Great Ethereum Switch: BTC Loses Crown to ETH in Derivatives Coup 🐇💸

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In a twist that would make Bulgakov’s devil blush, Ethereum has staged a coup on Bitcoin’s perpetual futures throne. The data, like a drunken historian, proclaims ETH’s volume dominance has hit 67%-a number so absurd it could only be penned by a madman in a derivatives casino. 🎩🎰

Ethereum’s Derivative Dance: A Bellweather’s Waltz

Glassnode, that oracle of on-chain alchemy, reveals Ethereum’s futures volume has surged past Bitcoin’s, leaving BTC to sulk in the corner like a forgotten jester. The chart? A Picasso of chaos, where ETH’s dominance soars while BTC’s crumbles. 🖼️📉

Behold: Ethereum now commands 67% of the action, a new all-time high that smells faintly of hubris and burnt toast. 🍞🔥

Glassnode’s sage advice? “Ethereum is a bellweather,” they croak, as if whispering to a séance of speculators. This, dear reader, is Altseason’s overture-a time when investors trade sense for frenzy, and the market becomes a hall of mirrors where everyone’s a clown. 🤡🌀

Ethereum’s outperformance? A harbinger of Altseason, a phase where even the most stoic investors don’t just break the ice-they melt it. 🧊🪓

But the saga continues. Ethereum’s Open Interest dominance now hovers at 43.3%, a number that would make a mathematician weep. Bitcoin clings to 56.7%, but the gap? A mere breath between a sigh and a scream. 🎤😱

The altcoin Open Interest? It hit $60.2B, only to nosedive $2.6B later-a plunge so dramatic it could star in a tragicomedy. Glassnode, ever the dramatist, sighs: “These fluctuations? A testament to altcoins’ power to turn markets into a surreal ballet of greed and despair.” 🎭💃

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2025-08-22 09:17