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Dopamine and Uncertainty: How Perpetual Contracts Turn the Market into a Casino
This article explores how perpetual contracts in crypto trading resemble gambling, driven by human psychology and market dynamics.
Mercation Admin10 min - Crypto
Trump’s Business Partner Reveals Future Plans for Meme Coin: 'We’re The Biggest Brand on Earth'
Bill Zanker reveals plans for the Trump Coin Club, offering top holders exclusive perks including a VIP trip to the World Cup finals.
Mercation Admin3 min - Crypto
Kalshi Pursues Perpetual Futures for XRP, Solana, Dogecoin, and More
Kalshi has swiftly applied to self-certify derivatives for 12 altcoins following the CFTC's approval of Bitcoin perpetual futures, seeking to establish a foothold in the U.S. market.
Mercation Admin2 min - Crypto
Compass Point Advises Selling Coinbase Amidst Derivatives Competition
Compass Point analysts recommend selling Coinbase, predicting challenges due to fierce competition in the derivatives market and potential revenue cannibalization.
Mercation Admin2 min - Crypto
Crypto Funds Experience Significant Outflows Amid Market Tensions
Crypto investment products faced $1.67 billion in outflows last week, the second-largest of 2026, with Bitcoin funds seeing the largest weekly withdrawals this year.
Mercation Admin4 min - Crypto
Vitalik Buterin Proposes New Approach for DeFi Amid Market Crashes
Vitalik Buterin has proposed a new approach to decentralized finance that utilizes options contracts to create index-tracking assets, aiming to reduce risks associated with market crashes.
Mercation Admin4 min - Crypto
BitMine Acquires $52 Million in Ethereum as Strategy Sells BTC
BitMine Immersion Technologies has purchased $52 million worth of Ethereum while Strategy sold $2.5 million in Bitcoin for the first time since 2022.
Mercation Admin2 min - Crypto
Developer Recovers $2 Million in ETH Frozen Since 2016 ICO
A developer has successfully retrieved $2 million in ETH from a 2016 ICO project, which had been frozen due to a smart contract bug, benefiting 48 investors.
Mercation Admin3 min - Crypto
Sui Attributes Recent Network Outages to Gas and Validator Issues
Sui's network faced three outages last week, lasting over 15 hours, attributed to gas and validator bugs, while SUI's price dropped 18%.
Mercation Admin1 min - Crypto
Aave Tightens Listing Standards After $293 Million rsETH Incident
Aave has revised its asset listing standards following a significant incident involving rsETH that risked creating substantial bad debt.
Mercation Admin1 min - News
Binance Enables Trading of 7,000 US Stocks, Launches Tokenized 'bStocks'
Binance has launched access to over 7,000 U.S. stocks and ETFs for non-U.S. users, introducing a new feature called 'bStocks' to tokenize shares on the BNB blockchain.
Mercation Admin3 min - Crypto
Stellar (XLM) Rises 14.1% Over the Weekend, CoinDesk 20 Update
Stellar (XLM) saw a notable increase of 14.1% over the weekend, while Binance Coin (BNB) also performed well with a 7.9% rise, according to the latest CoinDesk 20 update.
Mercation Admin1 min