2025-12-26 08:20:51

The crypto market has been quite interesting these days. After Christmas, the market has been somewhat quiet—#美联储回购协议计划 is hovering around $87,115, with a 24-hour decline of 0.48%; $BTC dropped to $2,897, down 1.68%; SOL even lost the $120 mark directly. In terms of total market capitalization, the total crypto market cap has shrunk to $3.021 trillion, a decrease of 0.6%.

But what’s truly worth paying attention to is today’s options expiration—this will be the largest in history. A total of 300,000 Bitcoin options contracts are expiring, with a notional value of up to $23.7 billion. Coupled with Ethereum options contracts, the total expiration today reaches $28.5 billion, doubling compared to the same period last year. The market might be waking up from its calm.

Altcoins are lively on the other hand. BIFI surged 78%, trading at $238.4; ZBT jumped 55.2%, now at $0.1557; 0G increased 29.3% to $1.034; ACT rose 16.33%, at $0.0456; LAYER increased 13.4%, reaching $0.1885. Small-cap coins take turns performing, while large-cap coins are observing the situation.

BTC-1,17%

ETH-0,95%

SOL-0,99%

BIFIF-2,51%

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FlashLoanLarry

· 8h ago

nah the real play isn't watching btc poke around 87k... it's those 285b expiring today, that's where the actual value extraction happens if you know where to look

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FancyResearchLab

· 8h ago

$28.5 billion worth of options settlement? Theoretically feasible, but this time the big coins are sitting comfortably watching the show, while altcoins are taking turns dancing. This pattern is quite interesting.

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ForkMaster

· 8h ago

$28.5 billion options settlement, this wave is probably going to cut the leeks. My three kids' milk powder money is all invested here.

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probably_nothing_anon

· 8h ago

$28.5 billion options settlement, is this wave going to explode? Small coins are celebrating wildly, while Bitcoin is still sleeping.

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MetaDreamer

· 8h ago

28.5 billion dollars in options settlement, this wave is going to be bloodshed. Major coins are lounging around while altcoins are celebrating wildly. It's a typical eerie calm before the big storm.

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