Bloomberg data show RWA perpetual futures open interest rising to 9000000000 USD
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RWA Perpetual futures open interest rose over the past 1 years to 9000000000 USD, accounting for 14%。
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Crypto market speculation shifts toward traditional assets:RWA Perpetual futures open interest rises to 9000000000 USD
PANews October 15 news, according to Bloomberg, data show that over the past 1 year, total perpetual futures open interest on major trading platforms fell from 81000000000 USD to approximately 67000000000 USD, while contracts linked to real-world assets (RWA)RWA saw open interest rise from nearly zero to 9000000000 USD, accounting for 14%, indicating that leveraged trading activity in crypto markets has not yet recovered to previous levels, while the related trading infrastructure is gradually expanding into traditional assets such as equities and commodities. During the same period, Bitcoin perpetual futures open interest decreased by approximately 8000000000 USD, Ethereum decreased by approximately 5000000000 USD, and other tokens collectively decreased by approximately 10000000000 USD, with growth in traditional-asset contracts only partially offsetting the above declines.
PANews said the news came from a Bloomberg report.
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Over the past 1 years, total perpetual futures open interest on major trading platforms fell from 81000000000 USD to approximately 67000000000 USD。
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Contracts linked to real-world assets (RWA) saw open interest rise from nearly zero to 9000000000 USD, accounting for 14%。
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During the same period, Bitcoin perpetual futures open interest decreased by approximately 8000000000 USD, Ethereum decreased by approximately 5000000000 USD, and other tokens collectively decreased by approximately 10000000000 USD。
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Growth in traditional-asset contracts only partially offset the decline in open interest for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other token contracts.
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Open interest is the size of contracts that have not yet been settled. The data in the report mean that the overall size of perpetual futures on major platforms has contracted compared with 1 years ago, but open interest in perpetual futures RWA linked to traditional assets such as equities and commodities grew from nearly zero to 9000000000 USD. This growth occurred in the area of traditional-asset-related contracts and does not mean that the crypto leveraged market as a whole has recovered.
Why it matters to readers
These data reflect a changing structure in perpetual futures trading: positions related to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other tokens declined, while the share of contracts related to traditional assets increased.
Beginners can understand this as a shift in the direction of trading capital’s attention, rather than a signal of price gains or losses. The original text provides only changes in open interest and does not provide asset price performance.
Risks and unknowns
The evidence does not provide the original Bloomberg report or original data.
It does not specify which trading platforms are covered by the data or the specific statistical methodology.
It does not list the specific stocks, commodities, or other underlying assets corresponding to the RWA contracts.
It does not provide trading volume, funding rates, or price data, so market direction cannot be determined from this information.
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real-world assets (RWA）
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A derivative contract with no expiration date, designed for continuous holding, whose funding rate mechanism helps keep its price close to that of the underlying asset.
A trading method that uses borrowed funds to establish a position larger than the trader’s own capital, thereby amplifying both potential gains and losses.
