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Bitcoin Options Traders Eye $100,000 Following Year-End Meltdown
Bitcoin options are showing that traders are setting their sights on a return to the $100,000 price level amid optimism that investors will turn back to digital assets following the crypto market’s crash in the fourth quarter.
Open interest, the number for outstanding contracts, in the Bitcoin options market has been clustered at the contracts expiring on Jan. 30, at the strike price of $100,000. The total notional value is more than double the second most bidden options contract — puts at the strike of $80,000 with the same expiry, according to data from Coinbase Global Inc.’s Deribit derivatives exchange.
“Size isn’t enormous, but direction is consistent — and builds on the large $100,000 strike interest flagged last week,” said Jake Ostrovskis, head of over-the-counter trading at Wintermute. “There is still a bit of put premium in the curve out from there, but it softened significantly. So I think it feels like the market is no longer expecting the worst in terms of downside activity and things firming up slightly.”
Bitcoin Hoarder Strategy Reveals $17.44 Billion Unrealized Loss in Fourth Quarter
Michael Saylor's Strategy had a $17.44 billion unrealized loss on digital assets in the fourth quarter tied to a decline in the value of the company's cryptocurrency stockpile.
Shares of the largest corporate holder of bitcoin slumped about 47.5% in 2025 as investors reacted to swings in cryptocurrency markets that impacted Strategy's balance sheet and earnings.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, Startegy reported a $5.40 billion unrealized loss on digital assets.
Coinbase Upgraded to “Buy“ Rating by Goldman Sachs for Competitive Edge Over Rivals
Goldman Sachs analysts upgraded Coinbase to “Buy” from “Neutral” on Monday, arguing that products unveiled by the exchange last month are making it more competitive. Goldman Sachs raised its price target for Coinbase to $303 from $294.
Although Coinbase’s recent embrace of prediction markets showcased efforts to expand into growth areas, the analysts, led by James Yaro, described the addition of services already offered by some of Coinbase’s competitors as among the most significant.
“COIN’s recent new products across traditional brokerage, digital consumer and business banking, digital wealth, and tokenization make it substantially more competitive against neo brokers who already offer the full suite of traditional and crypto products,” the analysts wrote.
BitMine Boosts $13 Billion Ethereum Reserve as Tom Lee Eyes $250K ETH Price Surge Ahead
Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies added 32,977 ETH valued around $104 million during the final week of 2025, the firm announced on Monday.
The latest purchase brings its total holdings to more than 4.14 million ETH, worth more than $13 billion as of this writing. Its holdings now represent around 3.4% of the circulating ETH supply, leaving BitMine about 1.9 million ETH shy of its stated goal of 5% of the total circulating supply.
"In the final week of 2025, total equity and crypto activity slowed, and yet we acquired 32,977 ETH in the past week," said Bitwise Chairman Tom Lee, in a statement.
Bitcoin & Ethereum Spot ETF Flow
The overall net inflow of the US Bitcoin spot ETF on Monday was $697.25 million. The total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $123.52 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (market value compared to total Bitcoin market value) is 6.57%.
The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net inflow on January 5 was iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), with a net inflow of $372.47 million, according to SoSoValue.
Source: SoSoValue
The overall net inflow of the US Ethereum spot ETF on Monday was $168.13 million. The total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $19.95 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (market value compared to total Ethereum market value) is 5.10%.
The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net inflow on January 5 was iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA), with a net inflow of $102.90 million, according to SoSoValue.
Source: SoSoValue
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