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Bitcoin bears could face $440M loss in Friday's options expiry
16.3.2023
The bailout of Silicon Valley Bank provided a significant advantage to BTC bulls on the weekly $1.2 billion BTC options expiry
Further Bitcoin Volatility Ahead? Here’s What Options Markets Say About the BTC Price Outlook
16.3.2023
Bitcoin looks set to finish Wednesday’s session broadly unchanged in the mid-$24,000, handing market participants some much-needed time to catch their breath after a hectic seven days of price action. This time last week, Bitcoin had just dropped back under $22,000 for the first time in over three...
Ribbon Finance’s Native Token RBN Surges 19% Amid Options Platform Release
15.3.2023
The token was trading at $0.25 ahead of the launch of Ribbon’s on-chain options exchange, Aevo
Binance to Restrict Ukrainian Hryvnia Operations Via 2 Payment Providers
15.3.2023
Crypto exchange Binance will stop processing transactions with Ukrainian hryvnia through two payment platforms later in March. The move follows an earlier suspension of deposits and withdrawals using bank cards in the national currency of Ukraine. Ukrainian Users Lose More Fiat Options to Trade...
Bitcoin Options Market Still Afraid of USDC Volatility
15.3.2023
The options market is still valuing options that settle in the underlying rather than in USDC at a relative premium due to a continued concern of a further depeg, one observer said
Bitcoin Options Volume on Deribit Hits Highest Level in 22 Months as Bank Failures Breed Volatility
14.3.2023
Traders seek options to hedge against market volatility as U.S. bank failures triggered sharp repricing of interest rate expectations
Study Shows QR and Digital Payments Continue Gaining Ground in Argentina
14.3.2023
A recent study made by Fiserv, a global payments company, shows that QR and digital wallets have grown significantly as payment options in Argentina. While credit card preference has stagnated, the use of cash for payments has decreased, with only 14% of the polled choosing to use it over other...
$920B is the number to watch now that crypto’s trillion dollar total market cap is gone
10.3.2023
The crypto market is taking a walloping, and there are three important reasons why BTC’s $380 billion valuation is a key support for the entire market
Bitcoin Options Market Turns Most Bearish on Short-term BTC Outlook This Year as Prices Slump Towards $20K
9.3.2023
In wake of Bitcoin’s latest slide below the $21,000 level on Thursday as traders mull headwinds including a growing liquidity crisis amongst major crypto-friendly banks and ongoing macro headwinds as the US Federal Reserve signals risks, Bitcoin options have turned their most pessimistic on...
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
Bitcoin bulls’ desire for a trend reversal could be obliterated by this week’s $565M options expiry
8.3.2023
Significant headwinds continue to batter BTC price, and this week's options expiry is unlikely to provide any relief
Fed signals a sharp rate hike in March due to inflation — Here's how Bitcoin traders can prepare
8.3.2023
The U.S. Federal Reserve is set to roll out a fresh interest rate hike on March 22, and options traders could use this risk-averse strategy to generate profits
Bitcoin to Sub-$20,000 Next? Here’s What Options Markets Say About the BTC Price Outlook
7.3.2023
Cryptocurrency markets have slipped on Tuesday in tandem with US stock prices as US yields and the US dollar rise in wake of hawkish commentary from US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell at the first day of his semi-annual testimony before the US Congress on Tuesday....
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Ethereum price action and derivatives data confirm that bears are currently in control
7.3.2023
Investors are unwilling to add long positions as the Shanghai Fork is expected to unlock a significant amount of ETH over a short period
Key Bitcoin price metrics point to BTC downside below $22.5K
7.3.2023
BTC’s $1,420 decline in the span of 1-hour negatively impacted demand for stablecoins in Asia and it shifted futures traders into a more defensive attitude
Ether Call Options Look Attractive Relative to Bitcoin as Volatility Spread Dwindles
7.3.2023
Crypto services provider Matrixport suggests collecting premium by selling bitcoin call options and using the same to fund the purchase of ether calls
Warren Buffett-Backed Neobank Nubank Launches Own Currency Nucoin
4.3.2023
Warren Buffett-backed Nubank, a Brazil-based neobank that debuted crypto trading options back in May 2022 on its platform, has announced the launch of nucoin, its own cryptocurrency. Part of the first batch of the currency, issued on top of Polygon’s network, will be issued to its customers...
Total crypto market cap takes a hit amid Silvergate Bank crisis
3.3.2023
The total crypto market cap slipped below $1.025 trillion as concerns over Silvergate Bank’s solvency triggered a sharp sell-off in BTC, ETH and altcoins
Unity Gaming Engine Launches Blockchain and Web3 Integration Options
3.3.2023
Unity, a gaming engine development company, has announced the introduction of several blockchain-based integration options to its platform. The new options offer opportunities for developers, that will be able to take advantage of digital identity, tokens, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other...
US Treasury and White House to Hold Regular Meetings on CBDCs and Payment Innovations
2.3.2023
On March 1, 2023, Nellie Liang, undersecretary for domestic finance at the U.S. Treasury, delivered a speech to the Atlantic Council in Washington concerning the subject of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Liang detailed during her speech that a CBDC is one of several options...