Bitcoin BTC$113,104.75 and ether ETH$4,001.69 options worth roughly $17 billion are set to expire on Friday on Deribit in one of the largest monthly options expiry of the year. There are 72,716 BTC call option contracts and 54,945 BTC put option contracts due for settlement, representing a combined notional open interest of about $14.4 billion.
Evernorth Holdings, a new digital asset management company backed by Ripple, has attracted market attention by accumulating over $1 billion in XRP in a short time. Ripple-Backed Evernorth’s XRP Assets Surpass $1 Billion According to CryptoQuant data, the company holds approximately 389 million XRP tokens. With the XRP price trading around $2.6, Evernorth’s total assets
Two of the world’s most prominent financial institutions, DBS and Goldman Sachs (GS), said they executed the first-ever over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency options trade between banks, marking a major step toward institutionalizing digital assets in Asia. The trade involved cash-settled bitcoin BTC$113,051.77 and ether ETH$4,001.99 options, allowing the banks to hedge exposure tied to crypto-linked products,
According to CryptoQuant, since October 22, 2025, Binance funding rates of Bitcoin have remained positive. This movement indicates the presence of short being paying by long traders. It is an indication of newfound confidence in the spot and derivatives markets. Traders are usually positive about their purchasing power, and the high interest rates are a
The previous president of the United States, Donald Trump, declared that Japan will make an investment of 550 billion in the country. He said this in one of his diplomatic speeches, which underlines the fact that this investment is enhancing trade and industrial relations between the two countries. According to Trump, the agreement was a
Crypto.com has partnered with Pineapple Financial to provide custody and staking infrastructure for its INJ treasury, adding to its growing roster of institutional custody clients. Summary Crypto.com will provide regulated custody and native staking infrastructure for Pineapple Financial’s million INJ treasury. Pineapple Financial has launched its Injective-based treasury initiative with an initial $8.9 million INJ
South Korean BDACS’ official stablecoin, KRW1, will be issued on Circle’s blockchain Arc. This marks the second integration for the stablecoin after its initial launch on Avalanche. Summary South Korean firm BDACS has partnered with Circle to launch its Korean won-backed stablecoin, KRW1, on Circle’s new Arc blockchain, aiming to expand South Korea’s reach into
The Smarter Web Company is showing strong insider confidence as major shareholders continue to hold firm. A recent TR-1 notification revealed that 210k Capital LP, a fund managed by UTXO Management. It has not sold a single share since the company’s IPO. Combined with the holdings of CEO Andrew Webley, more than 22% of the
Robert Kiyosaki, the author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” has stated that the price of Bitcoin (BTC) will double this year. Kiyosaki has predicted that the price of BTC could potentially reach the $200,000 level as early as this year. “I think Bitcoin will double in price this year…. Possibly a high of $200k,” he
The company’s X post on the history of Bitcoin junk data came before a recent software upgrade that many say has opened the floodgates to spam. Bitmex Sheds Light on the History of Bitcoin Spam A previously small field that stores arbitrary data on the Bitcoin network is now at the center of a conflict