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On Friday, September 25, Bitcoin options worth approximately $15.6 billion are set to expire on Deribit. This massive expiration could lead to increased short-term volatility or price fluctuations for Bitcoin.
* Volume: There are open contracts for approximately 182,000 $BTC BTC expiring. This includes about 106,200 calls and 75,900 puts.
* More Calls than Puts: The put-to-call ratio is around 0.71, indicating a higher volume of call contracts. Generally, call options are associated with profiting from price increases, while put options are used to hedge against price declines.
* "Max Pain" Level at $76,000: According to Deribit, the "max pain" price for Friday's expiration is $76,000. However, the max pain level is not a guaranteed price prediction, though it has historically influenced Bitcoin's settlement price.
* High Concentration at $70,000: The highest open interest is at the $70,000 strike price, with approximately 8,705 BTC in call positions and 7,653 BTC in put positions.
* Significant Call Positions at $90K and $100K: On the call side, there are positions of approximately 7,222 BTC at the $90,000 strike and 6,950 $BTC BTC at the $100,000 strike. Significant positions also exist at the $60,000 and $75,000 levels on the put side.
* Hedging Pressure May Shift Post-Expiration: Option sellers often trade Bitcoin to hedge and manage their risk exposure. The contract is set to expire.
* More market events this Friday: Friday features US durable goods data, the University of Michigan's September consumer sentiment data, and the settlement of CME Bitcoin futures. These coincide with the expiration of options contracts.
Important: The notional value of the options is $15.6 billion—this does not mean that $15.6 billion in cash is actually entering or being required for the market.
In simple terms: A large batch of Bitcoin options is expiring. The settlement of such a massive contract could lead to increased volatility, though it is impossible to predict with certainty which direction the Bitcoin price will move as a result.$BTC

The crypto ETF market is expanding beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum into lower-cap digital assets. The first US-listed ETF focused on Tron (TRX) has just launched: the Canary Staked TRX ETF, under the ticker TRXS.
- First Tron-focused ETF: TRXS, from Canary Capital, is the first ETF focused on Tron. It was launched on September 8, and as of September 16 it had approximately $50.3 million in assets under management.
- It’s not just about holding TRX: The ETF gives investors exposure to Tron price fluctuations and the opportunity to earn additional TRX through staking. In other words, the fund aims to obtain extra tokens by validating transactions on the Tron network.

On Saturday, the crypto market saw a significant surge across Asia, even after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates—a move that marked the first such hike since 2022.
Here is a look at the numbers for the day:
# Zcash (ZEC) alone surged 23%, trading at approximately $1,369.
# Bitcoin traded at around $76,258.
# Solana rose nearly 3%, while BNB gained over 2%; Ethereum, XRP, and Dogecoin saw increases of 1–2%.
Why did Zcash surge so much?
# Matt Huang, co-founder of the major firm Paradigm, revealed that his company holds ZEC, describing it as a "private complement to Bitcoin."
# Zcash’s unique feature allows users to send money without publicly disclosing the transaction details or the amount involved.
Why did the overall market rise?
# The Fed raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, bringing the new range to 3.75%–4%—a move that was widely anticipated by the market.
# Investors were relieved by the indication that the Fed might not continue its aggressive rate-hiking path for the time being, despite earlier forecasts suggesting another hike could occur before the end of the year.
What do you think? Is this market rally sustainable, or could an unexpected development cause a reversal?
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