TCR 35: Going Down Under for Crypto Derivatives

TCR 35: Going Down Under for Crypto Derivatives

HOST: MARK LONGO, THE OPTIONS INSIDER MEDIA GROUP

CRYPTO HOT SEAT SEGMENT

• GUEST: Grant Colthup, CEO of Mine Digital
• • What is Mine Digital?
  • What sets mine digital apart from other crypto exchanges?
  • What products do you currently offer?
  • What is a retail crypto derivative?
  • Have you seen an uptick in demand over the past six months?
  • What types of trading activity are you seeing these days?
  • How difficult is it to generate demand for crypto derivatives when there isn't a strong established derivatives market already in Australia?
  • It seems like Australia is becoming a leader in the crypto space. Does it surprise you that Australia has emerged as a crypto mecca?
  • Do you think that U.S. will follow suit?
  • AND MORE..

BITCOIN BREAKDOWN SEGMENT

• CRYPTO DOWN $160 FROM LAST SHOW - NEARLY $500 POINT RANGE ON THE WEEK

BTC VOLATILITY

• 30 DAY REALIZED: UNCHD AT 60%

BTC OPTIONS VOLUME ON DERIBIT

• LIGHT VOLUME WEEK
• ONLY A FEW DAYS SLIGHTLY ABOVE $30M THIS PAST WEEK

OPTIONS TRADES OVER THE PAST WEEK

• BUY 150 OCT 7000 PUTS
• BUY 100 OCT 9500 CALLS
• (LAST WEEK IT WAS SELLING 163 OCT 9500 CALLS)

BTC VOL TERM STRUCTURE

• SLIGHTLY BACKWARD IN FRONT CONTRACT
• OTHERWISE SIMILAR TO LAST SHOW

BTC CALL/PUT RATIO

• UP TO TO 58.5% FROM 54%
• CALLS STILL IN CHARGE - SLIGHTLY

BTC OPEN INTEREST

• UP TO $443M FROM $409M

CME BTC FUTURES

• LIGHT VOLUME DAY/WEEK

THE ALTCOIN UNIVERSE SEGMENT

• ETH: DOWN $13 THIS WEEK
• XRP - ALMOST EXACTLY UNCHD - HAD $.02 RANGE ON THE WEEK
• LTC - DOWN $2.5 FROM LAST WEEK
• BITCOIN CASH - UP $4 FROM LAST WEEK

CRYPTO QUESTIONS SEGMENT

QUESTION FROM RODRIGUEZ: What type of volumes are you seeing for the Bakkt futures so far?