Polkadot futures open interest hits $1B as DOT price reaches a new ATH

Polkadot futures open interest hits $1B as DOT price reaches a new ATH

The open interest of Polkadot futures soared to $1 billion, eclipsing Litecoin and XRP to make DOT the third-largest futures market. On March 24, the price of Polkadot's DOT token corrected by 23% in a brief six-hour period, resulting in $174 million in liquidations across the futures market. This swift downside move also cut the aggregate open interest by 26%. Now that DOT's open interest is climbing to a new record high at $1 billion, investors may be worried that another price crash is on the way.DOT/USDT on Binance. Source: TradingViewAlthough the event severely hurt leveraged longs at....


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