Friday’s end-of-month bitcoin options expiry could trigger significant market volatility: Deribit
2024-09-25

In total, the $5.8 billion in options set to expire represents 33% of all outstanding contracts currently on Deribit, making this one of the most significant expiries of the year and one that could shape the market's direction in the near term.
Bitcoin traded flat in the past 24 hours, changing hands at $63,568 at 12:03 a.m. ET, according to The Block’s Price Page. The price of ether decreased by a muted 0.6% to $2,601 in the same period.
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