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Bitcoin Traders Pile Into Calls as $100B Derivatives Bet Builds

Bitcoin derivatives traders are carrying more than $56 billion in futures exposure and roughly $42 billion in options open interest, while bitcoin sits near $81,273.

Bitcoin Traders Pile Into Calls as $100B Derivatives Bet Builds

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Bitcoin derivatives traders are carrying more than $56 billion in futures exposure and roughly $42 billion in options open interest, while bitcoin sits near $81,273.

The stranger part is where the options money is leaning.

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Bitcoin derivatives traders are carrying more than $56 billion in futures exposure and roughly $42 billion in options open interest, while bitcoin sits near $81,273. The stranger part is where the options money is leaning.

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The stranger part is where the options money is leaning.

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