Open interest on Binance's BTC-USDT perpetual contract rose 4.5% between 23:00 UTC October 29 and 04:00 UTC October 30, 2026, according to Block Scholes

The first and largest cryptocurrency, spanning its price and adoption, mining, protocol politics, and its contested role as digital money and inflation hedge.

Futures, options, and perpetual swaps tied to digital-asset prices, letting traders hedge or lever positions and often dwarfing spot volumes.