Derivatives

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Ether Put Demand Signals Weakness After $4K Price Breakout
By locking in the right to sell ETH at a specified price, options traders are preparing for short-term weakness after the cryptocurrency hit a two-year high.
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Return of Animal Spirits? Bitcoin Traders Lock $20M in the $200K Call Option
Bitcoin traders are having a relook at the $200,000 call option after a gap of nearly three years.
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Surpasses $65K, Meme Tokens Rally
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 4, 2024.
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Omni Network signs $600 million deal with Ether.Fi (Blogging guide/Unsplash)
Omni Network Signs $600M Restaking Deal With Ether.Fi to Enhance Security
Both Omni and Ether.Fi have committed to EigenLayer's pooled security model.
Omni Network signs $600 million deal with Ether.Fi (Blogging guide/Unsplash)

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Shiba Inu Rings Greed Alarm as Bitcoin Eyes Record High
Open interest in SHIB futures has crossed above $100 million, hinting at speculative froth.
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First Mover Americas: Is Bitcoin Rallying Ahead of Schedule?
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 1, 2024.
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Crypto derivatives trading volume. (Laevitas)
First Mover Americas: BTC Volatility Spikes, Crypto Derivatives Volume Surges
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 29, 2024.
Crypto derivatives trading volume. (Laevitas)

On Friday, $7.7 billion worth of options tied to bitcoin and $3.5 billion of options linked to ether [ETH] will expire on Deribit. (Jason Leung/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
A Record $11B Crypto Options Expiry Looms as BTC Shows Little Volatility
The expiry is Deribit's largest so far and a record of almost $5 billion of options will expire in the money.
On Friday, $7.7 billion worth of options tied to bitcoin and $3.5 billion of options linked to ether [ETH] will expire on Deribit. (Jason Leung/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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CFTC Pushes FTX-Inspired Rule to Protect Customers' Money
Commissioners took a step toward requiring derivatives clearing organizations, a key type of middleman in the industry, to keep their customers' money segregated from their ow...
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Coinbase is rolling out spot crypto trading outside of the US. (Alpha Photo/Flickr)
Coinbase Launches Spot Trading of Bitcoin and Ether Outside the U.S.
The feature will initially launch for institutional investors but will be rolled out for retail investors in the coming months, the exchange said.
Coinbase is rolling out spot crypto trading outside of the US. (Alpha Photo/Flickr)