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Solana Whales Increase Engagement in Bearish Options Plays on Deribit Amid SOL Meltdown and Impending Unlock

SOL put options accounted for most of the block trades that crossed the tape on Deribit last week.

The Q1 ended with a notable bearish BTC block options bet. (jarmoluk/Pixabay)

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In a Lethargic Bitcoin Market, BTC $110K Option Play Emerges as Top Trading Strategy

Traders continue to position for price gains through options even as BTC trades listless below $100K.

Trading screens (TheDigitalArtist/Pixabay)

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Growing Demand for Bitcoin $80K and $90K Puts Signals Caution Ahead of Jobs Data

The demand for puts shows persistent caution ahead of the nonfarm payrolls report.

Computer screens show a security's price graph (PIX1861/Pixabay)

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Ether Volatility Explodes to Over 100% as Price Crashes

Ether's DVOL spiked above 100% during Asian hours as the crashing price saw traders chase put options.

Ether DVOL index. (TradingView, Deribit)

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Chance of Bitcoin Tanking to $75K Doubles as Trump's Tariffs Ignite Trade War, Derive's Onchain Options Market Shows

The probability has doubled from last week as the renewed trade war between the U.S. and its major trading partners threatens to inject inflation into the global economy.

Derive's onchain options market shows fears of an extended BTC price drop. (jarmoluk/Pixabay)

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BlockFills and CoinDesk Indices Launch Options Market for CoinDesk 20 Index

The CoinDesk 20 Index gets an options market that will bring institutional liquidity to the index.

BlockFills' institutional-grade CD20 options are live. (AG-Pics/Pixabay)

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CME Bitcoin Options at Most Bullish Since U.S. Election, ETF Inflows Surge

Bullish options pricing and renewed ETF inflows have analysts calling new highs for the largest cryptocurrency.

Bulls against a background of snow.

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Deribit's Crypto Trading Volume Nearly Doubled to Over $1T in 2024

Total trading volume surged 95%, with options accounting for a giant share of the total platform activity.

Deribit saw record trading volumes in 2024. (meineresterampe/Pixabay)

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Solana Bull Bets Big on SOL Rallying to $400

The block trade was a bull call spread that would see maximum profit on a potential move to $400 or higher by the end of February, according to data tracked by Amberdata.

A SOL block trade bets on big rally (Tumisu/Pixabay)

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Options Tied to BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Surge to Nearly 50% of Deribit's BTC Open Interest in Two Months

Options linked to BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF (IBIT) began trading on Nov. 19 and have since grown to half the size of Deribit's BTC options market.

(OleksandrPidvalnyi/Pixabay)