$3 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Today—Here’s Why It Matters
Today’s $3 billion expiry is nothing compared to the open interest accumulating for March expiry—right before the Bitcoin halving.
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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