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Defi Index CVX Measures Crypto ‘Market Fear’ and Implied Volatility
3.11.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) platform cvx.finance has launched the beta version of its “Crypto Volatility Index”, otherwise known as the “CVX.” The CVX is an index similar to the “Market Fear Index” (VIX) commonly used in traditional finance, but cvx.finance...
Crypto ‘fear index’ can now be used to peek into the future
30.10.2020
Option traders seem to be quite fearful in October
Deribit Sees Record Bitcoin Options Volume as Activity in $36K Calls Surge
30.10.2020
Daily volume for bitcoin options have hit lifetime highs on crypto derivatives exchange Deribit
Bitcoin Traders Can Now Bet on $40K Price With New Deribit Options
30.10.2020
Options at a $40,000 strike price expiring in March 2021 and June 2021 went live on Deribit early on Friday
Here’s why Ethereum bulls don’t care about Friday’s $40M ETH options expiry
30.10.2020
$40 million in Ethereum options on Friday, and multiple indicators favor bulls as ETH 2.0 approaches
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $13.6K; 500K ETH Options Pile Up for December
29.10.2020
Bitcoin’s price is turning bullish as ether options traders accumulate half a million of ETH options for December expiration
Bitcoin’s Options Market Sees Just 6% Chance of $20K Before Year’s End
29.10.2020
At press time, bitcoin was seeing a 6% probability of bitcoin trading above the historical 2017 all-time high of $20,000 by the end of December
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips to $12.8K; Ether Options Traders Prefer Calls
28.10.2020
Bitcoin’s price fell while ether options traders have favored call options in the past month
Comparing Static Site Generator Build Times
28.10.2020
There are so many static site generators (SSGs). It’s overwhelming trying to decide where to start. While an abundance of helpful articles may help wade through the (popular) options, they don’t magically make the decision easy.
I’ve been on a quest to help make that decision easier. A colleague...
Hxro, FTX Target Retail Crypto Traders With Simplified Options Product
28.10.2020
Hxro and FTX have partnered to make options trading more accessible for retail traders
The $750 Million Pre-Halloween Bitcoin Options Expiry Has Started to Spook Traders
28.10.2020
Even though cryptocurrency traders have been exuberant over the price rise, a number of analysts are focused on the large bitcoin and ethereum options expiries set to end before Halloween. Data from Skew.com shows $750 million in Bitcoin options is set to expire and prices could get volatile....
Scary Bitcoin volatility? $750M in BTC options set to expire for Halloween
26.10.2020
The upcoming expiration of $750 million in Bitcoin options, which would occur on the last Friday of the month, coincides with other important dates
Bitcoin now has a 7% chance of beating $20K highs in the next 2 months
22.10.2020
Bitcoin odds are "repricing quickly," says Skew as one analyst highlights the current price pump's "organic" nature
Crypto Options Exchange Deribit to Require ID Verification for All Users by Year End: Report
21.10.2020
Popular cryptocurrency options exchange Deribit will require all of its users to be ID verified before the end of this year under its revamped know-your-customer (KYC) policy
A Primer on the Different Types of Browser Storage
21.10.2020
In back-end development, storage is a common part of the job. Application data is stored in databases, files in object storage, transient data in caches… there are seemingly endless possibilities for storing any sort of data. But data storage isn’t limited only to the back end. The front end (the...
Bitcoin Price Hits Two-Month High Above $12,300
21.10.2020
Bitcoin's price clocked two-month highs above $12,370 on Wednesday. The options market expects a continued rally
Institutions Long and Hedge Funds Short: Bitcoin Options Traders Prep for ‘Big Moves’ Ahead
20.10.2020
Trends in bitcoin options markets are making it difficult for financial analysts to pinpoint BTC’s next move. Data from CME’s recently published trader report shows that institutional investors are capturing a larger number of bitcoin long contracts, while hedge funds are showing...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Has Light Response to OKEx While Ether Options Traders Make Beacon Bets
16.10.2020
Bitcoin’s price is rebounding after an OKex-related dip. Meanwhile, ether options traders have a bearish "beacon chain" attitude
Surging Bitcoin futures volume highlights increasing institutional interest
15.10.2020
Futures volume and open interest spiked at derivatives exchanges after Bitcoin price hit $11.7K, highlighting increasing participation from institutional investors
Here’s how to properly earn a DeFi sized yield trading Bitcoin options
13.10.2020
Here’s how investors can use Bitcoin options to generate DeFi-sized yields without having to wrap their hodl stack