Over $4 Billion in BTC and ETH Options Vanish as Traders Quietly Bet on a 2026 Comeback

Friday is options expiry day, and there has been an increase in derivatives trading in recent weeks, with Binance futures volumes spiking as traders position themselves for a major shift in volatility. Around 247,000 Bitcoin and Ethereum options contracts are set to expire today. The tranche is less than a third of last week’s expiry event, which saw almost 720,000 contracts written off. Over $4 Billion in Options Expiry Sparks Volatility Amid Mixed Sentiment Data on Deribit shows that over $4 source: https://beincrypto.com/crypto-options-expiry-2026-shift/