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Trending News: BTC Steadies at $64K Despite Higher Yields and Surging Oil PricesBitcoin Delivers Rare Outperformance as S&P 500 Falls 0.5%A Drop Below This Bitcoin Level Could Hit Leveraged Bulls HardXRP Hits Lowest Level Since 2024 Even as Korean Bank Embraces Ripple PaymentsEarly Monad Investors Turn Down $60M Exit Deal as Confidence HoldsBitcoin Holds $64K Breakout as Most Major Tokens RetreatSaylor Puts $4.8B Cash Reserve Ahead of Strategy Share RepurchasesEthereum Prepares to Move Beyond the Wallet Rule Built Around 21,000 GasLive: Higher Oil Prices and Treasury Yields Keep Bitcoin Under Pressure at $64KAI Forecast for XRP May Not Sit Well With Ripple MaximalistsBitcoin’s Price Stagnation Could Be the Calm Before a Big MoveStrategy Boosts Dollar Reserves While Keeping Bitcoin Holdings FlatStocks Rebound, Bitcoin Follows, but ETF Outflows Pressure Bullish SentimentBitcoin Markets Are Quiet, but Options Demand Remains ElevatedWhat’s Ahead for Crypto: USDC Developments, Fed Signals and Oil PricesBitcoin Remains Stuck as AI Compute Deals Pile Up: Live Market UpdatesFed September Hike Looks Unlikely as Goldman Sachs Cuts Rate-Rise ExpectationsBitcoin Futures Traders Face a Tight Exit as Positions Pile UpBinance User Data Provided to Russia Preceded Ukrainian Donor’s ArrestSEC’s “State of Crypto” Meeting Canceled Before It Could BeginEthereum’s Upcoming Upgrade Packs 66 Proposals With Major Privacy Fix200,000 Customers Affected in Bits of Gold Security BreachXRP Weakens to $1 as Contrarian Traders Expect a BounceStrategy’s BTC Leverage Could Fuel a Bitcoin Downturn, Gerber SaysMajor XRP ETF Position Emerges in Jane Street FilingBitcoin Stays Close to $64K as HYPE Rallies 8% WeeklyHyperliquid Traders See Unitree Surging 4x After IPO LaunchSEC Slows Tokenization Plan Again as Officials Question ‘Innovation Exemption’SEC Puts Reg Crypto Proposal on Hold, No New Meeting Date AnnouncedBitcoin Weakens Below $63K as Energy Prices and Bond Yields ClimbTrezor Notifies 14,000 Users Over Customer Data LeakBitcoin Weakens as U.S. Inflation Offers Little Boost and ETF Outflows ReturnBitcoin Battles Selling Pressure as XRP Teeters Around $1Strategy and Metaplanet Could Lose MSCI Index Inclusion Under Proposed RuleJPMorgan Shuts Down Banking Services for PolymarketBitcoin Price Prediction: Gemini AI’s Outlook for End-2026Fidelity Wants Its Ethereum ETF to Stake Its Entire ETH HoldingsXRP Faces $1 Support Test as Ripple-Linked Wallet Moves 50M TokensBitcoin Price Boxed In Between $63K Floor and $68.7K CeilingNo BTC Sale: Metaplanet Addresses $320M Bitcoin TransferDogecoin Faces Weak Speculation as DOGE Price Falls 70% From PeakSecuritize Plunges After Results Miss, Tokenization Revenue Falls Below ForecastsCFTC Pushes Prediction Platforms to Revise Faulty Filings and Boost LiquidityMorgan Stanley Infrastructure Partner Zerohash Hits Roadblock on Trust Bank BidBitcoin Steady at $63,500 as Cooler PPI Boosts Rate-Cut HopesCrypto Industry Wants AI Labs to Level the Playing Field With AttackersXRP Price Prediction: XRP Risks Further Losses as $1 Support HoldsMetaplanet CEO Reassures Investors Amid Bitcoin Sale SpeculationBitcoin’s Next Big Move Hinges on the Latest CPI SignalFidelity Proposes 100% ETH Staking for Its Crypto ETFXRP Ledger Handles 2.6 Million Payments Within a DayBitcoin’s Next Move Hangs Between $63K and $68.7KBitcoin Consolidates Near $64K as Monero, Hyperliquid Surge AheadMetaplanet Debuts BitBonds as Private Debt Sale Nets $1.3MCoreWeave Rallies 16% as AI Infrastructure Revenue Reaches $2.58BBitcoin Shows Little Reaction as U.S. Inflation Falls to 3.4%$1.78B Bitcoin Sell Pressure Builds as Overlooked Group Moves to ExitHarmony Token Sinks 40% as Apparent Exploit Adds Tokens Equal to 25% of SupplyAltcoins Gain Ground as Dogecoin, BNB Rise Despite Bitcoin WeaknessBTC Stalls Near $64K With ETF Inflows in Focus Before Inflation DataBitcoin Trades Around $64K as Inflation Report Nears, ONE Crash Spreads FearKalshi Market Dispute Ends as FlightAware Drops Lawsuit Amid Weak Trading DataRussian Regulators Target Retail Crypto Market With Three-Asset Trading LimitBitcoin Remains Around $64K as July CPI Aligns With Market ExpectationsFake Deposits Trigger $200K XRP Bridge Drain After Software ErrorSEC-CFTC Regulatory Blueprint Advances Amid Clarity Act SetbackRiot Platforms Expands Into AI With Anthropic Data Center LeaseAviva Investors Expands Tokenization Push With First XRPL Fund ClassETHRA AI Development Well Under Way as Project Advances Core Artificial Intelligence TechnologyTwo Prime: Bitcoin Lending Is Ready for Institutional GrowthBitcoin Faces $65K Resistance as XRP Teeters on the $1 LevelSoftware Stocks Break From Bitcoin: Why the Divergence MattersA $2 Trillion Market Is Turning to Blockchain for New InfrastructureBTCPay Seeks Attackers With $190K Bounty Following Bitcoin Server BreachBitcoin Holds Focus at $70K as XRP and Ether Drive Broader Crypto SelloffBitcoin Sees Renewed Buying From Long-Term Holders, On-Chain Data Finds96 Crypto ATMs Go Offline After Australia Suspends CryptolinkFlight Cancellation Bets Spark Legal Fight Between FlightAware and KalshiRavencoin Hit by Critical Block Bug That Could Reverse Four Days of ActivityBitcoin Holds $64.2K as Anthropic Introduces Watermarks for Claude-Generated ContentRipple’s XRP Nears a Key Floor: Is $1 About to Break?Bitcoin at a Crossroads: Can $64K Survive the CPI Test?Strategy Cuts Bitcoin Holdings by 1,690 BTC, Boosts Cash ReservesBTC Holds Firm Above $65K as Hormuz Concerns Fade on Iran-Oman TalksBitcoin Price Swings Fade, but Demand for Downside Hedges Remains HighHedge Funds Abandon Bitcoin Shorts as Rally Bets Gain MomentumBitcoin Maintains $65K Level as Strategy Offloads 1,690 BTCThis Miner Opposed BIP-110 Even While Its Pool Backed the ProposalIs the Clarity Act Delay Really Bad News for Crypto?Bitcoin Pushes Above $65K as Traders Await Inflation DataXRP Struggles to Keep Pace While Crypto ETFs Draw Fresh CapitalInvestors Pour $853M Into Bitcoin ETFs With BlackRock’s IBIT Taking the Lion’s ShareBitcoin Fork Drama: BIP-110 Mines Two Blocks Before Going SilentWhy a $1 Trillion Asset Manager Is Embracing Memecoins in an ETFCrypto Clarity Act Gets Key Senate Vote to Stay on Track for Next MonthIran’s Crypto Network Faces Fresh U.S. Pressure as Two Exchanges Are SanctionedBitcoin’s Lightning Layer Hit by Another Exploit, Servers Lose FundsFresh XRPL Proposals Focus on $530M Tokenized Finance OpportunityWeak U.S. Employment Data Puts Pressure on Fed as Rate Hike Bets FadeCrypto Markets Brace for Volatility as Bitcoin Slips Under $65,000 Amid Global Tensions
Tue. Aug 18th, 2026

$14.6B in BTC, ETH Options Set to Expire With Traders Leaning Toward Bitcoin Hedges

$14.6B Options Expiry Puts Spotlight on Bitcoin Downside Hedging

Bitcoin (BTC $109,756.33) and ether (ETH) options worth $14.6 billion are set to expire Friday on Deribit, in what is shaping up as one of 2025’s largest derivative events.

The skew is clear: traders are loading up on BTC puts, particularly between $108,000 and $112,000 strikes, signaling strong demand for downside protection near current spot levels. On the upside, calls are concentrated above $120,000.

In ether, positioning looks more balanced. A total of 393,534 calls versus 291,128 puts are expiring, with heavy activity in calls at $3,800–$5,000 and puts around $3,700–$4,000.

“BTC expiry points to persistent demand for downside protection, while ETH looks more neutral,” Deribit said on X, adding that Powell’s Jackson Hole signal could amplify the expiry’s market impact.

Max pain levels sit at $116,000 for BTC and $3,800 for ETH, potential magnets for prices as Friday nears.

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