Bitcoin Maxi Says ATH Back On The Table After 40x Derivatives Surge

Bitcoin may be closing in on a new all-time high after moves in the derivatives market and fresh buying from large holders, according to market watchers and on-chain data. Related Reading: Crypto Wins Big: Thailand Moves To A 0% Tax On Local Exchange Gains Max Keiser, a long-time Bitcoin advocate, pointed to a filing by Nasdaq to increase options limits for BlackRock’s IBIT to 1 million contracts — a jump that represents roughly a 40x expansion from prior levels — as a key development that could remove barriers to bigger institutional flows. Options Market Expands Significantly According to Nasdaq paperwork and public commentary, the previous 25,000 contract cap had been seen by some as too small for rising volume. Market experts argued that earlier limits were “discriminatorily small” and suggested that 400,000 contracts would be a more reasonable baseline given current demand source: https://www.newsbtc.com/news/bitcoin/bitcoin-maxi-says-ath-back-on-the-table-after-40x-derivatives-surge/