{"id":140308,"date":"2024-10-22T19:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T16:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=140308"},"modified":"2024-10-22T16:20:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T13:20:39","slug":"october-sees-retail-investors-shifting-focus-to-crypto-derivatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/october-sees-retail-investors-shifting-focus-to-crypto-derivatives\/","title":{"rendered":"October Sees Retail Investors Shifting Focus to Crypto Derivatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These investors are focusing more on derivatives trading instead of spot trading, with demand for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/cryptocurrency\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin<\/a> <\/strong>transactions under $10,000 growing by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoquant.com\/insights\/quicktake\/67164c44fb0ff075545330a3-Retail-on-chain-activity-returns-after-4-months\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">13% after four months of declines<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The number of weekly active stablecoin addresses also reached a three-year high, indicating strong trading activity.<\/p>\n<p>While daily spot trading volumes on centralized exchanges remained stable at $50 billion to $100 billion, derivatives trading surged, with Open Interest exceeding $260 billion, the highest in a year.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/india-considers-ban-on-private-cryptocurrencies\/\" title=\"India Considers Ban on Private Cryptocurrencies\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" 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