Bitcoin Futures Funding Rates Show Traders Are Still Bullish Despite Rout
It's an indicator there are more traders opening long than short positions—and they think their gains will eventually outweigh the cost.
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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