According to the source, Glassnode reports that aggressive Bitcoin (BTC) selling pressure has subsided for the first time since Oct 10, with spot and futures cumulative volume delta (CVD) flattening on Oct 27, 2025. source: Glassnode A flat CVD indicates buy and sell market orders are roughly balanced rather than dominated by persistent net selling, aligning with Glassnode’s definition of CVD as net order-flow momentum. source: Glassnode

According to @EleanorTerrett, CFTC Acting Chair Caroline D. Pham confirmed via X that Mike Selig is the White House nominee to replace her at the helm of the agency. Source: x.com/EleanorTerrett/status/1982105023187501100; x.com/CarolineDPham/status/1982088937376997558. The CFTC is the primary U.S. regulator for derivatives markets, including digital asset derivatives, and its Chair is nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate, making leadership changes directly relevant for compliance and rulemaking that affect trading venues. Source: cftc.gov/About/AboutTheCFTC; cftc.gov/About/Commissioners. Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) futures and options are listed on CME and fall under CFTC oversight, so traders in crypto derivatives should track policy and supervisory signals during the nomination and confirmation process. Source: cmegroup.com/markets/cryptocurrencies/bitcoin/bitcoin.html; cmegroup.com/markets/cryptocurrencies/ether/ether.html; cftc.gov/IndustryOversight/TradingOrganizations/DCMs.

According to the source, a social post claims Kraken agreed to buy a small US exchange for 100 million dollars to support a US derivatives trading launch. Source: user-provided social media link. The post includes no primary confirmation from Kraken or US regulators, so the claim remains unverified within the provided materials and should not drive positioning until official disclosures are available. Source: user-provided social media link. Kraken previously expanded into crypto derivatives for non US clients via its 2019 acquisition of Crypto Facilities, which operates Kraken Futures. Source: Kraken company blog and press materials. US listed crypto derivatives require oversight by the CFTC via regulated venues such as designated contract markets or swap execution facilities, so any confirmed acquisition enabling US derivatives would need to comply with CFTC rules. Source: US CFTC public regulatory framework. Until confirmation, traders can monitor CME BTC and ETH futures basis, perpetual funding rates, and open interest as proxies for competition driven pricing shifts in US venues. Source: CME Group publishes BTC and ETH futures market data.

According to Ki Young Ju, Bitcoin futures traders are now mostly retail, marking a shift in participant mix from earlier this year, source: Ki Young Ju on X, Oct 15, 2025. He reports the average BTC futures order size has declined to about $2,000 from around $6,000 earlier this year, highlighting smaller ticket flows in the derivatives market, source: Ki Young Ju on X, Oct 15, 2025.

According to the source, a large crypto derivatives liquidation cascade hit the market, prompting forced unwinds across major venues and sharp deleveraging in BTC and ETH futures (sources: CoinGlass liquidation dashboard; Binance Research Derivatives Insights 2023). Historically, on the biggest deleveraging days, BTC and ETH open interest drop by roughly 20–30% in 24 hours while funding rates turn negative for multiple sessions, indicating capitulation and a cleaner market structure for mean reversion trades (sources: CoinGlass open interest and funding dashboards; Glassnode Week On-Chain reports 2022–2024). Spot-futures basis often inverts or compresses materially, enabling short-basis or neutral cash-and-carry opportunities until premiums normalize (sources: CME CF Benchmarks basis data; Kaiko derivatives market structure studies 2023). Options implied volatility typically spikes across BTC and ETH tenors, favoring long-volatility or gamma scalping tactics into peak IV with risk managed via term structure and skew signals (sources: Deribit Insights volatility reports; Amberdata options analytics 2023). Confirmation for re-entry includes stabilizing open interest, funding reverting toward neutral, narrowing bid-ask spreads, and recovering market depth at top-of-book (sources: Kaiko market depth metrics; Binance Research liquidity studies 2023).

According to the source, Bitcoin’s Taker Buy/Sell Ratio on Bybit surged to 12.68 on Oct 10, 2025, indicating a sharp dominance of aggressive long-side market orders; source: social media update dated Oct 10, 2025. The Taker Buy/Sell Ratio measures the volume of market buy orders divided by market sell orders, so readings above 1 reflect buyers leading executed flow, making 12.68 an extreme imbalance; source: Glassnode Academy definition of taker buy and taker sell volume. Traders use this ratio to gauge order-flow momentum and potential crowding on the long side in derivatives markets, often pairing it with funding rate and open interest checks for risk management; source: Glassnode Academy overview of taker buy/sell ratios and common derivatives monitoring practices documented by exchange metric guides.

According to the source, the White House withdrew the nomination of former CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz to serve as CFTC Chair following a clash with Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, creating near-term policy uncertainty for crypto derivatives oversight. According to the CFTC, the agency regulates U.S. derivatives markets including Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) futures, making leadership changes material to rulemaking and enforcement priorities impacting digital asset derivatives. According to CME Group, BTC and ETH futures and options are listed on CME under CFTC jurisdiction, so traders should monitor any shifts in regulatory timelines or guidance that could affect margin requirements, liquidity, and compliance workflows. According to the CFTC’s published mandate, the Chair sets the regulatory agenda and enforcement posture, which can influence market structure and risk management expectations for crypto market participants.

According to the source, a social media report claims the White House withdrew Brian Quintenz’s nomination to chair the CFTC, implying he will not be the next chair. Source: the provided social media post. This claim is unverified within the provided material and is not accompanied by an official White House or CFTC announcement. Source: absence of any official document in the provided material. Because the CFTC oversees US derivatives markets, including CME-listed Bitcoin and Ether futures that influence crypto liquidity, basis and implied volatility, any leadership change can affect policy tone and enforcement priorities that matter for traders. Source: CFTC public mandate and CME product listings. Given the unconfirmed status, traders may wait for an official press release from the White House or CFTC before repricing US regulatory risk across BTC and ETH futures and related crypto equities. Source: unverified status noted in the provided social media post.

According to @glassnode, Bitcoin (BTC) futures experienced another wave of long liquidations as price moved below $111k, signaling a leverage flush in crypto derivatives markets. According to @glassnode, this broad deleveraging resets market positioning and eases the risk of further liquidation cascades, indicating reduced near-term systemic downside pressure.

According to @Andre_Dragosch, BTC long futures experienced the 3rd-largest liquidation event of 2025, as stated in his X post on Sep 22, 2025 (source: @Andre_Dragosch). The post identifies this as a top-three long liquidation event for the year without specifying the notional size or exchange distribution (source: @Andre_Dragosch). The author labeled the event as REKT, highlighting the scale of the long-side wipeout in BTC futures (source: @Andre_Dragosch).

According to @rovercrc, a whale opened a 46,000,000 dollar long position on Bitcoin (BTC) in an X post dated Sep 20, 2025. Source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 20, 2025. The post does not disclose the exchange, instrument type (perpetuals or dated futures), entry price, leverage, or any order or wallet identifier, so the claim cannot be independently verified from the post alone. Source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 20, 2025. The post provides no screenshots, order links, or on chain transaction hashes, and it cites no corroborating data such as changes in BTC open interest, funding rate, or block flows. Source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 20, 2025. No immediate price reaction, liquidation levels, or timestamped market impact are mentioned in the post, leaving the trading impact unquantified. Source: @rovercrc on X, Sep 20, 2025.

According to the source, the White House is considering additional candidates to chair the CFTC as Brian Quintenz's nomination stalls, with potential picks including crypto-focused government officials, source: Bloomberg. The CFTC regulates U.S. derivatives markets and oversees BTC and ETH futures listed on CME, making the chair's policy stance directly relevant for crypto derivatives liquidity, margin requirements, and market surveillance, source: CFTC; CME Group. The agency has pursued major crypto-related enforcement, including a March 27, 2023 civil action against Binance and Changpeng Zhao, underscoring how leadership can influence enforcement priorities that affect trading venues and counterparties, source: CFTC. A change in chair requires presidential appointment and Senate confirmation; traders tracking timing can monitor official announcements and hearing calendars for updates tied to market structure oversight, source: CFTC; U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

According to @AggrNews, citing Bloomberg, crypto-focused officials are among the new candidates for CFTC chair as Brian Quintenz’s confirmation has stalled (source: Bloomberg via @AggrNews). The CFTC regulates U.S. derivatives markets including Bitcoin and Ether futures listed on CME, and the chair sets enforcement and rulemaking priorities for digital asset derivatives (source: CFTC). CME lists BTC and ETH futures and options with publicly available open interest and volume that traders can track for positioning shifts around policy headlines (source: CME Group). The CFTC has stated that BTC and ETH are commodities, underscoring why leadership changes can matter for market structure and regulation (source: CFTC).

According to @rovercrc, Bitcoin (BTC) has a CME gap on the futures chart; the post serves as an alert for traders to monitor price action around the CME session reopen and does not include the exact gap level or size, source: Crypto Rover on X, Sep 14, 2025.

According to @MilkRoadDaily, BTC futures have reached $700 trillion in notional volume, roughly six times global GDP, and are described as one of the most traded markets globally (source: @MilkRoadDaily, X post dated Sep 10, 2025). For context, the World Bank estimates 2023 global GDP at about $105 trillion, aligning with the 6x ratio (source: World Bank, World Development Indicators). This scale typically coincides with deep liquidity but higher sensitivity to leverage-driven moves in BTC, a dynamic documented in research on crypto derivatives’ amplification of price swings (source: Bank for International Settlements, Quarterly Review analyses on crypto derivatives). Regulated venue participation underscores this liquidity profile for traders monitoring basis, funding, and open interest (source: CME Group, BTC futures and monthly volume reports).

According to @rovercrc, a Bitcoin (BTC) CME futures price gap remains unfilled as of September 2, 2025, highlighting a technical level that market participants are tracking for potential price reaction; source: https://twitter.com/rovercrc/status/1962852508251938818 CME Bitcoin futures operate nearly 24 hours from Sunday evening to Friday evening, which can create gaps between the prior session’s settlement and the next session’s open, explaining why BTC CME gaps appear on charts; source: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/cryptocurrencies/bitcoin/bitcoin.html Gaps are widely watched by traders because prices frequently retrace to test or close these areas, making unfilled gaps potential mean-reversion targets and liquidity zones; source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gap.asp To act on this setup, traders can reference the CME Bitcoin futures contract (symbol BTC) to locate the exact gap range highlighted by @rovercrc and set alerts for any approach or fill attempt; source: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/cryptocurrencies/bitcoin/bitcoin.html https://twitter.com/rovercrc/status/1962852508251938818

According to @rovercrc, a Bitcoin CME futures gap remains unfilled on BTC as of August 28, 2025. Source: https://twitter.com/rovercrc/status/1960956011906236633 CME Bitcoin futures pause trading over the weekend, so weekend spot moves can create a price gap between the Friday close and the Sunday open. Source: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/cryptocurrencies/bitcoin/bitcoin-futures.html Gaps are closely watched by traders and are frequently retraced or filled, though fills are not guaranteed. Source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gap.asp For trade planning, mark the current CME gap range, set price alerts near the gap boundaries, and use volume and open interest behavior to confirm moves toward or away from the gap. Sources: https://www.investopedia.com/trading/playing-gaps-in-the-market/ and https://www.cmegroup.com/education/courses/introduction-to-futures/what-are-open-interest-and-volume.html CME Bitcoin futures are cash-settled to the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate, linking futures pricing to a widely used spot benchmark that many institutions track. Source: https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/cryptocurrencies/bitcoin/bitcoin-futures.html

According to @52kskew, there is still a lot of chasing under price in EUR, BTC, and gold, source: @52kskew on X, Aug 22, 2025. According to @52kskew, short interest in BTC is increasing, source: @52kskew on X, Aug 22, 2025.

According to @VanessaGrellet_, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched the next phase of its Crypto Sprint initiative and is seeking public input (source: @VanessaGrellet_ on X, Aug 22, 2025). Requests for public comment typically precede a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act, which can alter derivatives market requirements such as margin, custody, and compliance (source: U.S. CFTC Rulemakings and Public Comments; 5 U.S.C. § 553). CFTC oversight directly covers U.S.-listed crypto derivatives, including CME Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) futures and options, making any rule changes immediately relevant to trading liquidity, leverage, and basis (source: U.S. CFTC jurisdiction over commodity derivatives; CME Group product listings for Bitcoin and Ether futures). Traders should monitor the comment window length, proposed definitions of digital commodity, and any margin or capital proposals for FCMs and DCOs, as these factors influence position sizing and funding costs in BTC and ETH derivatives (source: CFTC Regulations 1.17 on net capital and 39.13 on risk management; CFTC customer advisories on virtual currencies).

According to @rovercrc, a new Bitcoin CME gap has formed on BTC futures, highlighted in an X post with a gap-marked chart on Aug 16, 2025; source: Crypto Rover (@rovercrc) on X, Aug 16, 2025. CME Bitcoin futures (symbol BTC) are closed from Friday 4:00 p.m. to Sunday 5:00 p.m. Central Time, so gaps can appear between the Friday settlement and the Sunday opening print while spot BTC trades continuously, making the reopen a key volatility window; source: CME Group Bitcoin Futures contract specifications and trading hours, CME Group daily settlement procedures. For execution into the next session, mark the prior CME settlement as a reference, quantify the gap versus current weekend spot, and monitor price reaction at the Sunday reopen around the gap zone to manage entries and risk; source: CME Group daily settlement price publications and trading hours.