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ForkLog 50 22.01.2025

Deribit’s Annual Turnover Surges to $1.2 Trillion

The trading volume of Deribit, the largest cryptocurrency options platform, soared from $608 billion to $1.19 trillion in 2024, marking a 95% year-on-year increase and surpassing the peaks of three years ago. Source: Deribit. Of the total, $743 billion (+99% year-on-year) was attributed to options, with the remainder coming from futures and perpetual contracts ($434 […]

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ForkLog 101 18.01.2025

Analyst notes bullish sentiment in the XRP derivatives market

Activity in XRP options and futures has surged amid the token’s rapid price gains. Key metrics point to investor optimism, Nansen analyst Nikolai Sondergaard told The Block.

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ForkLog 23 16.01.2025

XRP hits seven-year high on several major exchanges

On January 16, Ripple’s XRP neared its $3.4 ATH on Bitfinex, Kraken and Binance for the first time since January 2018. Amid a rapid price surge (+16% over 24 hours), open interest in XRP futures hit a record $7.7bn. Data: Coinglass. At the time of writing, the asset trades around $3.32. Its market capitalisation is […]

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ForkLog 14 14.01.2025

Analysts foresee a ‘powerful rebound’ for bitcoin

The current correction is nearing its end, signalled by a potential 14 January close for the leading cryptocurrency above $91,000, according to trader Rekt Capital. #BTC Bitcoin is in its first Price Discovery Correction Here is a look at historical first Price Discovery Corrections: 2013: -75% in 13 weeks 2017: -34% in 3 weeks 2021: […]

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ForkLog 31 14.01.2025

Open interest in options on BlackRock’s IBIT nears half of Deribit’s

Two months after the start of trading, open interest in options on BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF has risen to nearly 50% of the total on leading platform Deribit, CoinDesk reported. As of January 13, the figures stood at $11bn and $23bn, respectively. The launch of IBIT options has given U.S. institutional investors a regulated product, unlike […]

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ForkLog 98 09.01.2025

Bitfinex relocates its derivatives trading service to El Salvador

Bitfinex’s crypto-derivatives trading will now be provided by a company registered and licensed in El Salvador. ? Bitfinex Derivatives has been awarded a Digital Asset Service Provider licence in ?? El Salvador — a monumental step in our global expansion. The new licence supports El Salvador as a key digital asset financial centre.Discover more:https://t.co/vPGO01clhp pic.twitter.com/79hdbBHONX […]

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ForkLog 30 09.01.2025

CryptoQuant names the key metric for a bull-run revival

Sustained trading of Bitcoin below $90,000 would shake investor confidence and spur selling, according to a report by CryptoQuant. Analysts noted mounting doubts after a failed attempt to break the all-time high at $108,000. Fading optimism is reflected in a marked decline in perpetual funding rates. The lack of a rebound to previous levels has […]

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ForkLog 16 06.01.2025

Options traders target bitcoin at $110,000–$120,000

Bitcoin’s price is regaining bullish momentum, reflected in rising activity in options with strikes between $110,000 and $120,000, according to Deribit and Amberdata.

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ForkLog 25 26.12.2024

Bitcoin Options Worth $14.5 Billion to Expire on December 27

On Friday, December 27, the Deribit platform will see the expiration of bitcoin options with a notional volume of $14.5 billion at 4:00 (Kyiv)/5:00 (MSK). Tomorrow 8 AM UTC, 149K $BTC are set to expire on Deribit with a notional value of $14.5 billion. Max pain price $85,000, put/call ratio: 0.69 pic.twitter.com/46zeI02Fj2 — unfolded. (@cryptounfolded) […]

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ForkLog 9 17.12.2024

Bitcoin Options Market Loses Optimism Ahead of Fed Meeting

Participants in the bitcoin options market are taking measured positions ahead of the upcoming December 18 meeting of the Fed and the largest expiration in history. This is reported by CoinDesk. On December 16, the price of the leading cryptocurrency broke through the $107,000 mark. The following day, it approached $107,800 and at the time […]

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ForkLog 27 11.12.2024

Altcoin Liquidations Reach Highest Level Since 2021

On December 10, altcoin liquidations amounted to $1.75 billion, marking the largest since May 19, 2021. In the crypto derivatives market, liquidations reached a record $12.8 billion, according to a review by K33 Research. Experts noted that cascading liquidations were a feature of the 2021 bull run and appear to be repeating this pattern now. […]

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ForkLog 17 10.12.2024

A customised future: collateralised indices as a foundational model for Web3 derivatives

Many still think of indices as nothing, but “market‑movement gauges”, often confusing them with indicators. In fact, Web 3.0 and Web3 enable remarkably intricate and interesting models. Web3 entrepreneur Vladimir Menaskop explains them for ForkLog readers. Why indices—and collateralised ones at that? The answer becomes clear if you study crises, especially that of 2008. One […]

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