Ethereum's open interest in derivatives has sharply declined from $33.1 billion in August 2025 to $10.4 billion, a 69% drop driven by forced liquidations, falling prices, and position closures. Binance now leads with $4.2 billion in open interest, capturing over 40% of the shrinking market share as other exchanges lose assets faster. Ethereum's price has fallen over 8% in the past week, but technical analysts note a potential bounce with the first green weekly candle after nine weeks of losses, though a confirmed breakout is needed for a sustained recovery. The derivatives market remains a key indicator for risk appetite and future price trends in Ethereum.
The recent $89 million Coldcard hardware wallet exploit has caused many bitcoin holders, especially smaller ones, to transfer their coins back to exchanges for safety. This behavior contrasts with the post-FTX collapse trend, where investors moved fu...
BNB Chain is taking legal action against a former employee accused of reusing a tutorial wallet's seed phrase to create and launch the ASTEROID Memecoin. The employee allegedly retained unauthorized access to the wallet after leaving the company and ...
A suspected third wave of bitcoin theft linked to a Coldcard firmware vulnerability has resulted in about 1,367 BTC stolen, worth roughly $88.6 million. The theft occurred in three waves between July 30 and August 1, with the latest wave using comple...
A former BNB Chain employee launched a meme token called $ASTEROID, buying nearly 80% of its supply for about $10,000 using four new wallets. The token's market cap surged to nearly $10 million before crashing over 50% in 20 minutes. The employee sol...
BNB Chain is taking legal action against a former employee who retained unauthorized access to a company wallet's seed phrase and used it to launch the Asteroid Shiba token without approval. The token, which quickly gained millions in market cap and ...
