Bitcoin Week 22: $74K Low, Stabilizing Flows, and a Market in Consolidation Mode
leveraged long exposure remains alive beneath the surface. Options markets saw 25-Delta Skew tick higher, suggesting slightly
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leveraged long exposure remains alive beneath the surface. Options markets saw 25-Delta Skew tick higher, suggesting slightly
list Nasdaq Bitcoin Index Options (ticker: QBTC), cash-settled in US dollars against a real-time Bitcoin benchmark…index desks already use. OCC cleared 15.2 billion options contracts in 2025, including 1.26 billion index options; QBTC
approved Nasdaq to list Bitcoin index options under the ticker QBTC, to be traded on the Philadelphia Stock…ETFs or OTC structures now have a listed options market to work with — enabling hedging, income strategies
regulatory front, the SEC approved Nasdaq Bitcoin Index Options on PHLX, and Grayscale filed a third amendment advancing
registered the first guaranteed OTC flexible option tied to Hashdex's crypto-index ETF, HASH11, in a trade
list cash-settled, European-style Bitcoin index options under the ticker QBTC, with final CFTC sign-off still…tens of thousands of dollars. Critically, QBTC options trade on the same Nasdaq platform as equities, meaning investors
Securities and Exchange Commission has approved options trading on a Nasdaq Bitcoin index, marking a significant expansion…through a major national exchange. Nasdaq-listed index options carry a different regulatory weight than exchange-traded products
approved options trading on the Nasdaq Bitcoin Index, a landmark regulatory step that opens the door…without requiring direct spot ownership. Nasdaq Bitcoin Index options give institutional players — hedge funds, asset managers, structured-product
easing geopolitical tensions, relentless institutional buying, and systematic options selling by yield-enhancement funds. Shiliang Tang, Managing Partner
Friday's May 22 options expiry saw 21,000 BTC contracts roll off with a put-call ratio…reflecting a modestly bullish positioning skew among BTC options traders heading into expiry. On the ETH side
history. The comment landed alongside a notable XRP options trade that has the token pinned in a sideways
around $77,250, creating a gravitational pull that options market-makers will be managing into settlement
snapping a two-day declining streak. In the options market, the strangle has become the dominant strategy
milestone also encompasses the launch of XRP options and Spot-Quoted XRP futures, rounding out a derivatives suite
contracts of both the $1.40 call and put options expiring June 26 — and collected $224,500 in upfront
signaled that additional policy tightening remains a live option if inflation stays persistently above target. The minutes also
math is starting to close against traditional options that often price between 7% and 14%. The same institutional
time is that BTC's implied volatility, the options market's forward-looking uncertainty gauge, remains subdued despite…unworried and views the dip as contained, or options traders haven't yet priced in a larger move
Glassnode has expanded its analytics suite to cover options on BlackRock's IBIT — the largest US spot Bitcoin…events and drawdowns in near real time. IBIT options volume has grown steadily since the contracts launched
already-fragile crypto markets. Trump is reportedly weighing options to restart operations after calling off a planned attack