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Bitcoin Futures and Options Positioning Suggests a Measured Reset Ahead
20.12.2025
Bitcoin hovered at $88,202 per coin at 2:30 p.m. EST on Dec. 20, as derivatives markets quietly shifted into a more cautious posture following the Dec. 19 options expiry. Futures leverage eased, options positioning has thickened, and traders appeared more interested in protection than bravado....
Bitcoin Futures and Options Hit Record Highs as $300K Calls Signal Bullish Frenzy
22.5.2025
Bitcoin futures and options markets have shattered records this week, with open interest surging to unprecedented levels as traders amplify bullish bets—including speculative calls for prices to hit $300,000. Traders Flood Bitcoin Derivatives as Futures, Options Volumes Shatter Records The total...
London Stock Exchange’s LCH SA to Clear Bitcoin Futures and Options on GFO-X Through New Service
13.4.2023
On April 13, 2023, the London Stock Exchange’s LCH division, a clearing house group serving major international exchanges and a wide range of over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced its plans to offer clearing of bitcoin index futures and options contracts traded on GFO-X. Frank Soussan...
$15.5K retest is more likely, according to Bitcoin futures and options
25.11.2022
Bybit launching a $100 million fund and Binance’s proof of reserves might have marked the cycle low at $15,500
Bitcoin futures and options suggest that a major BTC price move is looming
13.11.2020
Bitcoin has been highly volatile in recent weeks, but the futures market’s open interest indicates that traders should brace themselves for a big move
Crypto Exchange FTX Buys Blockfolio for $150 Million in Effort To Expand Retail Presence
27.8.2020
Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX has acquired the popular portfolio tracking app Blockfolio for $150 million in a bid to gain a foothold in the crypto retail market. The deal – consummated after nine months of negotiation – was settled using a combination of cash, crypto,...
$1.2B Bitcoin Futures and Options Contracts Just Expired — What’s Next?
31.7.2020
$1.2 billion in Bitcoin futures and options expired today, what does this mean for BTC price?
Bitcoin Futures, Options, and Open Interest: Crypto Derivatives Break Records After the Halving
22.5.2020
Since the market rout on March 12, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ bitcoin futures and options contracts have seen significant demand. On May 14, CME Group saw the total number of outstanding derivatives contracts (open interest) touch a high of $142 million. Four days later,...
CFTC Approves New Cryptocurrency Derivatives Platform — Bitnomial to Offer Regulated Bitcoin Futures
21.4.2020
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved a new bitcoin derivatives trading platform. Bitnomial Exchange will list margined and physically delivered bitcoin futures and options. Besides Bitnomial, the CFTC has only approved a handful of other platforms to offer bitcoin...
Bakkt Launches Bitcoin Options in US, Futures in Asia
10.12.2019
Bakkt has launched two new regulated bitcoin derivatives products. Within hours of launch, Bakkt announced that over 1,000 futures contracts had been traded in Asia. The platform now offers four types of regulated bitcoin derivatives products: monthly and daily physically delivered bitcoin futures...