Bitcoin’s (BTC) key volatility index remains elevated even as the S&P 500 VIX index, Wall Street's primary fear gauge, has eased from its surge following the Oct. 10 market shakeup. Observers attribute the stickiness in BTC volatility to factors including concerns around auto-deleveraging and poor market liquidity. The Oct. 10 vol spike and stickiness in BTC The Oct. 10 market panic, triggered by President Donald Trump's tariffs announcement on China, led to broad-based risk aversion, sending both stock ...

Auto-deleveraging is the emergency brake in crypto perpetuals that cuts part of winning positions when bankrupt liquidations overwhelm market depth and a venue’s remaining buffers, as Ambient Finance Founder Doug Colkitt explains in a new X thread. Perpetual futures — “perps” in trading shorthand — are cash-settled contracts with no expiry that mirror spot via funding payments, not delivery. Profits and losses net against a shared margin pool rather than shipped coins, which is why, in stress, venues may ...