Derivatives


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)

Policy

Australian Markets Regulator Is Reviewing Binance Australia's Derivatives Services

Binance said on Thursday it had incorrectly tagged 500 Australian users as "wholesale investors."

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)

Markets

Binance Closed Derivative Positions of 500 Australian Users, Will Compensate Them for Losses

Only "wholesale" traders are allowed to trade such products on Binance Australia.

(Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Derivative Volumes Saw Speedy Growth as Prices Rose in January

The numbers suggest speculation, not accumulation, was behind sizable gains for bitcoin and ether, according to a report.

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Markets

Bitcoin Market Sentiment Is Most Bullish in 14 Months With US Jobs Report Due

The cost of holding a bullish long position in perpetual futures tied to bitcoin has jumped to the highest since the dizzy bull market days of late 2021.

The difference between prices in perpetual futures and the spot market has flipped positive in a sign of renewed bullish sentiment. (Glassnode)

Markets

Decentralized Exchange Vela’s DXP Token Surges Ahead of Beta Release on Arbitrum

The utility token has rallied 50% in the past 24 hours and more than doubled since Wednesday ahead of the release of its widely anticipated beta version next week.

Traders are betting Vela, which means sail in Spanish, can take a share of the growing decentralized exchange activity on Arbitrum. (Johannes Plenio/Unsplash)