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Bitcoin futures positions on CME have only been made public three days later — the CFTC wants to shorten that lag, and the timing comes just before a Fed decision day.

The facts: CFTC Chair Michael Selig announced on Oct. 27 a plan to publish Commitments of Traders (COT) reports twice a week by the end of 2026, instead of only every Friday as they are now. The schedule: Monday positions published Wednesday at 15:30 ET, and Wednesday positions published Friday at 15:30 ET — cutting the lag from three days to two. The latest report (positions as of Oct. 20) showed leveraged funds net short about 24,700 BTC, while asset managers were net long about 15,000 BTC. No firm start date has been set yet.

My take: what’s changing isn’t the data, but how quickly it arrives — and that matters. With a Wednesday cutoff, positions on the Fed decision day will finally be captured in a report, and Monday positions that are reversed before Tuesday’s snapshot will no longer disappear from the record. But let’s be clear: leveraged funds’ shorts are largely believed to be hedges against spot/ETFs, not outright bearish bets — so these figures aren’t a sell signal. BTC itself is now around $80,850, still awaiting the Fed’s decision on Oct. 29 at 01:00 WIB.

What I’m watching: the official start date for the new schedule, the first report with a Wednesday cutoff, and whether leveraged funds’ net short position shrinks as BTC holds above $80,000.

What do you think — is this fresher positioning data more useful for reading the market, or is it still slower than exchange and on-chain data?

This is my analysis, not financial advice — always DYOR.

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Crypto perpetuals have finally made it inside the US regulatory fence — and the product isn’t from a small player.

The facts: Crypto.com and OG.com launched regulated crypto perpetuals for eligible US traders on Oct. 27 (reported by news.bitcoin.com on Oct. 28, and confirmed by Cryptopolitan and CryptoNews). The contracts have no expiry, trade 24/7, and offer a maximum of 5x leverage — far below the 20–100x available on offshore exchanges. Initial assets: BTC, ETH, SOL, HYPE, ZEC, and SEI, traded through OG.com’s CFTC-regulated exchange and clearinghouse, with USD cash as the only collateral.

My take: what matters here isn’t the leverage — 5x is actually a brake — but that a core product from offshore markets is now accessible from within the US regulatory framework. The challenge: convincing traders to move from offshore exchanges, which still dominate volume. And the timing is risky: any leveraged position opened now will immediately face the Fed’s decision on Oct. 29 at 01:00 WIB. BTC is currently around $80,938, and ETH around $2,355.

What I’m watching: whether volume actually migrates to these regulated venues, and whether Coinbase and Kraken expand their perps offerings in response.

What do you think: will regulated perps with 5x leverage bring US traders back from offshore exchanges, or will they stay there for the higher leverage?

This is my analysis, not financial advice — always DYOR.

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