Bitcoin futures open interest hits new ATH as traders flock to derivatives.

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Traders are racing to speculate on Bitcoin in the derivatives markets, with open interest in BTC futures approaching $20 billion for the first time.
With BTC again edging toward all-time highs, a large volume of money is flowing into the Bitcoin derivatives markets.

According to crypto market data aggregator Glassnode, outstanding futures contracts pushed into new all-time highs on March 11, with open interest across exchanges approaching $20 billion.

Options have also surged to see record volumes in 2021, with Derebit now regularly hosting more than $1 billion worth of daily trade.

According to Binance-owned CoinMarketCap, the three-largest centralized derivatives exchanges — Binance, Huobi Global, and ByBit — represent more than $100 billion in combined daily trade. Binance alone is $57 billion. The next ten highest-ranked exchanges facilitated more than $65 billion in trade over the past 24 hours.

However, despite the surging volumes, some decentralized derivatives exchanges appear to be struggling to attract the momentum of their centralized counterparts. Source Link