Here's how Ether options traders could prepare for the proof-of-stake migration
Ethereum Foundation members expect “the merge” to happen before year-end and savvy options traders will profit using this options strategy. Ethereum's long-awaited transition away from proof-of-work (PoW) mining has recently suffered another delay and is expected to occur in the second half of 2022.Ethereum developer Tim Beiko stated on April 13 that "it won't be June, but likely in the few months after. No firm date yet, but we're definitely in the final chapter of PoW on Ethereum."An automated increase in mining difficulty designed to make PoW mining less attractive is set to become....
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Three days before Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), the world’s largest derivatives marketplace in terms of volume, CME Group, announced plans to list ethereum options. While CME’s ether options product prepares for regulatory review, the company detailed that the options contract will be measured at 50 ether per contract, using the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate.
CME Group Reveals Ethereum Options Launch
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange otherwise known as CME Group revealed the company’s intentions to list....
Two key Ethereum price metrics have yet to turn bearish, but it won’t take much to trigger an ETH drop below $1,000. Ether (ETH) price is down 37.5% in the last seven days and recent news reported that developers decided to postpone the network's migration to a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus. This upgrade is expected to end the dependency on proof-of-work (PoW) mining and the Merge scalability solution that has been pursued for the past six years.Competing smart contracts like BNB, Cardano (ADA) and Solana (SOL) outperformed Ether by 13% to 17% since June 8 even though there was a....
Bitcoin’s price fell while ether options traders have favored call options in the past month.
Data shows traders are buying $400 protective puts while also holding $7,000 call options, a signal that traders either have mixed emotions or are just cashing in on the upfront premium. After reviewing Ether (ETH) options for June 25, one might think that traders either became overly optimistic or ultra-bearish. Currently, there are large bets for prices below $1,000 while others aim for $3,800 and higher.A recent report from Coinshares shows that multiple crypto funds have begun seeing net inflows after weeks of record outflows. The report notes that Ether vehicles saw a total of $47....
Ether options have been trading for a much shorter time compared to Bitcoin options, but the former has done an impressive job catching up with its predecessor. Bitcoin had dominated as the leading crypto options asset in the space, with billions pouring into it. However, the tide had begun to turn in the 3rd quarter of 2022 when an important update about the Ethereum Merge triggered a surge in interest for Ether options. Ether Options Surpass Bitcoin Ether options debuted in the market back in January 2020, and it has enjoyed steady growth since then. However, no matter how much Ether....