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HYPE jumps 11% after Trump says CFTC chair is working on a U.S. path for Hyperliquid
The White House remarks offered no approval, structure, or timeline for an onshore perps product.
Perpetual Futures
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Start hereWhat are crypto perpetual futures and how funding keeps them glued to spot
Perpetual futures are non-expiring crypto derivatives that use trader-to-trader funding payments and strict liquidation rules to manage price tracking and solvency.
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Perpetual futures vs futures vs spot: how each one prices exposure
Spot makes you pay with capital and custody, dated futures price in basis to expiry, and perpetuals charge or pay a recurring funding rent.
How do funding rates work in crypto: Reading perp carry and crowding risk
Funding rates are timed transfers between longs and shorts that keep perpetual futures near spot and can warn when leverage is getting crowded.
How leverage works in crypto trading: margin, liquidation, and funding
Leverage lets a small margin deposit control a larger position, but it adds liquidation triggers and recurring funding costs on perpetual futures.
How crypto liquidation works: the margin-ratio trigger behind forced unwinds
Liquidation starts when assets no longer cover debt plus interest at an exchange-defined threshold, forcing collateral sales and fees.
How to read open interest in crypto without getting faked out
Open interest is a leverage inventory gauge, and it only becomes a usable signal when paired with price, volume, long/short ratios, and liquidation maps.
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Allium modeled liquidations on both sides if Unitree’s first print lands far from the $92–$94 perp level.
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Hyperliquid proposes HIP-4 with 500,000 HYPE stake to launch outcome markets
On-chain data shows about 438.7M HYPE staked and derivatives open interest above $11B over the last 24 hours.
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Hyperliquid activity cools in July as HYPE retests the $60 support
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The Nasdaq-listed firm gets Skew equity and a share of listing-service revenue tied to institutional market launches.
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Binance.US cuts spot fees to 0% maker and 2 bps taker in comeback push
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U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs log $84.4M weekly net buy as perps skew short
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ETH stalls under $1,800 as Robinhood Chain inflows meet cooling funding
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Paradigm closes $1.2B Fund IV and expands mandate into AI and robotics
The crypto VC says it will stay crypto-first while investing across “other frontiers,” citing Hyperliquid and Kalshi.
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On-chain perps hit $147.6B in Q2 as centralized volumes lag 2025 levels
Open interest around $344.6M alongside the Q2 print points to liquidity rotating venues, not exiting derivatives.
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Coinbase secures UK investment services authorization to add equities and derivatives
The rollout splits access: perpetual futures for institutional and advanced traders, and equities for retail users under UK rules.
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Bitcoin slides toward $61K after Strategy discloses 3,588 BTC sale
Traders split between a Summer 2022-style breakdown and a rebound if Strategy signals net buying.
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Solana hits $83 30-day high as onchain activity jumps, but perp funding cools
Tokenized assets reached a $3.5B record and prediction markets gained traction, while funding fell to 3% from 11% in two days.
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Bitcoin reclaims $62K after June payrolls miss triggers short squeeze
BTC hit a $62,137 July high as 57K nonfarm payrolls and nearly $450M in short liquidations hit at once.
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Robinhood launches Robinhood Chain mainnet on Arbitrum and rolls out Stock Tokens
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