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Wall Street’s Crypto Flip-Flop: Bitcoin Options on Deribit Hit Record Volume as Institutions Dive Back In
Wall Street’s Crypto Flip-Flop: Bitcoin Options on Deribit Hit Record Volume as Institutions Dive Back In
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Deribit’s BTC options market just flashed its biggest institutional buy signal since the 2024 halving—turns out those ’risk management’ PowerPoints from last quarter’s offsite weren’t entirely for show.
Open interest surges 40% in two weeks as macro funds and family offices pile into calls. Because nothing screams ’hedge against inflation’ like leveraged bets on a decentralized meme that once crashed because Elon Musk changed his Twitter bio.
Traders now pricing in 25% volatility for June—either these suits finally cracked the Satoshi code, or someone’s YOLOing their client’s yacht money before the SEC starts asking questions again.
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