Options

Jarrod Patten, a director at Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), has sold approximately $10.4 million worth of company stock this year, according to data …

In brief About 81,700 Bitcoin options worth $6.44 billion expire on Deribit at 08:00 UTC Friday, split between 44,639 calls and 37,061 …

Friday’s expiry follows bitcoin’s surge from $62,000 to $80,000, leaving market makers with increased exposure to manage around several key strike prices. …

Direct holdings of IBIT also rose 12% to 407,890 shares, while put option exposure dropped roughly 53% to 143,300 underlying shares during …

In brief Derive now accepts Flare’s FXRP as collateral for $XRP options and perpetual futures. Users can trade through their own wallets …

A Bitcoin holder who wants less downside exposure today usually sells the asset or shorts a perpetual futures contract, taking on funding …

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has paused the proposed listing of cash-settled Bitcoin index options on Nasdaq PHLX, following a …

CME argues that because bitcoin is a commodity, options tied to its value fall under CFTC jurisdiction, not the SEC’s authority. www.coindesk.com

Bitcoin’s $70,000 and $72,000 call strikes on Deribit have accumulated nearly $5 billion in open interest, with calls outnumbering puts by a …

Curve Finance recently announced that the first Llamalend V2 markets are now operational on Ethereum. This announcement, made via their official Twitter …