The bullish sentiment in the IBIT options is consistent with the noticeable activity in the $200,000 bitcoin call trading on Deribit.

Bitcoin ETF options hit $2B on debut as BlackRock leads the charge. Grayscale follows suit, fueling Bitcoin’s rally to $93.8K and beyond.

The move comes after the record-breaking performance of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) on its first day of options trading. With over a decade of crypto coverage, Cryptonews delivers authoritative insights you can rely on.

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The first options wagers on BlackRock Inc.’s $44 billion iShares Bitcoin Trust suggest traders see scope for the token to break more records.

Bitcoin hit a record above $94k after BlackRock's BTC options ETF recorded nearly $1.9B in notional exposure on its first day of trading.

Investors can now trade options for the first time ever in the biggest Bitcoin ETF, iShares Bitcoin Trust, which mature in mid December and January. The fund has been on a tear.

Bitcoin rose above $93,750 today, hitting a new all-time high.Spot bitcoin ETF options are now live on Nasdaq.The product was rolled out in

Bitcoin advanced above $94,000 on Wednesday as investors monitored the Trump transition and digested newly launched options trading.

IBIT options went live Tuesday in a first, a move that market participants widely expect to draw more institutional interest in bitcoin (BTC). Here’s how they could impact the market.