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Bitcoin

Against the Odds, Some Bitcoin Traders Are Betting on a $36K Price by Year’s End

The Deribit exchange has seen a spike in investors buying the $36,000 December call option despite the market placing low odds on a new record high this year.

Markets  ·  14 September 2020
Ether

Ether Traders May Be Hedging Against DeFi Slowdown: Analyst

Some are calling the white-hot Defi space a bubble that is unsustainable.

Markets  ·  10 September 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Options Suggest Investors Hedging but Still Long-Term Bullish

Bitcoin's options market retains long-term bullish bias despite the recent price pullback, data shows.

Markets  ·  8 September 2020
Futures

CFTC Greenlights LedgerX Request to Move Beyond Digital Currency Products

The federal regulator has approved LedgerX’s amended registration to offer fully collateralized futures and options products.

News  ·  2 September 2020
CoinFlash

Open Positions in Deribit’s Ether Options Hit Record High Above $500M

Ether option contracts listed on Deribit, the largest crypto options exchange, are more popular than ever.

Markets  ·  2 September 2020
Bitcoin

Huobi Futures to Launch Options Trading This Week, Joining Throng Challenging Deribit

Huobi Futures will offer bitcoin options starting Tuesday, aiming to meet demand from traders for ways to hedge against risks in crypto markets.

Markets  ·  31 August 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Implied Volatility Falls Sharply Ahead of Jerome Powell Speech

Bitcoin’s options market foresees little price turbulence in the short-term, even as markets await a key speech from the chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Markets  ·  27 August 2020
Ether

Ether’s Rally to 25-Month High on DeFi Boom Drives Record Demand for Derivatives

Record open interest in ether derivatives suggests the recent price rally has legs.

Markets  ·  15 August 2020
Ether

Some Traders Now Taking Bets Ether Will Break $1K by December

Some option traders are now betting ether will rise to $1,000 by year’s end.

Markets  ·  11 August 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Option Market Is Now Skewed Bullish

Bitcoin’s price jumped to fresh 11-month highs on Friday with the options market betting on a sustained bull move.

Markets  ·  31 July 2020
CoinFlash

Deribit Reports Daily Record $539M of Bitcoin Options Traded, More Than Double Prior High

Exchange Deribit has more than doubled on its previous daily record with well over $500 million worth of bitcoin options traded.

News  ·  28 July 2020
Bitcoin

Odds of Bitcoin Hitting Record High in 2020 Are (Slightly) Up, Options Data Suggests

The likelihood of bitcoin challenging 2017's record high by the end of this year may have just nudged up – but don't raise your hopes too high just yet.

Markets  ·  27 July 2020
Ether

Open Interest in Ether Options Jumps to New Record High

Data from major exchanges shows that open interest in ether options rose to a new lifetime high of $194 million on Tuesday.

Markets  ·  22 July 2020
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Option Traders Now Betting on Short-Term Price Drop

With bitcoin looking heavy this week, short-term sentiment in the options market has flipped bearish.

Markets  ·  16 July 2020
Huobi

Gate.io, Huobi Enter Booming Crypto Options Scene

The two exchanges are moving into the crypto options scene, which continues to grow as volumes on spot and futures markets spiral.

News  ·  14 July 2020