
Solana Faces Competition as Futures Funding Rates Turn Negative
Solana's SOL token dropped 15% as DEX activity fell 56% since January. Negative futures funding rates signal bearish sentiment amid competition from Base and Hyperliquid.

Solana's SOL token dropped 15% as DEX activity fell 56% since January. Negative futures funding rates signal bearish sentiment amid competition from Base and Hyperliquid.

Bitcoin’s funding rate turned positive as the cryptocurrency held the $80,000 level. Will an uptick in spot ETF inflows trigger a rally to $85,000?

Bitcoin’s funding rate turned positive as the cryptocurrency held the $80,000 level. Will an uptick in spot ETF inflows trigger a rally to $85,000?

Kaiko said open interest, funding rates and wallet activity showed repeated pre-announcement positioning before several Robinhood token listings.

VanEck analysts report bullish on-chain signals for Bitcoin, noting hash rate drawdowns historically resulted in 37.7% median gains 90 days later. Negative funding periods showed 11.5% average 30-day returns versus 4.5% overall, with returns jumping to 19.4% when funding dropped below -5%. Spot Bitcoin ETPs reversed five weeks of $4 billion outflows to net positive flows in six of seven weeks through April 11.

Bitcoin funding rates hit year-high negative levels, setting up a potential short squeeze—or bull trap—as its price tests $76K.