Ethereum season? ETH options traders are placing big bets for June
Ethereum options traders are placing big bets on an ETH rally in June as EIP-1559 approaches. The price of Ether (ETH) is continuing to rally, reaching $2,000 on Friday on the back of strong technical momentum following a high-profile announcement from Visa.As Cointelegraph previously reported on Sunday, Visa will allow its partners to use USD Coin (USDC) on the Ethereum blockchain network to settle transactions.ETH futures total open interest. Source: Bybt.comSince then, the interest in Ethereum across both futures and options markets is seeing an uptick, with the former approaching $7....
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