Bitcoin options open interest has outpaced futures trading volume for the first time in history, peaking at $74.9 billion.

DefiLlama data showed that Aster topped daily perpetual trading volumes with $24.7 billion on Wednesday, surpassing competitors including Hyperliquid and edgeX. Aster, a decentralized perpetuals ...

An interesting development in the COMEX silver exchange seems to reflect an accelerating silver squeeze. Examining the January 7 data, we find that open interest in the January 2026 contract rose by 1 ...