Derivatives Data

ChainCatcher reports that according to Deribit data, options expiration and settlement will occur tomorrow at 16:00, including: · BTC options with a notional value of $7.9 billion, a put/call ratio of 0.76, and a maximum pain point of $75,000; · ETH options with a notional value of $967 million, a put/call ratio of 0.77, and a maximum pain point of $2,200.

Recently, activity in the silver market has significantly increased, with contract trading volume reaching $3.112 billion, a 27.30% increase. The Gate platform's open interest exceeds $16.53 million, ranking in the top three globally, offering diversified contract trading and supporting up to 100x leverage.

ChainCatcher reports that, according to Coinglass data, if ETH drops below $1,953, the total long liquidation strength on major CEXs will reach $992 million. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $2,155, the total short liquidation strength on major CEXs will reach $599 million.

Monad Co-founder Keone Hon posted on the X platform to refute the conspiracy theory that Jane Street is suppressing Bitcoin below $150,000, pointing out that the total market position aligns with the total supply of Bitcoin, and any party can decide to short to increase long positions.

NVIDIA's Q4 earnings report shows net profit doubling to $43 billion, surpassing expectations, mainly driven by data center business. Taiwanese trader 0xRay opened a $16.56 million NVIDIA futures long position on Hyperliquid, with a leverage of 6 times. Although the stock price initially rose after the earnings report, it ultimately declined due to Chinese competition and uncertain future outlook. 0xRay's operations have attracted attention, as its contracts do not represent actual stock holdings.

Author: Frank, PANews An on-chain transaction costing less than $0.10 can instantly wipe out market-making orders worth tens of thousands of dollars from Polymarket's order book. This is not just a theoretical scenario; it is happening in reality. In February 2026, a user disclosed a new type of attack against Polymarket market makers on social media. Blogger BuBBliK described it as “elegant & brutal,” because the attacker only needs to pay less than $0.1 in Gas fees on the Polygon network to complete an attack cycle in about 50 seconds. The victims—market makers and automated trading bots that display real buy and sell orders on the order book—face multiple blows: forced removal of orders, passive exposure of positions, and even direct losses. PANews reviewed a report about this attack.

According to Coinglass data, the whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform have reached $3.11 billion, with long and short positions nearly evenly split at 49.72% and 50.28%, respectively. The mega whale address 0xa5b0..41 was fully long on ETH at $1991.53 and has an unrealized profit and loss of $4.6526 million so far.

Bitcoin surged from $65,000 last night to a high of $70,048 before falling back to $68,439. Ethereum also experienced volatility, reaching a high of $2,148 before dropping to $2,058, with short positions liquidated amounting to $473 million. NVIDIA's better-than-expected earnings report boosted the market, and Asian stock markets are expected to strengthen, indicating a rebound in investor confidence in risk assets. Whether Bitcoin can remain stable above $68,000 in the future remains to be closely watched.

Bitcoin (BTC) rebounded to $68,480 on February 26, with Circle's stock price soaring over 35%, thanks to strong financial reports and growth in USDC circulation. Kalshi disclosed two insider trading cases, imposing heavy penalties on the involved parties. Overall market sentiment has improved, with U.S. stock indices generally rising, indicating a rebound in investor confidence.

According to Coinglass data, the total liquidations across the entire network in the past 24 hours reached $585 million, including $111 million in long positions and $474 million in short positions. 129,163 people were affected, with the largest single liquidation amounting to $10.4154 million.

Lighter successfully tested the LLP strategy during an ARC perpetual contract liquidation, with a trader establishing a long position of 50 million USDC. As the price declined, their oversized position was liquidated for 2 million USDC, resulting in a total loss of approximately 8.2 million USDC. The LLP loss was limited to 75,000 USDC, and the short side profited.

ChainCatcher News, according to Coinglass data, if BTC drops below $64,982, the total long liquidation strength on major CEXs will reach $1.498 billion. Conversely, if BTC breaks through $71,758, the total short liquidation strength on major CEXs will reach $788 million.

In the past 24 hours, the total liquidation amount across the entire network reached $527 million, with long positions and short positions liquidated at $54.86 million and $472 million respectively. Bitcoin and Ethereum experienced significant long and short liquidations, respectively. A total of 120,529 people were liquidated worldwide, with the largest single liquidation reaching $11.3254 million.

ChainCatcher Message: According to Coinglass data, if ETH drops below $1,974, the total liquidation strength of long positions on major CEXs will reach $584 million. Conversely, if ETH breaks above $2,172, the total liquidation strength of short positions on major CEXs will reach $210 million.

ChainCatcher News, according to Coinglass data, if BTC drops below $65,864, the total long liquidation strength on major CEXs will reach $1.147 billion. Conversely, if BTC breaks through $72,744, the total short liquidation strength on major CEXs will reach $376 million.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, a whale "0x521" closed a 25x leveraged Ethereum long position with a profit of $9.257 million, then opened a 20x leveraged ETH short position.

In the past 24 hours, the total liquidation amount in the cryptocurrency market reached $341 million, with long positions liquidated at $52.244 million and short positions at $289 million. BTC and ETH each liquidated at $150 million and $100 million respectively, involving 100,416 people. The largest single liquidation was $11.3254 million.