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Price-news
'Black Thursday' Distortion Makes Bitcoin Options Look Cheaper
With a key metric declining to record lows, bitcoin’s options market may be underpricing the cryptocurrency’s future volatility.
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By Omkar Godbole
May 6, 2020 at 6:20 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2020
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Price-news
Bitcoin Options Trading Hits One-Month High as Price Turns Bullish
Activity in the bitcoin options market picked up pace on Thursday, as spot prices jumped above key resistance over $7,000.
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By Omkar Godbole
Apr 17, 2020 at 11:11 a.m. UTC
Apr 17, 2020
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Markets
Gold
Options Market Signals Doubt Bitcoin Price Will Rise After Halving
To the moon or to the cellar? Options traders are buying bitcoin puts, or bearish bets on the cryptocurrency, heading into next month's halving.
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By Omkar Godbole
Apr 14, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Apr 14, 2020
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Markets
Gold
Bitcoin Takes Tumble, Traders Fret Correlation and Next Month's Halving
Bitcoin had another down day. How long the cryptocurrency follows stocks, and whether next month’s halving juices its price, remain open questions.
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By Daniel Cawrey
Apr 1, 2020 at 8:31 p.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2020
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Markets
Price-news
CME Bitcoin Options Volume Hits Record Low, While Bakkt Goes Weeks With No Trades
Demand for bitcoin options on regulated U.S. derivatives exchanges has dried up even as price volatility reaches record highs.
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By Omkar Godbole
Mar 19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Mar 19, 2020
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Markets
Derivatives
Derivatives Exchange Deribit Launches Daily Ether Options
The new ETH options will be tradable for just 24 hours before expiry.
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By Omkar Godbole
Feb 17, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 17, 2020
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Defi
Options Protocol Brings 'Insurance' to DeFi Deposits on Compound
A company called Opyn is bringing trustless insurance to the Compound DeFi protocol.
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By Brady Dale
Feb 12, 2020 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 12, 2020
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Markets
Volatility
Options Market Sees More Risk in Ether Than Bitcoin in Coming Months
Ether will face more volatility than bitcoin over the next six months, according to how options have been priced in recent weeks. 
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By Omkar Godbole
Feb 11, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2020
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Markets
Exchanges
Binance Will Soon Reward Market Makers for Providing Futures Liquidity
The exchange is adjusting its fee structure to incentivize market makers to add liquidity on its futures platform.
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By Omkar Godbole
Feb 4, 2020 at 2:59 p.m. UTC
Feb 4, 2020
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Exchanges
Options Growth Will Ignite Innovation in the Bitcoin Market – But Not in the Way You Think
Richard Rosenblum, co-founder of GSR, points out the lackluster growth in listed options hides the real action taking place in OTC hedges.
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By Richard Rosenblum
Jan 31, 2020 at 9:17 p.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2020
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