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This commentary tracks changing Bitcoin options positioning around a market rebound. It describes a large buyer absorbing offers in December 100,000 calls after aggressive selling, followed by July 63,000 call demand as Bitcoin moved above 60,000. The author…

This company update reports Deribit’s trading activity and operational developments for 2024. It states that total platform volume rose 95% year over year to USD 1.185 trillion, while options notional volume increased 99% to USD 743 billion. The fourth…

The article outlines a planned change to initial and maintenance margin calculations for standard margin accounts on Deribit. It applies to futures and perpetual contracts; options use a separate calculation that the article says will remain unchanged. The…

This market commentary interprets a week of Bitcoin options activity as bearish. It describes call selling around the 90,000–105,000 strikes and continued put buying around 80,000–85,000, alongside March call selling in the 90,000–110,000 range and buying of…

This exchange update explains how a sharp Bitcoin selloff strained crypto derivatives risk controls and liquidity. It distinguishes index price, mark price, and last traded price, then describes how Deribit’s mark price used an index plus a smoothed…

The article presents a bearish Bitcoin options trade after the market fell below a cited support level amid ETF outflows. Its rationale is that weak price structure could lead to a test of a lower demand area, while acknowledging the possibility of a bounce.…

This desk commentary describes Bitcoin and Ether options conditions around CPI and an FOMC rate decision. It reports that spot rose after an inflation reading while implied volatility fell in some maturities, with near term gamma retaining demand ahead of…

This note proposes a long put butterfly to position for a possible BTC decline toward $64,000. The structure buys one $65,000 put, sells two $64,000 puts, and buys one $63,000 put, all expiring on June 21, 2024. The stated debit is $76 per BTC, the maximum…

This trade note presents a long put butterfly as a defined-risk way to express a bearish BTC view. The structure buys one $56,000 put, sells two $54,000 puts, and buys one $52,000 put, all with the same expiry and equidistant strikes. It states a $30 per BTC…

This educational overview introduces HYPE futures, perpetuals, and options, then explains how traders can use them for directional exposure, hedging, basis trades, and income-oriented positions. It defines core option terms and illustrates puts, calls,…

This note outlines a BTC bear call spread as a defined-risk strategy for a market view that expects resistance to limit further gains. The example sells a call at $70,000 and buys a call at $71,000 for the same expiry. The stated net credit is $185 per BTC,…

This weekly report summarizes Bitcoin and Ether derivatives conditions using futures-implied yields, at-the-money implied volatility, volatility surfaces, and SABR volatility-smile skew. It reports that Bitcoin futures remained below spot and Ether futures…

The article interprets a Bitcoin and Ether sell-off through realized and implied volatility, option skew, and the ETH/BTC relationship. It reports that realized volatility rose sharply, short-dated implied volatility repriced upward, and realized movement…

The article surveys four financial services that could expand as banks and crypto firms deepen their involvement in Bitcoin markets: custody, Bitcoin-backed lending, immediate fiat-to-stablecoin conversion, and yield generation. It frames custody as a way to…

The document describes a temporary reward promotion for eligible USDC held on Deribit from November 18 through the end of December 2025. The first 250,000 USDC across an account’s main and subaccounts earns 7.5% APR; any balance above that threshold earns…

This options-flow note interprets recent Bitcoin activity against a backdrop of strength in gold and macroeconomic risk. It says spot and ETF inflows had not prompted substantial fresh call buying, while traders opened put sales across several strikes and…

This weekly market note reviews Bitcoin and Ether futures, perpetual swap funding, and options volatility and skew after ETF-related event risk had passed. It reports annualised futures yields near 10% for both assets, alongside consistently positive…

The article examines why Ethereum miners might accept EIP-1559 despite the proposal to burn base fees that would otherwise have gone to them. It frames miner income as block rewards, transaction fees, and miner-extractable value, then argues that mining…

The episode links rising long-term government bond yields and large borrowing needs with a possible future increase in policy liquidity, which the speakers see as a potential catalyst for Bitcoin. It also reviews Bitcoin’s recent breakout: volatility rose at…

This options-flow note describes aligned BTC and ETH activity around an approaching ETF decision. It reports fast-money buying of near-dated August and September calls, alongside a likely time-weighted-average-price BTC spot buyer. The author interprets…

This weekly review examines a sharp crypto market decline associated with spot selling and uncertainty about Federal Reserve policy. It distinguishes the episode from a derivatives-driven liquidation shock: the article reports that hedging remained available…

The article explains transaction fees as compensation for block producers and a way to rank transactions by users’ willingness to pay. It compares NEAR’s EIP-1559-style base fee with Ethereum’s model, focusing on two differences: NEAR disallows in-protocol…

This macro essay compares the development of crypto with the NASDAQ through four proposed phases: adoption, a crash, consolidation, and rapid speculative growth. It argues that crypto may move through these phases faster, potentially because of expanding…

This weekly market recap uses options implied volatility, volatility skew, perpetual swap funding, and futures basis to compare positioning in Bitcoin and Ether. It reports that short-dated implied volatility declined ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting…