Bitcoin options expiry leaves $70,000 bet worthless
July 31, 2026
The quarter’s largest monthly settlement cleared with bitcoin near $64,800, about 8% below the strike holding the most open interest.
The quarter’s largest monthly settlement cleared with bitcoin near $64,800, about 8% below the strike holding the most open interest.
First U.S. cash-settled options on a multi-venue bitcoin index clear the SEC, but trading waits on the CFTC.
Payward’s $550M acquisition gives Kraken a US exchange, clearinghouse, and futures broker under one roof.
The deal hands Kraken all three CFTC licenses needed to run a full US crypto derivatives stack.
Payward’s $550 million acquisition of Bitnomial transfers all three CFTC licenses needed to run a U.S. crypto derivatives exchange, clearinghouse, and broker.
BitMEX report shows TradFi perpetuals grew from 0.03% to 1.72% of crypto derivatives as oil, stock, and commodity trading surged on crypto rails.