Bitcoin weekend blip wiped out $250M in over leveraged long traders while open interest weakens
Open interest fell 2.65% and funding stayed near baseline, pointing to leverage clearing rather than longs rebuilding. The post Bitcoin weekend blip wiped out $250M in over leveraged long traders while open interest weakens appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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