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Adam, a researcher at Greeks.live, posted on X that Coinbase INTX has launched options trading. Its USDC options share liquidity with Deribit, and the trading interface is close to the style of US stock trading software, so users familiar with the Coinbase interface can transition to it smoothly. The platform is currently still invite-only, some features are not yet fully ready, and its functional completeness is not on par with Deribit.
Odaily reports: Bitcoin rose about 0.8% since midnight (UTC) on Monday to $81,400, after briefly falling below $80,000. Ethereum gained 0.9%, Asian chip stocks led a tech rebound, South Korea's KOSPI rose 6.6%, SK Hynix climbed about 11% on roughly 7x year-over-year profit growth, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.5%.The Federal Reserve is about to announce its rate decision, and the CME FedWatch tool shows the market sees about a 92% probability of rates being held steady. Traders will focus on Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's press conference to gauge whether there is any possibility of a rate hike ahead. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs saw net inflows of $176 million on Tuesday, marking a second consecutive trading day of inflows.On the derivatives side, crypto futures trading volume rose 7.5% over the past 24 hours to $163.2 billion, open interest increased only 1.3%, and liquidations rose 38% to $183.6 million. Bitcoin rose 2.3% while open interest actually fell 0.1%; Ethereum rose 2.7% with open interest up 1.7%, indicating the price rebound has not yet been accompanied by large-scale new leverage. ZEC open interest grew 14%, higher than its 6.3% price gain over the same period, making it one of the large crypto assets with the most obvious new position building.In the options market, Deribit data shows that Bitcoin's one-week put/call skew has dropped from nearly 10% a week ago to less than 1%, indicating that demand for short-term downside protection has weakened somewhat, though the one-month, three-month and six-month tenors remain clearly skewed toward puts. Meanwhile, gold futures open interest fell 10%, while open interest for Tether's gold token XAUT rose 11.6%, showing divergent capital flows. (CoinDesk)
Odaily News: Coinbase plans to relaunch Coinbase Pro by the end of this year, supporting spot, futures, perpetual contracts, options, and equities trading, and has completed its integration with Deribit to create the Coinbase Global exchange. Within the coming weeks, eligible traders outside the United States will gain access to options trading, with options trading expected to go live; U.S. retail traders are expected to gain access later this year. U.S. institutional clients can trade Deribit options and perpetual futures through Coinbase Prime, and use custody, financing, and staking services on the same platform.
Odaily reports: Bitcoin News posted on X that Volmex has launched the Bitcoin Implied Volatility Index (BVIV) perpetual contract on Hyperliquid. The contract is based on options data from Deribit and OKX, reflecting traders' expectations for Bitcoin's volatility range over the next 30 days, rather than the direction of spot prices; the recent BVIV reading is in the mid-to-high range of the 30s.The contract settles at 1 USDC per index point, uses an isolated margin model, supports up to 5x leverage, and features an hourly funding rate as well as an open interest cap during the initial launch period.
Coinbase Chief Business Officer Shan Aggarwal posted to detail the integration progress following the acquisition of crypto options trading platform Deribit, stating that the joint integration efforts are "proceeding well overall." To date, multiple milestones have been achieved, including: the launch of over 100 new USDC-settled contracts across five market sectors, covering pre-IPO perpetuals, marking the largest expansion of perpetual contracts in Deribit's history; the first-time listing of equities and ETFs for trading as perpetual contracts; the introduction of a new matching engine to upgrade core trading infrastructure, enabling faster and more stable execution under high volumes while preserving the existing user experience; and the integration of Coinbase spot liquidity into Deribit spot trading. Shan Aggarwal added that significant work remains ahead in the platform integration process, with additional phased milestones to be announced subsequently.
Odaily News: Greek.live Research Institute's Adam stated on the X platform that Deribit has been continuously rolling out updates more than once a week recently. Spot liquidity has now been merged into Coinbase, and the majority of reserve assets have been custodied with Coinbase. These arrangements are aimed at preparing for the merger on September 9.Adam stated that Coinbase may deserve more attention than many expect, as this merger is not a simple brand integration. Coinbase's spot trading, global user base, and institutional framework will be integrated with Deribit's options, derivatives liquidity, and trading infrastructure.For traders, spot, perpetual, and options trading were previously spread across different platforms. After the merger, Coinbase will consolidate spot, perpetuals, options, and futures into a single trading system. The derivatives layer will leverage a new-generation matching engine and further consolidate previously fragmented liquidity.
Blockchain media ChainCatcher recently released the report "Options Market Enters New Paradigm: 2026 H1 Landscape Evolution and Key Features," systematically reviewing the global crypto options market in the first half of 2026 based on data from platforms such as CoinGlass, with Bybit's options business listed as a core case for focused analysis.
Coinbase released a monthly review on July 1, stating that in the first half of the year, it advanced its product layout around the strategy of "every asset, every market, one platform," covering tokenized stocks, pre-IPO perpetual contracts, stock options, crypto options, stock index perpetual futures, AI tools, payments, stablecoins, and on-chain infrastructure. Coinbase stated that the tokenized stocks are 1:1 backed shares of US companies, expected to include dividends, on-chain trading, holding, and redemption functions, and are not available to US persons. Coinbase also noted that its pre-IPO perpetual contracts will start with SpaceX and then expand to OpenAI and Anthropic, and will offer crypto options through integration with Deribit. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said on July 3 that Coinbase is one of the companies with the highest level of AI application globally. Coinbase also stated that it has launched a direct INR on-ramp in India, become the official deployer of the USDC treasury wallet for Hyperliquid, partnered with Ethena across over $50 billion in assets, and mentioned transferring approximately $4.4 billion USDC to the Hyperliquid deployer. (Bitcoin.com News).
Brian Armstrong posted on the X platform, stating that Coinbase now includes pre-IPO perpetual contracts, stock options, and will soon support tokenized stocks. Coinbase has also redesigned Coinbase Advanced and has begun integrating global liquidity between US and international users, as well as between Coinbase and Deribit users. CoinbaseDev is providing stablecoin payment capabilities for enterprises, launching fully managed accounts based on its compliance technology stack, and introducing a new developer tools dashboard. On the Base side, Coinbase announced the launch of private transactions and a web-based Base App. Coinbase is also becoming the financial account for AI, supporting wallets for AI agents, providing AI-driven financial advice, and connecting Coinbase accounts to users' commonly used LLMs.
Benchmark has maintained a "Buy" rating for Coinbase with a $270 price target, implying approximately 59.5% upside from its Tuesday closing price of $169.27. The firm noted that Coinbase's latest "System Update" indicates it is accelerating its transformation from a crypto trading platform into an "everything exchange" that bridges traditional finance and the on-chain economy.Analyst Mark Palmer stated that this product update covers tokenized stocks, stock and crypto options, pre-IPO perpetual contracts, prediction markets, AI-driven investment tools, agent payment infrastructure, and retail financial products, signaling the continuous expansion of its business boundaries.Key progress highlighted by Benchmark also includes: the U.S. CFTC's approval for it to operate as a regulated Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), global derivatives capabilities obtained through the acquisition of Deribit, and integrating crypto perpetuals and options into a compliant framework, thereby achieving cross-market liquidity consolidation.Furthermore, the company's strategic moves in the Base ecosystem, prediction markets, and AI agent payments are also seen as key signals of its evolution from "spot crypto trading" to a comprehensive on-chain financial infrastructure. (The Block)
According to CoinTelegraph, Kraken announced on May 30 that it plans to launch CFTC-regulated Bitcoin perpetual futures contracts via its subsidiary Bitnomial exchange within the next 30 days, targeting U.S. institutional clients. Earlier the same day, the CFTC formally approved perpetual futures contracts linked to the Bitcoin spot price, with KalshiEX becoming the first exchange to receive approval for listing such products. Meanwhile, Coinbase Financial Markets swiftly followed suit, leveraging Deribit—the world’s largest crypto options exchange, which it acquired in August 2025—to provide U.S. institutional clients with access to global crypto options and perpetual futures markets.
Kraken has announced plans to launch CFTC-regulated perpetual futures contracts in the United States within the next 30 days. The exchange stated that, upon approval, the relevant contracts will be listed on Bitnomial Exchange; Bitnomial is a CFTC-regulated exchange recently acquired by Kraken's parent company, Payward. Kraken said it submitted an application on Friday and indicated that US customers will soon be able to trade perpetual futures on Kraken Pro. As of early Sunday morning, no application specifically for Bitcoin perpetual futures had been identified in Bitnomial's recent CFTC filings. On April 17, Payward announced it would acquire crypto derivatives platform Bitnomial for up to $550 million to offer its perpetual futures products to Kraken Pro clients. Previously, the CFTC had approved KalshiEX to trade Bitcoin perpetual futures contracts, and Coinbase Financial Markets also began providing US institutional clients with access to global crypto options and perpetual futures markets through regulated futures commission merchant Deribit. (cointelegraph)
Odaily News, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Market Participants Division today issued an interpretive opinion and a "No-Action Letter" in response to an application from Coinbase Financial Markets, allowing it to offer trading services for certain digital commodity derivatives through its affiliated offshore trading platform, Deribit. CFTC staff confirmed that, based on the framework approved for Kalshi's BTCPERP contract on May 29, 2026, relevant crypto perpetual contracts can be classified as "foreign futures" as defined under Regulation 30.1.Simultaneously, under the fulfillment of specific conditions, the CFTC's Market Participants Division stated it does not recommend enforcement action against Coinbase Financial Markets. This allows Coinbase to transfer customer-held digital commodities and stablecoins, used as margin, to its affiliated offshore broker-dealer to support trading positions in foreign futures and options, even if the relevant offshore broker-dealer has the right to rehypothecate these assets.Analysts believe this statement further clarifies the classification path for crypto perpetual contracts within the U.S. regulatory framework and provides institutional space for compliant entities to access derivatives trading through offshore liquidity markets.
Coinbase has announced it has become the first and currently the only Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), providing U.S. clients with access to the global crypto derivatives market, including crypto perpetual contracts and options. Previously, U.S. institutions could only trade crypto products derived from domestic futures exchanges, lacking access to global markets.Previously, U.S. clients were unable to participate in such global markets through compliant channels and had to establish offshore entities to access liquidity, resulting in increased counterparty risk and duplicated infrastructure costs. Through a single CFTC-regulated FCM, Coinbase Financial Markets is opening compliant access to global crypto options and perpetual contracts for U.S. institutional clients, including connectivity to platforms like Deribit, whose Bitcoin options open interest exceeds $31 billion, accounting for the vast majority of the global options market.Institutional clients can begin onboarding immediately. Deribit options are now available via Coinbase Financial Markets, with perpetual contracts and additional collateral types to be rolled out gradually. Broader access for retail clients is also in the pipeline.This move means that U.S. clients can finally participate in the world's largest and most liquid crypto derivatives market through a single, regulated channel, providing institutional investors with a more complete and compliant trading environment while reducing cross-border operations and complexity.
According to CoinDesk, as market sentiment improves, the Bitcoin options market is undergoing a notable shift: the $80,000 call option on Deribit has become the most actively traded, with open interest exceeding $1.6 billion—surpassing the previously dominant $60,000 put option (which held approximately $1.41 billion in open interest). Analysts suggest that the recent temporary ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran has driven oil prices lower, easing inflation expectations and potentially strengthening market anticipation of Federal Reserve rate cuts—thereby benefiting risk assets including Bitcoin. Additionally, asset management firm 21Shares stated that, against the backdrop of sustained ETF inflows and rising institutional holdings, Bitcoin could potentially reach $100,000 by the end of Q2—if geopolitical tensions ease further and the regulatory environment improves. However, risks remain: the current ceasefire is fragile, and any escalation in Middle Eastern conflict could trigger a rebound in oil prices, dampening market risk appetite and thereby capping Bitcoin’s upside potential.