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Merkado

Bitcoin Volatility Likely as Options Worth $4B Expire on Friday

Market makers selling the options may need to buy more bitcoin in the spot market to cover their positions if the cryptocurrency rises further.

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Merkado

Arbitrum Put Options Let Traders Bet on First Day Price Action

A put option that expires at $2 is selling for 76 cents on options marketplace Clober.

GMX tokens are serving as a proxy bet for Arbitrum investors. (Jason Briscoe/Unsplash)

Pananalapi

Ribbon Finance’s Native Token RBN Surges 19% Amid Options Platform Release

The token was trading at 25 cents ahead of the launch of Ribbon’s on-chain options exchange, Aevo.

RBN/USD chart on Coinbase (Cryptowatch)

Pananalapi

DeFi-Focused Asset Manager MEV Capital Offers Uniswap Hedging Strategy

The firm uses options contracts issued by crypto derivatives specialist OrBit Markets to hedge liquidity providers’ positions.

MEV Capital Chief Investment Officer Laurent Bourquin (MEV Capital)

Merkado

Bitcoin Options Volume on Deribit Hits Highest Level in 22 Months as Bank Failures Breed Volatility

Traders seek options to hedge against market volatility as U.S. bank failures triggered sharp repricing of interest rate expectations.

Bitcoin's 24-hour trading volume surges amid market volatility. (Amberdata)

Merkado

Crypto Options Market Flashes Bitcoin Warning as Silvergate Winds Down Operations

Bitcoin's options skew favors bearish put options by the most in two months.

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Merkado

Ether Call Options Look Attractive Relative to Bitcoin as Volatility Spread Dwindles: Matrixport

The crypto services provider suggests collecting a premium by selling bitcoin call options and using the same to fund the purchase of ether calls.

(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)

Tech

Options Automated Market Maker Lyra Deploys to Arbitrum Network

With the Newport upgrade, Lyra is now integrated with GMX perpetuals, allowing users to benefit from improved capital efficiency and user experience.

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Merkado

Crypto Investors Can Purchase Bankruptcy 'Put Options' to Protect Funds on Binance, Coinbase, Kraken

Investment firm Cherokee Acquisition is offering the options, which will allow account holders to recover 100% of their assets in the event the major exchanges file for bankruptcy and lock customer assets.

Bankruptcy (Gerd Altmann/Pixbay)

Merkado

Crypto Exchange BIT Expands Product Suite With Toncoin Options

The decision to add the options suggests growing investor interest in derivatives tied to alternative cryptocurrencies. TON is the native cryptocurrency of the decentralized layer 1 blockchain The Open Network.

VIX's seasonality points to wild price swings. (sergeitokmakov/Pixabay)