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Zcash, XRP and Solana Bets Push Altcoin Leverage Past Bitcoin

Open interest in altcoin perpetual futures moved above bitcoin's this weekend for the first time since December 2024, a shift that preceded sharp mid-cap corrections the last time it happened. Aggregate open interest, the dollar value of futures contracts still open, in altcoin perpetuals surpassed the same figure for bitcoin yesterday.

Zcash, XRP and Solana Bets Push Altcoin Leverage Past Bitcoin

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Open interest in altcoin perpetual futures moved above bitcoin's this weekend for the first time since December 2024, a shift that preceded sharp mid-cap corrections the last time it happened.

Aggregate open interest, the dollar value of futures contracts still open, in altcoin perpetuals surpassed the same figure for bitcoin yesterday.

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Open interest in altcoin perpetual futures moved above bitcoin's this weekend for the first time since December 2024, a shift that preceded sharp mid-cap corrections the last time it happened. Aggregate open interest, the dollar value of futures contracts still open, in altcoin perpetuals surpassed the same figure for bitcoin yesterday.

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