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WTI Crude Futures Jump 2.7% After Trump Iran Threat, Bitcoin Taps $69K

On Easter Sunday, President Donald Trump posted a profanity-laced message on Truth Social demanding Iran open the Strait of Hormuz or face military strikes by Tuesday, rattling commodity and equity…

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Ethereum Derivatives Build Tension as Open Interest Swells and Max Pain Tightens Grip

Ethereum is trading above $2,100 on Thursday, down 3% today, while its derivatives market hums with activity. Beneath the surface, futures and options positioning reveal a market leaning cautiously bullish—but…

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Bitcoin Derivatives Heat Up: $43.75 Billion in Open Interest and Call Volume Dominates

Bitcoin’s derivatives complex is stacked high and twitchy as traders parse positioning with the leading crypto asset at $66,705 on March 3, 2026. Futures open interest remains fairly elevated across…

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EU Securities Watchdog ESMA Targets Crypto-Asset Perpetual Futures as CFDs

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a formal warning to investment firms, clarifying that derivatives on crypto-assets marketed as “perpetual futures” are likely subject to the strict…

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Crystalline Tension — Calls Dominate Puts as Bitcoin Derivatives Swell in Tight Trading Band

Bitcoin has been range-bound this weekend, hovering between $67,563 and $68,636 over the last day on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, and derivatives traders have been anything but quiet. Futures and…

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