ETH Contract Positions Fall 6.96% in 24 Hours
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Ethereum network-wide contract open interest fell 6.96% over 24 hours, dropping to a reported $35.419 billion as derivatives traders pulled back amid a broader market selloff that pushed ETH below $2,200 and the crypto Fear & Greed Index into Extreme Fear territory. ETH contract positions dropped 6.96% over 24 hours The term “network-wide contract positions” refers to aggregate open interest across ETH futures and perpetual contracts on major exchanges, not Ethereum validator activity or smart-contract deployments. The reported decline represents a contraction in derivatives positioning. RootData reported that ETH total network contract open interest decreased by 6.96% in 24 hours, with the snapshot dated January 31, 2026. Total open interest stood at $35.419 billion at the time of the report. Reported ETH OI Shift -6.96%RootData said Ethereum’s total network contract open interest declined over the last 24 hours, quantifying the derivatives pullback at the center of the article. Source: RootData The exchange-level breakdown showed Binance holding $8.416 billion in ETH open interest, followed by Bybit at $2.437 billion and OKX at $2.151 billion. These three exchanges alone accounted for roughly $13 billion of the total. CoinGlass, the primary derivatives data dashboard referenced by the research, tracks open interest alongside liquidation volumes, funding rates, and long/short ratios as core components of the contract-position dataset. What the open-interest decline says about ETH leverage Open interest measures the total number of outstanding futures and perpetual contracts that have not been settled or closed. When open interest falls sharply, it signals that traders are closing positions, whether voluntarily or through liquidation. Current CoinGlass ETH futures data shows open interest at approximately $30.39 billion, futures volume at $37.54 billion, 24-hour liquidations totaling $61.99 million across 5,998 individual liquidation events. Reported snapshot vs. current dashboard figures The headline figure of -6.96% comes from a specific 24-hour…
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