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Bitcoin Options Trader Takes $20M Bet to Hedge Against Prices Dropping to $47K
The strategy provides a hedge against a potential bitcoin price pullback to $47,000 and costs over $20 million, according to crypto block trading service provider Greeks.Live....
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A trading chart on a computer. (Pexels/Pixabay)
Crypto Traders See 20% Chance of Bitcoin Topping $70K by April End: DeFi Options Marketplace Lyra
Bitcoin has rallied 35% in three weeks, with mining reward halving due in April.
A trading chart on a computer. (Pexels/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Traders Scoop Up Options Bets at $65K and Higher
The bullish flow is reminiscent of the 2020-2021 bull market when traders consistently snapped up bitcoin calls at levels well above the going market rate.
Hazel nuts, scoop (AndreasAux/Pixabay)

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Bitcoin Holds Above $40K Ahead of U.S. GDP, $5.8B Crypto Options Expiry
Traders have scaled back bets of aggressive rate cuts by the Federal Reserve ahead of the U.S. GDP report.
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Examining a price chart (Kanchanara/Unsplash)
Ether Options Out of Sync With Bullish Sentiment on Street
The way ether options are priced suggests investor preference for bets that prices will fall, contradicting the bullish outlook presented by some analysts.
Examining a price chart (Kanchanara/Unsplash)

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Bullish Bitcoin Bets Rise as Implied Volatility Slides
Some traders bought bitcoin calls at strikes $45,000 and $46,000 during Thursday's U.S. trading hours, according to over-the-counter institutional cryptocurrency trading netwo...
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Bitcoin Traders Seek Protection From Price Declines as ETF Deadline Looms: Deribit
Puts are overbought and calls [are] being sold, Deribit's CCO Luuk Strijers told CoinDesk, noting the decline in the bitcoin implied volatility index.
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Bitcoin call-put skews (Amberdata)
Bitcoin Traders Pare Bullish Bias as Spot ETF Deadline Nears
BTC calls trade at a much lower premium to puts than in November, as some analysts expect the cryptocurrency to decline following the anticipated debut of spot ETFs in the U.S...
Bitcoin call-put skews (Amberdata)

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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U.S. CFTC Approves Bitcoin Futures Platform Bitnomial's Derivatives Clearing Application
The commissioners discussed issues like conflict of interest before ultimately voting in favor of the margined bitcoin futures company.
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