Bitcoin News Roundup for Dec. 18, 2020

With Deribit providing options for betting on a bitcoin rally and the IMF's predictions for digital currencies, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with another crypto news roundup.

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com and Nexo.io.

Deribit’s New Options Allow Bitcoin Traders to Bet on Rally to $100K

Options at the $100,000 strike price expiring on Sept. 24, 2021, went live on Deribit Thursday.

Coinbase, With Bitcoin Soaring, Files in Preparation for Landmark Public Offering

Coinbase has filed preliminary documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a public offering.

Global Stablecoins Could Eventually Become Reserve Currencies: IMF Paper

The IMF paper suggests the U.S. dollar's role as the dominant reserve currency is safe for now, but private digital currencies could come to compete in time.