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Bakkt Futures Volume Hits $122 million, as Bitcoin Reached New 11-Month High
29.7.2020
Volumes on bitcoin futures offered by Bakkt set a record high on July 27, with 11,500 contracts traded on the institutional exchange. Altogether, the contracts are worth about $126 million, at the time of writing. Each contract is equivalent to one bitcoin (BTC). Total open interest –...
Deribit Reports Daily Record $539M of Bitcoin Options Traded, More Than Double Prior High
28.7.2020
Exchange Deribit has more than doubled on its previous daily record with well over $500 million worth of bitcoin options traded
Odds of Bitcoin Hitting Record High in 2020 Are (Slightly) Up, Options Data Suggests
27.7.2020
The likelihood of bitcoin challenging 2017's record high by the end of this year may have just nudged up – but don't raise your hopes too high just yet
No One Has Traded Bitcoin Options on Bakkt for Over a Month: Deribit Continues to Dominate
23.7.2020
Open interest for Bakkt's bitcoin options market has stayed at $0 since June 15
CME Bitcoin Options Flatline After Record Growth in June
20.7.2020
Less than 0.2% of Friday's daily options trading happened on CME, according to data from Skew
Bitcoin Option Traders Now Betting on Short-Term Price Drop
16.7.2020
With bitcoin looking heavy this week, short-term sentiment in the options market has flipped bearish
Bitcoin Option Traders Bet on Bullish Move Following Volatility Squeeze
9.7.2020
While bitcoin's range play continues, option traders look to be betting on a big move to the higher side
Bitcoin Options Data Shows Investors Betting on $50K BTC Price in 2021
7.7.2020
Traders are placing large bets on $50,000 Bitcoin options for June and December 2021, but what are the chances of BTC price reaching this level by then?
Crypto Derivatives Volumes Crash 36% to $393 Billion in June, a Low for 2020
7.7.2020
Crypto derivatives trading volumes plunged 36% to $393 billion in June, the lowest they have reached in 2020, according to a new report by Cryptocompare. The decline may be the result of a lull in investor interest in the instruments during the month in review. In May, derivatives – contracts...
Record Bitcoin Options Market Volume Shows Institutions Keen on Crypto
7.7.2020
Record surges in regulated Bitcoin options market volume signals increasing interest and participation from institutional investors
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Still Stuck in a Rut, Trading Below $10K
26.6.2020
Traditional markets slide as coronavirus cases spike, and crypto follows because its correlation is still unbroken
Market Says 'Meh' as Largest Ever Bitcoin Options Expires
26.6.2020
Following what was hyped as “the largest options expiry in history” for bitcoin (BTC) Friday morning, little has changed in the bitcoin spot market so far, where prices today have hovered mostly in the range of USD 9,100 to 9,200.
Zooming in on the shorter timeframes, however, it is clear that...
Over $1B in Bitcoin Options Set to Expire Today – Crypto Speculators Expect Massive Shakeup
26.6.2020
Cryptocurrency markets and bitcoin price stability might be coming to an end soon, as a number of skeptics and speculators expect a big move after today’s options derivatives contracts expire. Bitcoin prices have been less volatile during the last three weeks, but over 114,000 bitcoin options...
Is Scam Selling Suppressing the Price of Bitcoin?
25.6.2020
Scam selling, a big win for privacy from Apple, new jobless claims in the “whack-a-mole” economy and the biggest BTC options expiry ever
Bitcoin Options Open Interest Hits Peak Hours Before Giant $1B Expiry
25.6.2020
CME Group sees a new all-time high for combined Bitcoin derivatives open interest, with options driving the momentum
Market Wrap: A Sea of Red Across Markets as Bitcoin Drops to $9.2K
24.6.2020
Bitcoin experienced a dip on Wednesday, but equities and other assets also dropped on an uncertain economic outlook
Bitcoin Options Market Faces Record $1 Billion Expiry on Friday
24.6.2020
The cryptocurrency’s options market is on its way to a record $1 billion monthly expiry this Friday
Interest in Ether Options Outpaces Bitcoin, Can Drive ETH to New Highs
21.6.2020
Ether options could be the new fuel that drives growth in the crypto market
$930M in Bitcoin Options Expire Next Friday — Time to Worry?
16.6.2020
Open interest on Bitcoin options contracts expiring next Friday amounts to $930 million, but what price action should be expected?
CME Bitcoin Options Market Grew 10x in the Past Month
15.6.2020
CME Group’s bitcoin options market grew tenfold within a month and recorded six consecutive all-time highs for open interest so far this month