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The dollar value of every open bitcoin futures position on the major venues, with CME on its own.
Futures open interest, major venues opened 2021 at $5,880,808,857 (January 1, 2021) and closed at $11,352,363,367 (December 31, 2021), up 93.0%. The high was $17,987,925,783 on November 9, 2021 and the low $5,880,808,857 on January 1, 2021.
| Month | Month end |
|---|---|
| January 2021 | $6,724,220,158 |
| February 2021 | $8,970,965,537 |
| March 2021 | $13,701,962,820 |
| April 2021 | $10,583,023,099 |
| May 2021 | $6,557,861,819 |
| June 2021 | $7,515,350,455 |
| July 2021 | $8,072,042,456 |
| August 2021 | $10,054,680,009 |
| September 2021 | $7,471,683,567 |
| October 2021 | $15,693,507,659 |
| November 2021 | $15,690,344,159 |
| December 2021 | $11,352,363,367 |
Open interest is the value of every futures contract still open: every long matched by a short. It rises when traders add leverage and falls when they close, or are forced to close, positions.
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