest of the public towards the asset.
The start of 2024 saw the open interest for Bitcoin futures rising gradually, coinciding with the surge in Bitcoin price to an unprecedented high of $64,000.
Driving Forces Behind the Bitcoin Rally
Moreover, this rally in open interest is backed by data from Coinglass, which highlights that exchanges such as Binance, OKX, and Deribit, among others, have seen open interest on Bitcoin futures reaching over $21 billion.
This spike in interest, particularly on retail-focused exchanges, points towards a robust speculative buying spree among retail investors. Perpetual futures on platforms like Binance have been trading at premiums of $70 to $80 above the spot price, further evidencing the market’s bullish outlook.
Implications of Surging Open Interest
The surge in open interest and the corresponding increase in the Bitcoin price have significant implications. For instance, the open-interest weighted average funding rate recently hit 109% annualized, a level not observed since April 2021, according to Glassnode.
This spike in funding rates, coupled with the liquidation of nearly $750 million in shorts between February 25 and 28, underscores the intense speculative dynamics in the market. However, this environment also poses risks, as the unwinding of positions could trigger a cascade of long liquidations.
Despite these potential challenges, the outlook for Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market remains positive. The integration of spot ETFs into wealth management firms and the rapid absorption of liquid circulating supply by net inflows, outpacing the production rate of Bitcoin miners, contribute to constructive market sentiment.
Additionally, substantial inflows into US-based spot Bitcoin ETFs, notably with BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF capturing 70% of almost $1.8B in the first three days of the week, further bolster this optimistic view.
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