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The crypto market has witnessed a notable decline in funding rates after Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a sharp pullback from its recent record-breaking highs, signaling potential opportunities for a more sustained upward move towards new highs.
Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, experienced a significant correction overnight, falling 15% to $59,700 after briefly exceeding the $69,000 mark.
This downturn resulted in the forced liquidation of $1 billion worth of leveraged perpetual futures contracts across various digital asset platforms.
One of the most significant developments accompanying Bitcoin's pullback is the normalization of annual funding rates in the crypto perpetual futures market, particularly those tied to the top 25 cryptocurrencies.
These rates, which have risen to triple digits in recent days, are now below 20%, indicating a cooling period in the previously overheated perpetual futures market.
According to experts, although such corrections are painful, they are very important for Bitcoin's medium-term performance.
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The increase in funding rates at the beginning of the week reflected growing bullish sentiment as investors eagerly entered into leveraged positions to benefit from Bitcoin's upward momentum.
However, such enthusiasm generally indicates excessive optimism and is typically seen near intermediate market tops.
Exchanges constantly use funding rates to ensure that futures prices remain in line with spot prices. A positive funding rate indicates that continuous trades are trading at a premium to the spot price and demand for bullish positions is increasing.
*This is not investment advice.
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The Latest Drop in Bitcoin Relieved the Futures Market! What are the Funding Rates? Here are the Details

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