Binance launches ETH options trading competition with 25,000 USDT prize pool for top 250 traders amid $2703 ETH price action.

Binance ETH options trading competition offers 25,000 USDT prize pool to top 250 traders amid bullish ETH price action at $2619.3.

Binance ETH options competition lets traders accumulate volume for a share of 25,000 USDT; ETH trades at $2441.11 with EMA50 support at $2432.62.

Binance ETH Options Trading Cup awards 20,000 USDT to top 150 traders by volume at $1897.44 ETH price amid bullish MACD.

Bitcoin: Over $10.5 billion in BTC and ETH options expire on Deribit July 31, 2026, with crypto market volatility expected from the large derivatives settlement.

Bitcoin options data shows 23,000 contracts expired at $62,000 max pain with $1.5B notional; ETH saw 140,000 contracts at $1,700 max pain amid range-bound price action above 60K.

Bitcoin options data shows 35,000 contracts expired with $2.2B notional at $66,000 max pain as BTC holds $63,483 amid bearish 4h structure.

Bitcoin options expired with 25,000 contracts, put-call ratio 0.59, maxpain $80,000, notional $2B; ETH at 274,000 contracts, ratio 0.4, maxpain $2,300.

According to @QCPgroup, put skew has moderated after the December 85k BTC put was not rolled, indicating reduced near-term demand for downside protection (source: @QCPgroup). They also report overall open interest is down roughly 50% post-expiry, with BTC and ETH positioning lighter and capital sidelined, leaving markets directionless but vulnerable into year-end (source: @QCPgroup).

According to @EleanorTerrett, Mike Selig has been confirmed as CFTC Chair amid a busy final week for crypto policy, a development traders should note for regulatory news flow into year-end, source: @EleanorTerrett. The CFTC regulates U.S. crypto derivatives including BTC and ETH futures and options, making leadership changes directly relevant to market oversight and compliance monitoring for derivatives participants, source: CFTC.

According to @CryptoKing4Ever, $26.77 billion in BTC and ETH options are set to expire, with reported max pain levels at BTC $98,000 and ETH $3,200. source: Crypto King (@CryptoKing4Ever) on X, Dec 17, 2025 https://twitter.com/CryptoKing4Ever/status/2001288667047108647 The author also flags elevated volatility risk into Q1 2026 tied to this options overhang, highlighting these strikes as key reference points for positioning. source: Crypto King (@CryptoKing4Ever) on X, Dec 17, 2025 https://twitter.com/CryptoKing4Ever/status/2001288667047108647

According to @glassnode, it launched an Implied Volatility Heatmap to illustrate volatility and sentiment regimes by tracking how call and put implied volatilities have been priced over time. Source: Glassnode on X Dec 5, 2025 https://x.com/glassnode/status/1996966471209975885; https://x.com/glassnode/status/1996973646162629104; Product page https://glassno.de/48Gquiw. @glassnode stated that while 25-Delta Skew is widely used in crypto options, it compresses a richer volatility surface, and the new Interpolated IVs display how risk is priced across deltas and maturities. Source: Glassnode on X Dec 5, 2025 https://x.com/glassnode/status/1996966471209975885; https://x.com/glassnode/status/1996973646162629104; Product page https://glassno.de/48Gquiw. @glassnode confirmed coverage for BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, and BNB, enabling traders to monitor cross-delta and cross-maturity IV dynamics, skew, and expected movement on calls and puts across these markets. Source: Glassnode on X Dec 5, 2025 https://x.com/glassnode/status/1996966471209975885; https://x.com/glassnode/status/1996973646162629104; Product page https://glassno.de/48Gquiw.

According to @glassnode, interpolated implied volatility surfaces across deltas and maturities for BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB, and PAXG are now live in Glassnode Studio, expanding the platform’s options market coverage for traders. source: Glassnode The standardized IV surface enables traders to compare skew and term structure across assets and expiries for more consistent relative-value analysis in crypto options. source: Cboe Options Institute These surfaces are commonly used to price and hedge strategies such as calendars, butterflies, and risk reversals across delta buckets. source: Cboe Options Institute Including PAXG adds a gold-linked volatility reference that can inform cross-asset comparisons alongside BTC and ETH when evaluating macro risk in crypto markets. source: CME Group Education

According to @CoinMarketCap, CME Group’s cryptocurrency futures and options suite hit an all-time daily volume record of 794,903 contracts on Friday, signaling accelerating demand for regulated crypto risk management tools amid ongoing market uncertainty. Source: @CoinMarketCap. CME lists Bitcoin BTC and Ether ETH futures and options, including standard and micro contracts, which are widely used by institutions in U.S.-regulated markets. Source: CME Group. Contract totals include micro products, so notional volume can differ from contract counts; Micro Bitcoin MBT is 0.1 BTC per contract and Micro Ether MET is 0.1 ETH per contract. Source: CME Group.

According to Justin Sun, he joined a session hosted by Deribit and SignalPlus covering blockchain sovereignty, institutional adoption, and building Web3 infrastructure, and the full replay is available via his post. Source: Justin Sun on X, Nov 19, 2025. For traders, the involvement of Deribit and SignalPlus frames the discussion through an options and institutional-execution lens, making it directly relevant to BTC and ETH options markets on Deribit and to workflow tooling used by institutional desks. Sources: Justin Sun on X, Nov 19, 2025; Deribit official site; SignalPlus official site.

According to @GreeksLive, 41,000 BTC options expired with a put-call ratio of 0.61, a maximum pain point at $105,000, and $3.95 billion in notional value, while 228,000 ETH options expired with a put-call ratio of 0.59, a maximum pain point at $3,475, and $730 million notional, source: @GreeksLive. Both BTC and ETH prices continue to fall, with BTC now below $100,000 without a clear rebound and ETH logging three straight monthly losses as sentiment shifts from neutral to negative, source: @GreeksLive. Implied volatility is rebounding broadly with BTC near-term IV approaching 50% and averaging around 45%, while ETH IV is above 70% for major expirations and near 100% in the short term, signaling rising volatility expectations, source: @GreeksLive. Bitcoin put-option volume and its share of total options trading have been steadily increasing, with puts now around a 30% share and risk aversion the dominant stance, source: @GreeksLive. The author characterizes this Q4 as the worst on record, citing macro uncertainty and divided sentiment, and advises against leveraged trading, source: @GreeksLive.

According to @GreeksLive, the community turned cautiously bullish after a Sunday pump tied to government reopening headlines and potential institutional buying, while skepticism on durability persists (source: @GreeksLive, Nov 10, 2025). According to @GreeksLive, key resistance levels at 107K and 110K are being closely monitored for rejection or breakout risk (source: @GreeksLive, Nov 10, 2025). According to @GreeksLive, several traders are positioning bearishly into the rally, including shorting ETH calls on the pump and waiting for retraces to enter shorts (source: @GreeksLive, Nov 10, 2025). According to @GreeksLive, the bounce is spot-driven with minimal open interest movement, indicating limited leveraged conviction, while order book depth analysis suggests enough liquidity to push through current resistance if demand continues (source: @GreeksLive, Nov 10, 2025). According to @GreeksLive, many participants hold strong conviction that prior lows remain untested and that only an extreme pump would invalidate the bearish thesis (source: @GreeksLive, Nov 10, 2025).