Ribbon Finance’s Native Token RBN Surges 19% Amid Options Platform Release
The token was trading at $0.25 ahead of the launch of Ribbon’s on-chain options exchange, Aevo. Source
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Bitcoin Options Market Still Afraid of USDC Volatility
Bybit and Deribit calculate the payoff or profit/loss from the options trade, referencing the dollar value of the underlying asset (BTC). However, at Deribit, the actual settlement is paid in BTC, while Bybit uses USDC. Settlement refers to resolving the contract between trading parties through exchange of cash or actual
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Bitcoin Options Volume on Deribit Hits Highest Level in 22 Months as Bank Failures Breed Volatility
On Deribit, one options contract represents 1 BTC and 1 ETH. The exchange controls more than 80% of the global crypto options market. Options give traders the right to buy or sell the underlying asset, in this case, bitcoin, at a specific price, known as a strike, by a stated
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Crypto Options Market Flashes Bitcoin Warning as Silvergate Winds Down Operations
At press time, the 30-day bitcoin skew, derived by looking at the difference in implied volatility/demand for cheap out-of-the-money (OTM) calls and OTM put options expiring in four weeks, shows the strongest bias for bearish put options in over two months. Source
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Bitcoin bulls’ desire for a trend reversal could be obliterated by this week’s $565M options expiry
Bitcoin (BTC) fell below a four-day narrow trading range near $22,400 on March 7 following comments by United States Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before the Senate Banking Committee. During the congressional appearance, the Fed chairman warned that he bank is prepared to tame inflation by pushing for more significant
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Ether Call Options Look Attractive Relative to Bitcoin as Volatility Spread Dwindles
Volatility is mean-reverting and has a positive impact on options prices. In other words, periods of unusually low volatility are followed by increased price turbulence, which, in turn, boosts demand for options, making them pricier. Thus, traders tend to buy options when volatility is lower than its long-term average. Source
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Unity Gaming Engine Launches Blockchain and Web3 Integration Options – Blockchain Bitcoin News
Unity, a gaming engine development company, has announced the introduction of several blockchain-based integration options to its platform. The new options offer opportunities for developers, that will be able to take advantage of digital identity, tokens, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other technologies with direct integration into the Unity engine. Unity Reveals
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Bitcoin price searches for direction ahead of this week’s $710M BTC options expiry
Bitcoin (BTC) bulls laid most of their options at $24,500 and higher for the March 3 options expiry, and given the recent bullishness seen from BTC, who can blame them? On Feb. 21, Bitcoin price briefly traded above $25,200, reflecting an 18% gain in eight days. Unfortunately, regulatory pressure on
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Crypto Options Exchange Deribit To Offer Bitcoin Volatility Futures
With the new offering, traders can bypass complexities involved in setting up options strategies and directly buy and sell volatility similar to trading futures tied to bitcoin's price. The product may attract more institutional and retail investor participation, much like the Chicago Board Options Exchange's (Cboe) VIX futures – derivatives
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Crypto’s Next Move Depends on the Next Fed Rate Hike: Options Trader
Imran Lakha says the crypto market by and large relies on BTC remaining at its $21-$22k threshold, but with macro trends present, the digital asset could trade lower before it rises. Source
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