PANews reported on February 20 that, according to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has been in negative premium for 36 consecutive days, currently at -0.0467%. This surpasses the approximately 30 consecutive days of negative premium during the "1011 crash" and is the longest "negative" streak since May 2023.
The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index measures the difference between the price of Bitcoin on Coinbase and the average price in the global market. A negative premium usually reflects strong selling pressure in the US market, decreased investor risk appetite, increased market risk aversion, or capital outflow.



Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin defended his blockchain’s 45-day exit queue after Galaxy Digital’s head of digital called it “troubling,” sparking backlash. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has finally addressed some concerns over the lengthening Ethereum staking exit queue, which has now grown to 45 days. His response came after Galaxy Digital’s head of DeFi, Michael Marcantonio, called the exit queue length “troubling” on X and compared it to Solana which only needs two days to unstake. He has since deleted the posts. However, Buterin seemingly took a more ideological stance on the subject, describing unstaking from Ethereum as “more like a soldier deciding to quit the army,” adding that staking is more about “taking on a solemn duty to defend the chain.”Read more