Jamie Crawley is a CoinDesk news reporter based in London.
CoinDesk 20 Index: 1,868.26 -3.74% Bitcoin : $60,722.20 -0.88% Ether : $2,366.16 -3.13% S&P 500: 5,709.54 -0.01% Gold: $2,647.23 -0.49% Nikkei 225: 38,552.06 +1.97%Iran’s air strikes on Israel, for which the latter has vowed to retaliate, continue to weigh on risk assets, such as bitcoin. Other major cryptos are nursing more significant losses than BTC with ether down over 4.5% at $2,350. The broader digital asset market as measured by the CoinDesk 20 Index is around 4.2% lower.
The company announced the sale of 223 contracts of bitcoin put options at the $62,000 strike with a maturity date of Dec. 27. The transaction involved Singapore-based QCP Capital as the counterparty and generated a premium of 23.972 BTC . Metaplanet posted $13.826 million as margin collateral, with each contract offering a 0.1075 BTC premium, which Metaplanet received upfront. The transaction resulted in a nominal yield of 10.75% and an annualized yield of 45.63%.
"They are unlikely to dump on exchanges until liquidity from retail investors starts flowing in," CryptoQuant founder Ki Young-Ju wrote on X.in a variety of blockchain and digital asset businesses and significant holdings of digital assets, including bitcoin. CoinDesk operates as an independent subsidiary with an editorial committee to protect journalistic independence. CoinDesk employees, including journalists, may receive options in the Bullish group as part of their compensation.
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