IBIT options went live Tuesday in a first, a move that market participants widely expect to draw more institutional interest in bitcoin (BTC).
Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds options are making solid volume on their first day.
The company now holds 331,200 bitcoin acquired for roughly $16.5 billion and worth just shy of $30 billion.
Crypto liquidations totaled $511.5 million in the last 24 hours.
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The move came as U.S. markets opened for trade, suggesting strong demand from American investors.
The wild swing in crypto prices liquidated over $900 million of leveraged derivatives trading positions across all digital assets, CoinGlass shows.
Bitcoin touched a record-high $85,000, TradingView data shows, as it extended its rally following the U.S. elections.
The crypto market rallied for a fifth consecutive day, buoyed by Donald Trumpβs election win and the Federal Reserveβs latest interest rate cut.
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