Derivatives


Markets

Bitcoin Volatility Likely as Options Worth $4B Expire on Friday

Market makers selling the options may need to buy more bitcoin in the spot market to cover their positions if the cryptocurrency rises further.

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Markets

Crypto Exchange Gemini Looking to Launch Overseas Derivatives Operation: The Information

Binance’s legal troubles and the collapse of FTX may have left an opening for others to grab market share in the crypto derivatives business.

Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss (L-R), creators of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co., say they gave $1 million each to the Trump campaign. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Finance

Binance, CEO Zhao Sued by CFTC Over 'Willful Evasion' of U.S. Laws, Unregistered Crypto Derivatives Products

The CFTC alleged Binance offered unregistered crypto derivatives products and directed U.S. customers to evade compliance controls through the use of VPNs.

El CEO de Binance, Changpeng Zhao. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Tech

IoTeX Blockchain's DAO Votes to Add Ether Liquid Staking Derivatives

The proposal seeks to make the network more secure by increasing the number of people who validate transactions on the platform.

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Markets

Bitcoin Options Volume on Deribit Hits Highest Level in 22 Months as Bank Failures Breed Volatility

Traders seek options to hedge against market volatility as U.S. bank failures triggered sharp repricing of interest rate expectations.

Bitcoin's 24-hour trading volume surges amid market volatility. (Amberdata)

Markets

Crypto Options Market Flashes Bitcoin Warning as Silvergate Winds Down Operations

Bitcoin's options skew favors bearish put options by the most in two months.

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Markets

Ether Call Options Look Attractive Relative to Bitcoin as Volatility Spread Dwindles: Matrixport

The crypto services provider suggests collecting a premium by selling bitcoin call options and using the same to fund the purchase of ether calls.

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Markets

Bitcoin Long Liquidations Hit Highest Level Since August

Centralized exchanges liquidated bullish long futures worth over $62 million during the early Asian hours.

Bitcoin's long liquidations (Glassnode)

Markets

Crypto Options Exchange Deribit to Offer Bitcoin Volatility Futures

Futures tied to Deribit's bitcoin volatility index, DVOL, will go live at the end of March.

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Markets

STX Perpetual Futures Open Interest Doubles to $80M as Traders Take Shorts

One analyst suspects traders are betting there isn't a follow-up to Bitcoin NFTs and the STX run is a flash in the pan.

STX open interest surges as the token rallies to a 10-month high (Coinglass)