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Arcus Adds Stock Tokens and WETH as Collateral for Perpetual Contracts
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Arcus Adds Stock Tokens and WETH as Collateral for Perpetual Contracts

Key Highlights: Arcus, developed by dYdX Labs with Robinhood Crypto on Robinhood Chain, now allows users to back perpetual contracts directly with tokenized stocks, ETFs, and WETH rather than converting holdings to $USDG. Eligible collateral secures a cross-margin $USDG loan at an initial 50% loan-to-value (LTV) ratio and a 60% maintenance LTV, with account deposits ...

Wall Street Veterans Launch DeFi Platform Covering 77 TradFi Markets
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Wall Street Veterans Launch DeFi Platform Covering 77 TradFi Markets

Key Highlights: DeepSigma has introduced a paper-trading platform featuring perpetual contracts linked to major equity indexes and physical commodities. The platform integrates a central limit order book, a multi-source risk engine, an offchain AI strategy tool, and a zero-knowledge decentralized identity framework built on the Cypherium blockchain. Architecture is specifically structured around U.S. regulatory standards ...

DeFi Perpetual Open Interest Plunges by $500M in Significant Drop
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DeFi Perpetual Open Interest Plunges by $500M in Significant Drop

Key Highlights: DeFi perpetual open interest plunged by more than $500 million in a single day, according to data from DefiLlama. Despite the steep single-day pullback, perpetual open interest remains up 12.7% month-over-month. The reduction comes amid selling pressure and mixed signals across the broader cryptocurrency market. Sharp Contraction Hits Decentralized Derivatives DeFi perpetual open ...

Betting Against CAP Right Now Is Costing Traders Dearly – Here’s Why
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Betting Against CAP Right Now Is Costing Traders Dearly – Here’s Why

Key Highlights: $CAP’s ongoing 23% price surge is underpinned by rising Open Interest, positive Funding Rates, and significant capital influx into perpetual contracts. Trading activity surged across platforms, with combined Spot and perpetual market volume jumping by more than 450% in a 24-hour window to roughly $126 million. Short sellers have absorbed substantial liquidation losses, ...

RWA Perps Trading Volume Hit $638B in September, Pyth Network Reports
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RWA Perps Trading Volume Hit $638B in September, Pyth Network Reports

Key Highlights Pyth Network metrics reveal an uptick in activity and dedicated trader focus within the Real-World Asset (RWA) perpetuals market. The surge in RWA Perps occurs against a backdrop of mixed performance and fluctuating momentum across major cryptocurrency assets. Elevated open interest signals potential market volatility alongside the possibility of enhanced liquidity and institutional ...

Flop Labs Launches Trading Competition on HyperliquidX
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Flop Labs Launches Trading Competition on HyperliquidX

Key Highlights Flop Labs launches a $1 million FLOP token trading competition on HyperliquidX starting today at 12:00 UTC. Top three traders will share the prize pool, with participants required to review rules and claim trading currency before competing. Event centers on agent-based trading within the Technocore environment, aiming to stimulate platform engagement and trading ...

HPC Presses CFTC to Prioritize Perpetual Contracts in Continued Policy Push
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HPC Presses CFTC to Prioritize Perpetual Contracts in Continued Policy Push

Hyperliquid Policy Center Urges CFTC to Prioritize Perpetual Contracts in Innovation Agenda The Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) formally petitioned the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday, August 27, 2026, urging the regulator to place perpetual contracts at the center of its innovation roadmap. The filing arrives as U.S. traders remain largely excluded from a ...