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Open Interest in Bitcoin Options Hits USD 1B as Traders Seek Insurance
8.5.2020
Open interest (OI) in bitcoin (BTC) options surpassed USD 1 billion ahead of the halving, with an exponential increase seen across all major marketplaces over the past week. Meanwhile, the bitcoin put-to-call ratio is also on the move, revealing some bearishness in the market.
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‘Black Thursday’ Distortion Makes Bitcoin Options Look Cheaper
6.5.2020
With a key metric declining to record lows, bitcoin’s options market may be underpricing the cryptocurrency’s future volatility
Bitcoin Options Trading Volumes Surge as Price Moves Above $9.4K
30.4.2020
Call options on bitcoin are drawing higher prices following the cryptocurrency's quick move to two-month highs
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...
CFTC Approves Bitnomial to Offer Futures Contracts Settled in Real Bitcoin
20.4.2020
The CFTC has approved Bitnomial Exchange to offer margined bitcoin futures and options contracts
Bitcoin Options Trading Hits One-Month High as Price Turns Bullish
17.4.2020
Activity in the bitcoin options market picked up pace on Thursday, as spot prices jumped above key resistance over $7,000
Options Market Signals Doubt Bitcoin Price Will Rise After Halving
14.4.2020
To the moon or to the cellar? Options traders are buying bitcoin puts, or bearish bets on the cryptocurrency, heading into next month's halving
Bitcoin Options on Binance, Litecoin's Horror Adventure, Ripple in Thailand + More News
13.4.2020
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Binance Officially Launches Bitcoin Options Trading on Mobile App
13.4.2020
Binance’s Bitcoin/Tether options contracts launched earlier today on the exchange’s futures trading platform
Top Crypto Exchange Binance Hints at Launching Bitcoin Options Trading
3.4.2020
Top crypto exchange Binance has “leaked” news about forthcoming support for Bitcoin options
How Institutional Players Like CME, CBOE and Bakkt Influence the Bitcoin Price
23.3.2020
The introduction of institutional heavyweights like CME, CBOE and Bakkt to the bitcoin space was heralded by many as the key to solidifying bitcoin’s mainstream acceptance, and driving prices to a stabilized moon. While this hasn’t played out exactly as some predicted, it is still early...
CME Bitcoin Options Volume Hits Record Low, While Bakkt Goes Weeks With No Trades
19.3.2020
Demand for bitcoin options on regulated U.S. derivatives exchanges has dried up even as price volatility reaches record highs
Bitcoin Options Volumes Surged During Recent Price Drop, Then Died Off
11.3.2020
The nascent market for bitcoin options contracts saw surging trading volumes as the bitcoin (BTC) spot price dropped heavily last Sunday and Monday. Since then, however, interest has largely died off, with volumes now back to a normal range.
The total bitcoin options trading volume on Monday...
Bitcoin Options Volume Sets Record as BTC Miners Hit Breakeven Cost
10.3.2020
Bitcoin is now sitting at miner production cost as options volumes skyrocket to $200 million per day
Bitcoin Options Saw Record Volume of $198M Amid Recent Price Drop
10.3.2020
Trading volume records in bitcoin’s options market were smashed on Monday as investors scrambled to hedge their positions amid the selloff
How the Bitcoin Market Changed Since 2017’s Bull Run
5.3.2020
Regulation-friendly infrastructure makes 2020's bitcoin market stand out from the Wild West of 2017
Bitcoin’s Option Market Sees Low Chance of Post-Halving Rally
2.3.2020
Bitcoin is unlikely to get bid up after the May 2020 mining reward halving, based on the way the cryptocurrency’s options are valued
Record Breaking Interest – Observing the Predictive Power of Bitcoin Futures Over BTC Spot Prices
29.2.2020
Bitcoin futures providers have been seeing a lot of action during the last two weeks as cryptocurrency markets have been extremely volatile. Data shows there’s been significant open interest on both retail and institutional bitcoin derivatives exchanges and Skew research noted bitcoin options...
Options Market Sees More Risk in Ether Than Bitcoin in Coming Months
11.2.2020
Ether will face more volatility than bitcoin over the next six months, according to how options have been priced in recent weeks.
Options Growth Will Ignite Innovation in the Bitcoin Market – but Not in the Way You Think
31.1.2020
Richard Rosenblum, co-founder of GSR, points out the lackluster growth in listed options hides the real action taking place in OTC hedges