Latest / The Cryptocurrency Economy with Fexingo: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Digital Money Markets
Why Crypto Derivatives Volume Is Collapsing
Bitcoin hovers near $64,600 and Ethereum at $1,919 on July 16, 2026, but traders are quietly pulling back. Lucas and Luna dig into the sharp decline in open interest across crypto derivatives markets — futures, options, perpetuals — and what it signals about institutional appetite. They reference recent CFTC data showing a 40% drop in CME bitcoin futures volume since March, compare it to the rally in tokenized Treasury products, and connect the dots to Fed Chair Warsh's cautious tone on rates. A focused look at how the speculative energy that drove crypto in 2021 and 2024 is rotating…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.