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Marchés

Bitcoin Holder Metaplanet Sells BTC Options to Boost Coin Stash

The company strengthens its bitcoin position with a strategic options sale, generating nearly 24 BTC ($1.44M) in premium.

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Marchés

XRP's 'Bearish Skew' Persists Amid 10% Price Slide Following SEC Appeal and ETF Filing

Just as optimism was about to surge, clouds rolled in, pushing prices lower.

XRP's price chart. (CoinDesk)

Marchés

Bitcoin $100K Bullish Bet Draws Nearly $1B Open Interest on Deribit

The $100,000 call is the most popular bitcoin option on Deribit.

BTC Options: Distribution of open interest across all expirations. (Deribit)

Marchés

Metaplanet Buys Another 107 Bitcoin, Pushing Stock-BTC Ratio to 20%

The firm now holds over 500 bitcoin after a first tranche of purchases in April.

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Marchés

Bitcoin Bulls Eye $75K and Higher as BTC Registers Three-Week Winning Streak

BTC has registered its first three-week winning trend since February.

Bull Market (Kameleon007/Getty Images)

Marchés

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Options to Set Stage for GameStop-Like 'Gamma Squeeze' Rally, Bitwise Predicts

Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) approved the list of of physically settled options tied to BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF, the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT).

(Jim Henderson, modified by CoinDesk)

Marchés

Crypto Traders Remain Cautious About Downside Risks in Bitcoin, Ether; SOL Stands Out

Options tied to bitcoin and ether show a bias for puts, according to QCP Capital.

Frustrated trader. (Getty Images)

Marchés

Bitcoin Margin Longs on Bitfinex Defy Bearish Seasonality

The number of bullish bets raised with the help of borrowed funds has steadily increased since late August.

BTC margin longs on Bitfinex. (Coinglass)

Marchés

U.S. Elections-Linked Bitcoin Options Draw Nearly $350M in Open Interest

Distribution of open interest shows bullish sentiment, according to Wintermute.

Notional open interest in BTC options tied to U.S. elections. (Amberdata)

Marchés

XRP Bullish Options' Popularity Jump May Be Due to ETF Speculation, Observers Say

Traders have locked in over $2 million in XRP's $1.10 call option listed on Deribit, the highest across all available maturities.

XRP options data. (Amberdata)