Trader Buys 2M Dogecoin Call Options as Meme Coin Market Heats Up
A trader bought $2 million worth of dogecoin {{DOGE}} call options at a strike price of $0.22 on Wednesday, according to PowerTrade’s head of institutional sales, Bernd Sischka.
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Ether Has 1 in 5 Chance of Tapping $5K by End-June, DeFi Options Protocol Lyra Says
Traders on Lyra have snapped up ether calls at the $5,000 strike and higher this week.
Research Firm Favors Bitcoin ‘Covered Strangle’ Strategy to Enhance Portfolio Yield by 17%
Our favorite strategy is to buy Bitcoin Spot, Sell 100,000 strike call, and Sell 50,000 strike put for the December 2024 expiry, 10x research said in a note.
Lyra Finance Now Lets Liquid Restaking Token Holders Earn Extra Yields From Automated Trade Strategies
LRT holders can tokenize any yield-bearing strategy to generate an annualized percentage yield of 10% to 50%.
USDe Holders Should Monitor Ethena’s Reserve Fund to Avoid Risk, CryptoQuant Warns
Cryptocurrency data provider CryptoQuant has said that holders of Ethena Labs’ USDe stablecoin should monitor the project’s reserve fund to avoid risks related to the potential of a negative funding rate.
Crypto Derivatives Exchange Stream Trading Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding
The funding round values the company at $20 million.
Digital Asset Platform With Ex-Goldman Partner as Co-Founder Gets Bahrain Crypto License
ARP Digital says its the “first and only Central Bank-licensed OTC service provider specialized in digital asset-structured products.”
Luxor Looks to Help Bitcoin Miners Hedge Halving Risk With New Hashrate Futures
The bitcoin mining software and services company partnered with Bitnomial to offer cash-settled hashrate futures.
First Mover Americas: El Salvador Holds More BTC Than Expected
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 15, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
First Mover Americas: Robinhood Shares Jump, Layer 2s Become Cheaper
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 14, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.