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London Stock Exchange Unit to Clear Bitcoin Index Futures, Options
13.4.2023
LCH said its partnership with trading venue GFO-X shows its commitment to the growing crypto asset class
Ethereum price metrics hint that ETH might not sell-off after the Shapella hardfork
12.4.2023
ETH traders are exercising caution ahead of the April 12 Shapella hardfork, but the signal to watch is staking unlock requests
MetaMask Introduces More Payment Options for Buying Cryptocurrencies – Crypto Adoption on the Rise?
11.4.2023
Popular crypto wallet and decentralized application (dapp) provider MetaMask has added a new feature that enables its users to buy crypto with fiat directly from its Portfolio Dapp.
"In our ongoing quest to make MetaMask users’ lives easier, we are launching the Buy Crypto feature in Portfolio...
First Mover Americas: Ether Options Tilting Bearish
10.4.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 10, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Bitcoin Options Markets Reveal Investors Still Bullish, Despite Repeated BTC Price Failures to Test $30K
6.4.2023
Despite repeated failures by the Bitcoin price to test the $30,000 level in recent weeks over the course of the last three weeks, investors remain bullish, according to options market data presented by crypto analytics firm The Block.
Bitcoin has spent the last three weeks trading with $1,500...
$1.12B in Bitcoin options expire this week, and bulls appear to be at a disadvantage
6.4.2023
Commodities rallied as the U.S. Treasury struggled with the banking crisis, but Bitcoin bulls also overplayed their hand in this week’s options expiry
3 key Ethereum price metrics cast doubt on the strength of ETH’s recent rally
5.4.2023
ETH price is showing strength, but network and derivatives data suggest that ETH will struggle to hold the $1,850 price level
PlayStation Store Will Make It Easier To Know A Game's Options Before You Buy It
4.4.2023
The PlayStation Store is about to get a solid sorting upgrade this week with accessibility tags, a new list of descriptors developers can pin to games to highlight their specific accessibility support, Sony announced in a blog post this week.Read more
Bitcoin Volatility Index's Correlation With Price Flips Positive, Boosts Appeal of Bullish Call Options
4.4.2023
It pays to be a call option holder when the implied volatility is rising along with the underlying asset's price, crypto observers told CoinDesk
India to Facilitate International Settlements in Rupees to Reduce Dependence on the US Dollar
3.4.2023
The government of India has announced that it will facilitate the settlement of international transactions using its national currency, the rupee. As part of its foreign trading policy framework implemented on April 1, the country introduced this measure to facilitate payments for countries...
Bitcoin Drops Below $28K as Options Expire, Traders Borrow WBTC From Aave
31.3.2023
WBTC is the largest tokenized version of bitcoin and can be swapped on a 1:1 basis for BTC
3 reasons why Bitcoin bulls are well positioned to profit from this week’s $4.2B options expiry
30.3.2023
$4.2 billion in BTC options expire on March 31, and despite weeks of harsh regulatory action against the crypto sector, bulls are well positioned to profit
Bitcoin Volatility Likely as Options Worth $4B Expire on Friday
30.3.2023
Market makers selling the options may need to buy more bitcoin in the spot market to cover their positions if the cryptocurrency rises further
Bitcoin price holds its ground in the wake of CFTC case against Binance
28.3.2023
BTC options and derivatives markets seem unfazed by the CFTC’s recent action against Binance, but is that a good or a bad sign?
Crypto market rally stalls at the $1.2T level, but bulls are getting positioned
27.3.2023
The total crypto market cap has stalled at the $1.2 trillion level, but derivatives data shows bulls are preparing for the next breakout
Bitcoin corrects on Fed rate hike, but bulls are prepared for Friday's $1.2B options expiry
23.3.2023
BTC price dropped as the Fed rolled out a 0.25% rate hike, but improving housing market data and Bitcoin options data suggests that bulls are ready for this week’s expiry
FIFA 23 Finally Fleshes Out Its Women's Footy Options
22.3.2023
Tuck your napkins into your collars and pick up your knives and forks, because women’s soccer fans and FIFA 23 players are finally eating. Six months after its launch, FIFA 23 has finally added more women’s leagues to the game, giving us more ladies to play as aside from each country’s respective...
Arbitrum Put Options Let Traders Bet on First Day Price Action
21.3.2023
A put option that expires at $2 is selling for 76 cents on options marketplace Clober
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...