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This weekly recap compares BTC and ETH derivatives through futures-implied yields, perpetual swap funding, at-the-money implied volatility, and 25-delta risk reversals. It describes spot prices as range-bound after a recovery, BTC yields as broadly flat, and…
This market commentary links lower realized volatility with higher implied volatility in BTC and ETH, describing the combination as favorable for option sellers seeking positive carry. It notes that short gamma exposure may benefit from the gap between…
This weekly market recap reviews futures yields, perpetual swap funding, and BTC and ETH options conditions. It reports futures-implied yields near zero across BTC tenors, while ETH’s one-week yield is negative and longer tenors sit slightly above zero.…
The commentary reviews volatility selling in Bitcoin and Ether options during 2022, when calmer price behavior and steady supply from structured products and distressed miners supported yield-seeking strategies. The authors describe a shift toward harvesting…
This podcast summary links Bitcoin’s rise to a broader debasement trade amid a US government shutdown, tariff-funded stimulus discussions, global rate cuts, and rising liquidity. The hosts and guest interpret subdued volatility, steady funding rates, and…
The article examines why cryptocurrency has not gained broad use in online gambling despite offering digital payments and the possibility of decentralized services. It describes project failures, unreliable activity metrics, and the limits of incentives:…
The article argues that DeFi applications have outpaced the infrastructure needed to support them. It defines crypto middleware as services between blockchains and user-facing applications, including data access, oracles, and other backend tools. These…
This brief options-flow commentary describes traders positioning for a potential BTC ETF approval deadline. Rising perceived approval odds coincided with Bitcoin and Ether challenging yearly highs, but repeated resistance near the cited BTC and ETH levels…
The report interprets Deribit BTC options data from 2022 to describe changing expectations after the UST depeg and subsequent crypto credit stress. It explains how an implied volatility surface compares options across delta and expiry, and uses put-call skew…
This episode description outlines a discussion of crypto and macro conditions that had lifted equity markets toward prior highs after months of range trading. The speakers consider whether Bitcoin may be near a bottom and whether crypto prices could break…
The article examines a sharp December 2021 crypto selloff amid worries that the Federal Reserve would taper asset purchases faster and raise rates sooner. It connects macro news and weak equity markets with a broad risk asset decline, then describes how spot…
This three-day options-flow recap examines Bitcoin and Ethereum positioning around Coinbase's April 2021 listing. Before the event, the author describes elevated implied volatility, short-dated two-way trading with a bullish tilt, and larger fund…
The article reviews a sharp crypto selloff and explains its effects on realized and implied volatility, option term structures, skew, and trading flows. It attributes pressure to weak narratives and potential creditor and government supply, while noting that…
The article builds a bullish Bitcoin thesis from several contemporaneous signals: an October seasonal tendency, a break above the July-to-September downtrend, the Federal Reserve's pause in rate hikes, and expectations for a spot Bitcoin ETF. It cites…
The note tracks Bitcoin options activity around a market pullback and expiry. It contrasts sales of far out-of-the-money June and July calls and some short-dated put buying with later demand for June 27 calls across several strikes. The author interprets the…
The document describes a Bitcoin call butterfly built by buying calls at $76,000 and $80,000 and selling two calls at $78,000, all with the same expiry. It frames the position as moderately bullish, with a potential gain concentrated around the middle…
The document outlines a short-term bearish Bitcoin options trade: buy one higher-strike out-of-the-money put and sell two lower-strike puts with the same expiry. Its example uses strikes at $62,000 and $60,000, with a stated net debit of $10 per BTC and…
This weekly market recap compares Bitcoin and Ether derivatives during a sharp spot sell-off. It describes a larger volatility premium and a more inverted volatility term structure for ETH, while BTC’s front end has flattened less dramatically. Short-dated…
The article presents a put butterfly as a defined-risk strategy for a modest ETH decline toward a target price. Its example buys one August 9, 2024 $3,400 put, sells two $3,300 puts, and buys one $3,200 put. The stated debit is $9.5 per ETH, with maximum…
The article explains a BTC bull call spread as a debit strategy for a moderately bullish outlook. The example buys a November 8, 2024 $70,000 call for $3,340 and sells a $72,000 call for $2,931. It states a net debit of $409 per BTC and maximum profit of…
This market review links BTC’s relative strength and rising call demand to support holding near $25K, renewed optimism around a possible BlackRock ETF, and regulatory pressure on altcoins. It contrasts that picture with weaker ETH performance and put-leaning…
The article reviews a volatile crypto market after new U.S. tariffs intensified macroeconomic uncertainty. It reports a sharp BTC pullback after testing $88K, larger losses for ETH and SOL, and diverging weekly flows: BTC received $195M while ETH saw $112M…
This weekly market note interprets Bitcoin options activity alongside spot movement and realized and implied volatility. It reports that a long protective put combined with long spot had performed well during a period of market uncertainty. After BTC failed…
The article compares cross-chain Bitcoin peg designs by their redemption rights, custody model, censorship resistance, operating cost, and ability to hold price parity. In a wrapped model, BTC deposits back redeemable tokens, with arbitrage incentives…