According to @binance, monitoring open interest helps traders see whether money is flowing in or out of crypto derivatives markets, guiding positioning and risk management, source: Binance X post (Dec 21, 2025). According to @binance, open interest is the total number of outstanding futures or options contracts that are not settled, and it rises when new positions are opened and falls when positions are closed, source: Binance Academy – What is Open Interest. According to @binance, rising open interest alongside rising price often signals fresh capital entering and trend continuation risk-on conditions, while rising price with falling open interest can indicate short covering or profit-taking rather than strong new buying, source: Binance Academy – What is Open Interest. According to @binance, falling price with rising open interest can reflect new short positions pressing the move lower, while falling price with falling open interest suggests position reduction and de-risking, source: Binance Academy – What is Open Interest. According to @binance, traders should pair open interest changes with price and volume to gauge liquidity and trend strength before entering or exiting BTC and ETH futures, source: Binance Academy – What is Open Interest.

According to @rovercrc, approximately $3 billion of open interest tied to Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) was wiped out within minutes on August 24, 2025 (source: @rovercrc on X).