Search
Crypto Options Traders Are Still Shorting Bitcoin Volatility
7.8.2023
"Given the absence of big news in August, selling volatility and taking a vacation for solid theta gains is the only thing I can do right now," one trader said. Crypto traders typically short volatility by selling or writing call/put options
Crypto Options Volume on CME Rose to Nearly $1B in July: CCData
4.8.2023
The increase in BTC options volume on the CME suggests that institutions might be hedging their positions
Bitcoin Won’t Be Stuck Below $30K for Long, Crypto Options Traders Bet
28.7.2023
BTC losing the significant price level after a month is likely just a short-term deviation based on derivatives trading data, SynFutures CEO said
QCP Capital, SBI Alpha Execute First Uncleared Crypto Options Trade Using Bitcoin as Collateral
22.6.2023
The trade was executed on the regulated Clear Markets platform and involved bitcoin as collateral. The risk management techniques involved were consistent with ISDA's requirements for uncleared derivatives
Is Pepe Coin Price Doomed? Consider Launchpad and Deelance as Top Crypto Options
26.5.2023
Enthusiasm for Pepe coin (PEPE), a Pepe the frog meme coin that exploded onto the scene in mid-April and went on to claim a market capitalization of around $1.8 billion at its all-time high, continues to wane.
PEPE was last changing hands in the mid-$0.0000014s, down around 70% form its all-time...
Crypto Options Liquidity Provider OrBit Markets Offers Bitcoin and Gold-Hybrid Derivative
9.5.2023
The company said the product’s finalized payoff depends on the joint performance of both BTC and its gold-backed token XAUT
Crypto Options Exchange Deribit's Ether Volatility Index Hits Record Low
8.5.2023
Deribit's forward-looking ether volatility index (ETH DVOL) hit lifetime lows over the weekend. Expectations for price turbulence appear underpriced considering the lingering macroeconomic uncertainties
Bitcoin, Ether Could Face Risks From Potential Short Squeeze in Dollar Index, QCP Capital Says
3.5.2023
The U.S. dollar has been heavily shorted since early October in hopes for a so-called dovish Fed pivot and looks ripe for a short squeeze, a move higher driven by unwinding of bearish positions. Bitcoin tends to move in the opposite direction of the dollar
Optimism From Ethereum's Shapella Upgrade Is Fading, Crypto Options Show
26.4.2023
Two weeks after the upgrade, the options market is assigning a slightly more negative sentiment to ether
Crypto Options Exchange Deribit Adding Zero-Fee Spot Trading
20.4.2023
The availability of the spot market means traders no longer have to go elsewhere to exchange major cryptocurrencies and can set up multi-leg complex strategies at one place
Crypto Options Market Flashes Bitcoin Warning as Silvergate Winds Down Operations
9.3.2023
Bitcoin's options skew favors bearish put options by the most in two months
Crypto Options Exchange Deribit To Offer Bitcoin Volatility Futures
1.3.2023
Futures tied to Deribit's bitcoin volatility index, DVOL, will go live at the end of March
Crypto Options Exchange Deribit Plans Move to Dubai: Report
25.1.2023
The Panama-based exchange is eyeing a regulatory approval in Dubai amid its larger global expansion
Genesis sues Roger Ver for $20M over unsettled crypto options trades
25.1.2023
Roger Ver, commonly known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” has 20 days to answer the summons from Genesis unit GGC International before being required to pay by default
Genesis Seeks $20.9M From ‘Bitcoin Jesus’ Over Crypto Options Trades That Weren’t Settled
24.1.2023
The court action seeks damages from the Bitcoin Cash backer Roger Ver related to the alleged failure to settle cryptocurrency options transactions that expired on Dec. 30, 2022
Crypto Options Market Has Become More 'Interdealer' Since FTX's Blowup: Paradigm
19.12.2022
Market makers' share of crypto options trading volume settled through OTC tech platform Paradigm has increased as hedge funds, family offices and high-net worth individuals sit on the fence
Crypto Options Exchange Deribit Registered Record Trading Volume in November
8.12.2022
Deribit was busier than ever as FTX-induced uncertainty boosted demand for options or hedging instruments
Biggest Crypto Options Exchange Deribit Hacked for $28 Million – What Happened?
2.11.2022
Panama-based crypto derivatives exchange Deribit has suffered a hacking attack estimated to be worth some $28 million. The exchange claims that its customers’ funds remain safe despite the latest attack.
"Deribit hot wallet compromised, but client funds are safe and loss is covered by company...
B2C2 Adds Electronic Crypto Options to Over-the-Counter Trading Platform
31.10.2022
Clients of the liquidity provider can now trade over-the-counter options electronically, in an expansion beyond the “voice via chat” options trading started a year ago
Ethereum Project Ribbon Finance Launches Crypto Options Exchange to Boost Growth
28.9.2022
Ribbon expects trading volumes to reach over $100 million a day within the first six months of launch