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No One Has Traded Bitcoin Options on Bakkt for Over a Month: Deribit Continues to Dominate
Open interest for Bakkt's bitcoin options market has stayed at $0 since June 15.
By Zack Voell
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 9:35 a.m. Published Jul 23, 2020, 7:11 p.m.
Bitcoin options traders have completely deserted Bakkt, with its volume and open interest flatlining at $0 since June 15.
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- The Intercontinental Exchange's subsidiary launched its bitcoin options market in December 2019.
- Open interest for the exchange’s options market has suffered complete inactivity before, but the current 38-day streak dwarfs other periods.
- Bakkt's options volume has also dropped to $0 since April 23, according to Skew.
- Bakkt declined to comment when contacted by CoinDesk.
- The record for daily options volume in Bakkt is $528,000, set on January 8.
- According to Skew, 92% of bitcoin options trading volume is controlled by Panama-based exchange Deribit, which reported $101 million in volume Tuesday.
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