Bitcoin News Roundup for Oct. 19, 2020
With BTC transaction activity slowing and Filecoin miners striking, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!

With BTC transaction activity slowing and Filecoin miners striking, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup!
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Today's stories:
'Boring' Bitcoin Market Sends Miners' Fee Earnings to 3-Month Low
Bitcoin's transaction activity has cooled amid the recent lull in price action – and that's hurting miners' earnings.
Filecoin Miners Go On Strike One Day After Mainnet Launch, Prompting Early Reward Release
Some of the largest Filecoin miners stopped mining on Saturday, complaining the project’s mining incentive scheme has made it impossible for the miners to start operations.
The OKEx Drama Exposes a Weakness in Crypto Market Infrastructure
The OKEx drama shows just how immature crypto markets are compared to traditional ones, but it also highlights their overall resilience.
First Users Not So Impressed by China's Digital Yuan: Report
A recent giveaway of China's in-testing central bank digital currency has reportedly left recipients wondering why they should change from existing solutions like Alipay.
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Boxing Day bonanza: $27 billion in bitcoin, ether options set for year-end reset

The expiration involves over 50% of Deribit's total open interest, with a bullish bias indicated by a put-call ratio of 0.38.
Ce qu'il:
- The crypto market is preparing for the expiry of $27 billion of bitcoin and ether options on Deribit on Friday.
- The expiration involves over 50% of Deribit's total open interest, with a bullish bias indicated by call options outnumbering puts by almost 3-to-1.
- The market's panic has subsided, and the looming expiry is likely to be much orderly than last year, according to Deribit.











