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A CryptoCompare report published on July 6 has closely analyzed monthly trends in the cryptocurrency exchange market and found that crypto derivatives volumes have begun to taper off after peaking this May. Crypto derivatives volumes dropped 35.7% in June to $393 billion.Historical Monthly Derivatives Volumes. Source: CryptoCompareThe overall trend which
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Bitcoin has been caught in the throes of an unrelenting bout of consolidation throughout the past several days and weeks, struggling to garner any clear trend.Although it has technically been ranging since the start of May, its trading channel has been narrowing over the past month, with it now trading
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The size of the Ethereum options market on Friday equaled the size of the Bitcoin options market in December 2018, according to data provided by Skew.Ethereum’s growth in the derivatives market pointed to its increasing institutionalization like Bitcoin.It further hinted at a breakout price rally ahead for the second-largest cryptocurrency.Ethereum
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Ether (ETH) options implied volatility, a measure of the expected price swings as per the options markets premium, has dropped below Bitcoin’s (BTC) for the first time ever. This could signal that investors have given up expectations of a price decoupling, or they simply expect ETH price moves to mirror Bitcoin. In
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Bitcoin may seem to be more volatile than traditional assets but in crypto markets it is considered relatively stable compared to alternative cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin (BTC) is the biggest cryptocurrency by market value. Not only is it used as the base currency of choice for trading smaller digital assets, it is also
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Cryptocurrency markets and bitcoin price stability might be coming to an end soon, as a number of skeptics and speculators expect a big move after today’s options derivatives contracts expire. Bitcoin prices have been less volatile during the last three weeks, but over 114,000 bitcoin options with a notional
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The BTC options market has heated up in the past year – with expiration dates becoming one of the most anticipated events throughout the year. Today, on June 26, Bitcoin options worth $1 billion will expire, with analysts divided on the consequent market impact. Billion-dollar Expiry One billion dollars worth of BTC
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This Friday’s Bitcoin (BTC) futures and options expiry has been causing anxiety and excitement amongst traders as the price has oscillated with no clear trend for the past 30 days. There have been moments of euphoria as the price briefly broke the $10,000 level earlier this month, but recently emotions have
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Bitcoin (BTC) options continue to see record open interest this week with a $1 billion expiration just one day away.According to data from on-chain analytics tool Glassnode and others, demand for options continues to underscore the uncertain market mood.CME Bitcoin futures open interest beats recordOn June 25, open interest in
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Bitcoin’s (BTC) derivatives continue to grow despite light spot trading over the past two months. The cryptocurrency’s options market is on its way to a record $1 billion monthly expiry this Friday. At press time, there are 114,700 option contracts (notional value of over $1 billion) set to expire on June 26
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