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.
Some are calling the white-hot Defi space a bubble that is unsustainable.
Bitcoin's options market retains long-term bullish bias despite the recent price pullback, data shows.
The federal regulator has approved LedgerX’s amended registration to offer fully collateralized futures and options products.
Ether option contracts listed on Deribit, the largest crypto options exchange, are more popular than ever.
Huobi Futures will offer bitcoin options starting Tuesday, aiming to meet demand from traders for ways to hedge against risks in crypto markets.
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.
Record open interest in ether derivatives suggests the recent price rally has legs.
Some option traders are now betting ether will rise to $1,000 by year’s end.
Bitcoin’s price jumped to fresh 11-month highs on Friday with the options market betting on a sustained bull move.
Exchange Deribit has more than doubled on its previous daily record with well over $500 million worth of bitcoin options traded.
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.
Data from major exchanges shows that open interest in ether options rose to a new lifetime high of $194 million on Tuesday.
With bitcoin looking heavy this week, short-term sentiment in the options market has flipped bearish.
The two exchanges are moving into the crypto options scene, which continues to grow as volumes on spot and futures markets spiral.