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According to data from Greeks.live, the nominal value of a total of $7.48 billion in BTC and ETH options is set to expire, with the maximum pain points being $75,000 and $2,200, respectively. Among them, 84,000 BTC options are expiring, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.88 and a maximum pain point of $75,000, representing a nominal value of $6.2 billion; 639,000 ETH options are expiring, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.81 and a maximum pain point of $2,200, representing a nominal value of $1.28 billion.From the main options data, the PCR for BTC/ETH is 0.88 and 0.81, respectively, which is not extremely bearish. The market has not previously made large-scale bets on a one-sided crash; it appears more neutral with a slight defensive stance, and the Skew volatility is not significant, reflecting more of the realization of previously accumulated positions.

According to Deribit data, a nominal value of $7.5 billion in cryptocurrency options will expire tomorrow, including:· BTC options with a nominal value of $6.21 billion, a put/call ratio of 0.88, and a maximum pain point of $75,000;· ETH options with a nominal value of $1.29 billion, a put/call ratio of 0.81, and a maximum pain point of $2,200.

The cryptocurrency trading platform SuperEx announced that it officially launched the IBMUSDT and NOKUSDT U-based perpetual contract trading pairs today at 11:00 Beijing time (03:00 UTC).It is reported that the newly launched contract trading pairs support full margin, cross margin, and isolated margin modes, allowing users to experience trading through SuperEx's web and app platforms.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, Evaded (@ICanPlug) opened a short position of 525.34 BTC with 40x leverage, with a nominal value of 40.32 million USD and a liquidation price of 77,413.63 USD. The address currently holds 53,500 ZEC long positions (nominal value of 32.92 million USD) with an unrealized loss of 1.87 million USD.

According to Greeks.live, options expiration data shows that 21,000 BTC options are expiring, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.66, a maximum pain point of $78,500, and a nominal value of $160 million; 129,000 ETH options are expiring, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.92, a maximum pain point of $2,200, and a nominal value of $280 million.Analysis indicates that Bitcoin has ended a one-and-a-half-month rebound this week, but the market support remains strong. The market is relatively calm, with low attention; this week, less than 5% of BTC options are expiring, and similarly, only 5% of ETH options are expiring. The delivery volume for BTC is not large, with the maximum pain point close to the current price, resulting in a stronger Gamma/pin effect near delivery; the delivery volume for ETH is only half of last week’s, and the current price is below the maximum pain point. The brief increase in the proportion of ETH options this month has ended, and the short-term implied volatility is likely to decline after delivery.From the main options data, the Skew continues to decline slightly, with the implied volatility for major maturities significantly dropping compared to last week, with a decrease exceeding that of realized volatility, and the volatility risk premium has increased. The implied volatility for major Bitcoin maturities has fallen below 35%, while the implied volatility for major ETH maturities has fallen below 50%, with even lower levels in the short term. Block trades are primarily structured, with large whales continuously building short-term low-cost protective positions, and volatility expectations are low, leading to overall market activity being below expectations.

OKX will officially launch USD-based perpetual contracts (X-Perp) on May 4, 2026, at 16:00, supporting trading pairs XAGUSD UM (X-Perp), CLUSD UM (X-Perp), and BZUSD UM (X-Perp).

According to market news, options delivery data shows: 23,000 BTC options expired, with a Put Call Ratio of 1.13, a maximum pain point of $76,000, and a nominal value of $1.74 billion; 175,000 ETH options expired, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.94, a maximum pain point of $2,325, and a nominal value of $400 million.This week, market fluctuations were small, and market sentiment gradually became calmer. The short-term RV significantly decreased, combined with monthly deliveries releasing nearly a quarter of the position margin, leading to a noticeable decline in the implied volatility of major term options this week. Bitcoin's main term IV fell below 40%, while ETH's main term IV decreased even more, with short-term IV dropping below 50% and medium to long-term falling below 60%. From the main options data, the Skew remained relatively stable, and the market's directional sentiment maintained a slight bearish bias. This week, only 6% of options expired, with about 25% of positions at the end of May and about 30% at the end of June. Block trades were relatively inactive, all of which are signs of consolidation.

According to data from Greeks.live, a total of 23,000 BTC options are set to expire, with a Put Call Ratio of 1.13, a maximum pain point of $76,000, and a nominal value of $1.74 billion. Additionally, 175,000 ETH options will also expire, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.94, a maximum pain point of $2,325, and a nominal value of $400 million.Greeks.live analyst Adam stated that this week's market fluctuations are small, with Bitcoin hovering around $78,000, and market sentiment gradually becoming calmer. The short-term RV has significantly decreased, combined with monthly settlements releasing nearly a quarter of the position margin, leading to a noticeable decline in the implied volatility of major expiration options this week. The major expiration IV of Bitcoin has fallen below 40%, while the major expiration IV of ETH has decreased even more, with short-term IV dropping below 50% and medium to long-term also falling below 60%. From the main options data, the Skew remains relatively stable, and the market's directional sentiment remains slightly bearish. This week, only 6% of options are expiring, with about 25% of positions at the end of the month and about 30% of positions at the end of June. Block trades are relatively inactive, all of which are signals of consolidation. In April of this year, Bitcoin performed significantly better in both price and popularity compared to the previous three months, but the altcoin market has seen limited recovery. Currently, the focus is mainly on Bitcoin, and trading altcoins will require further waiting.

According to Jinshi reports, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee voted to submit Waller's nomination for Federal Reserve Chairman to the full Senate.

OKX will officially launch USD-based perpetual contracts (X-Perp) on April 28, 2026, at 15:00, supporting the trading pair XAUUSD UM (X-Perp). This product aims to provide users with a more flexible and efficient derivatives trading experience.

Greeks.live macro researcher Adam posted on platform X to announce options expiration data: 1. 109,000 BTC options expired, Put Call Ratio was 0.93, maximum pain point at $72,000, notional value of $8.55 billion. 2. 563,000 ETH options expired, Put Call Ratio was 0.72, maximum pain point at $2,200, notional value of $1.32 billion.This week the market continued to rebound, with Bitcoin strongly breaking through $78,000. The Web3 conference in Hong Kong was also filled with a joyful atmosphere of rising prices, and altcoin markets are warming up. This is a monthly expiration, with 25% of options set to expire. In terms of holding period, the distribution of open contracts in the options market shows 12% at the end of May and 24% at the end of June. From the main options data, Bitcoin's main term implied volatility (IV) has continued to decline this month, with most term IVs dropping by 1% to 2%, falling below 40%, while ETH's main term IV has decreased even more, currently around 60%.Despite the price increase, the Skew has retreated, and the market does not exhibit FOMO sentiment. In the second quarter of this year, Bitcoin performed significantly better than in the first quarter in terms of both price and popularity. This month's continued rebound is a sign of capital inflow; if macro pressures bottom out by mid-year, then Bitcoin's bottom will also be confirmed.

According to Wall Street News, HSBC stated, "We welcome the Hong Kong Monetary Authority's issuance of stablecoin licenses. We plan to launch a Hong Kong dollar-denominated stablecoin in the second half of 2026."

To enhance market liquidity and user experience, Binance will adjust the minimum nominal value of the USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts for BTCUSDT and BTCUSDC from 100 USDT/USDC to 50 USDT/USDC.The adjustment is expected to be completed within 4 hours and will not affect existing orders or normal trading.

According to official news, HTX DAO has confirmed its appearance at the 2026 Blockchain Forum. During this period, Wendy Wang, the head of HTX CIS region, and Tigran Akhunts, the head of P2P business in the CIS region, will be invited to attend and give speeches, discussing compliance and development opportunities in different global regional markets, as well as the evolution trends of the cryptocurrency trading market in the CIS region.In addition, in the authoritative industry selection at this forum, HTX and its global advisor Sun Yuchen received multiple heavyweight award nominations. Among them, HTX was nominated for "Best International Cryptocurrency Exchange of the Year," and Sun Yuchen was nominated for "Most Influential Cryptocurrency Figure of the Year."The Blockchain Forum is the largest cryptocurrency summit in the CIS region, which will be held from April 14 to 15 in Moscow, where more than 20,000 participants from around the world will gather to discuss topics such as Web3, cryptocurrency, mining, and artificial intelligence.

According to OnchainLens monitoring, a newly created wallet deposited 3.82 million USDC into HyperLiquid 30 minutes ago and opened a short position of 9,395.67 ETH with a leverage of 20 times, with a nominal value of 19.7 million dollars.

According to Jin Shi reports, a source told CNBC that the U.S. Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing on April 16 to review the nomination of Kevin Warsh as Chairman of the Federal Reserve.Another criminal investigation surrounding the Federal Reserve is still ongoing, examining whether current Chairman Powell made false statements to Congress regarding the expensive renovations of the Federal Reserve's office building. Meanwhile, Warsh's nomination process is still moving forward, which could lead to a conflict between the two parallel processes pushed by the Trump administration.Banking Committee member Thom Tillis has already stated that he will not vote to confirm Warsh until the investigation is concluded, meaning Trump cannot advance both processes simultaneously. However, by continuing to push for the hearing, Trump is clearly still trying to achieve this goal. The Senate Banking Committee has not yet listed the hearing on the public agenda.

According to PR Newswire, the derivatives market CME Group announced that the average daily trading volume of cryptocurrency contracts in March reached 210,000 contracts, with a nominal value of $7.98 billion, an increase of 19%. Among them, the average daily trading volume of micro Bitcoin futures increased by 6%, reaching 77,000 contracts; the average daily trading volume of Ethereum futures increased by 53%, reaching 19,000 contracts.In addition, the overall average daily trading volume of contracts on the CME platform in March reached 41.1 million contracts, setting a monthly record with a year-on-year increase of 33%; the average daily trading volume in the first quarter reached 36.2 million contracts, setting a quarterly record with a year-on-year increase of 22%.

Digital asset insurance provider Soter Insure announced the launch of Ethereum-denominated slashing insurance. This innovative insurance product was developed in collaboration with Galaxy Digital and provides critical security for Ethereum validators and institutional stakers. It addresses the core risk of slashed assets due to protocol violations by validators in Ethereum staking, with both premiums and claims denominated and settled in ETH. This solves the problem of insufficient coverage in traditional USD-denominated insurance when ETH prices rise, thereby eliminating the "currency mismatch risk."

Greeks.live macro researcher Adam posted on platform X that today 23,000 BTC options are expiring, with a Put Call Ratio of 0.88, a maximum pain point of $70,000, and a nominal value of $1.6 billion. 176,000 ETH options are expiring, with a Put Call Ratio of 1.04, a maximum pain point of $2,150, and a nominal value of $370 million.The current rebound in the crypto market has been declared over, with Bitcoin briefly falling below the $70,000 threshold. In the past week, $75,000 has often been mentioned as a key resistance level, with 5% of options expiring at this price by the end of the month. The final breakthrough failed, falling back to around $70,000. Next Friday is the quarterly settlement, and from the options market data, $75,000 is the price with the most concentrated positions, making it an absolute resistance level. The lower levels of $65,000/$62,000/$60,000 are all areas of dense positions and can be considered as support for a decline.This week, the implied volatility (IV) and realized volatility (RV) of major expiration options have remained basically unchanged, with the main expiration IV for BTC at 50% and for ETH at 70%. The RV continues to decline, causing the volatility risk premium (VRP) to rise continuously. Only options accounting for 5% of the total positions are expiring, continuing to hit record lows. Despite the volatility, Bitcoin's trading activity remains at extremely low levels. Due to the price decline, the skew has decreased across the board, and the market is still in a bear phase, with bullish forces being very weak.

According to on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain, Abraxas Capital opened a 10x leveraged short position on crude oil (CL) on the decentralized perpetual contract platform Hyperliquid within the last 13 hours, involving 146,601 contracts with a nominal value of approximately 13.98 million USD.Its associated wallet address 0x5b5d has achieved a historical cumulative profit of 165.94 million USD on Hyperliquid.