VARARegulated
United Arab Emirates Crypto Asset Exchange License (CEX)
Deribit
Regulated in United Arab Emirates
Crypto Asset Exchange License (CEX)
Global Business
Basic Information
Country/RegionUnited Arab Emirates
Exchange AbbreviationDeribit
Company NameDeribit
Operating Period10-15 years
Websitehttps://www.deribit.com/
Exchange TypeCentralized Exchange
RiskNotice
1 risk alerts
- License No.
- VL/23/12/002
- Regulatory Jurisdiction
- United Arab Emirates
- Licensed Entity
- Deribit FZE
- Effective Date
- 2024-11-01
- Sharing Status
- No
User Feedback
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Asset Reserves
Exchanges with reserves exceeding 86.88%
9 /100
$5,070,000,000
BTC$3.83B
Capital flows
Exchanges with 24H inflows exceeding 87.03%
8 /100
+$85,269,412.07
1.68% StableExchange Overview
Exchange Overview
What is Deribit?
Deribit is the world's largest Bitcoin and Ethereum options exchange, and one of the most advanced crypto derivatives trading platforms, supporting up to 50x leverage for crypto futures and perpetual contracts.
Platform Features
Users can trade options, perpetual contracts, futures, and spot on Deribit. The platform has shaped the crypto options industry since 2016, offering free options courses, a risk-free test platform, and 24/7 support, attracting traders worldwide.
Business Region
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News
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Bitcoin Holds Near $78K as $10B of Options Settle on Deribit
Crypto markets were relatively calm on Friday as the largest Deribit options settlement of the month cleared roughly $9.87 billion in notional exposure, with traders now turning their attention to next weeks Federal Reserve meeting and a renewed escalation in the Strait of Hormuz. $BTC is changing hands at $78,088, up 0.8% on the day, 2.5% on the week, and 9% on the month. Ether trades at $2,316, flat on the day and down 2.3% over the week. Total crypto market capitalization stands at $2.68 trillion, with $93.8 billion in 24-hour trading volume, per CoinGecko. XRP was held at $1.44, BNB at $638, and Solana at $86. $BTC Chart The April monthly settlement covered 109,000 $BTC contracts with $8.55 billion in notional and 563,000 ETH contracts worth $1.32 billion, per Deribit data. The expiry cleared roughly 25% of total Deribit open interest. Heavy call positioning was concentrated at the $75,000 and $80,000 strikes heading into settlement, according to CoinGlass. ETF Flows Diverge U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs logged $223 million in net inflows Thursday, extending their winning streak to eight consecutive sessions, per SoSoValue. BlackRocks IBIT continued to anchor the flows. Spot Ether ETFs broke a 10-day inflow run with $75.9 million in Thursday outflows. Meanwhile, CoinShares weekly
Crypto options activity is keeping Bitcoin stuck near $90K, says Deribit
High Bitcoin options volumes indicate there is still significant interest and capital present in crypto derivatives markets, according to derivatives exchange Deribit, but risk is now being carefully managed, which could explain Bitcoins recent price movements. Bitcoin trading near $90,000 right now “looks a lot clearer when you view it through positioning rather than just price,” said the Coinbase-owned derivatives exchange on Wednesday. Bitcoin (BTC) appears to be stuck due to concentrated options open interest (OI) around current strike prices for the large Jan. 30 expiry, it added. This means a “significant share of market exposure is structured through options rather than outright leveraged futures,” they stated. “Traders are involved, but theyre using hedges and structured trades, not just directional leverage.” Bitcoin has been trading in a range-bound channel since mid-November, finding support around $85,000 and resistance around $95,000, and oscillating between the two levels. Capital is present, but risk is managed Deribit explained that high options volume in near-term expiries, particularly puts (shorts), suggests that traders are managing risk, making price movements more sensitive to hedging flows than external news. “Rallies may meet supply from risk reduction, dips can find buyers adjusting exposure, and momentum often has to work harder to expand,” they stated. “So the thing here
Deribit Executive Says 'Sophisticated Institutional Positioning' Driving Bitcoins Upside
Bitcoins options pit stayed rowdy Monday evening as the price cooled to $124,843 at 8 p.m. EST after a quick rip to the $126,272 lifetime high. Options Appetite Climbs With Price as ETFs and Macro Tailwinds Bite On the options board, calls still carry the baton. Coinglass.com stats show calls represent 59.77% of open interest (OI) versus 40.23% for puts — roughly 245,840 BTC in call OI against 165,501 BTC in puts — and the past 24 hours leaned the same way, with calls at 51.9% of volume versus 48.1% for puts (about 38,748 BTC in calls, 35,914 BTC in puts). Translation: dip-buyers prefer options with defined risk. Where traders are clustering: Dec. 26, 2025, calls dominate open interest, led by the $140,000 strike (9,893 BTC OI), then $200,000 (8,577 BTC), $120,000 (6,895 BTC), $150,000 (6,389 BTC), and $160,000 (5,463 BTC). Theres meaningful interest at $130,000 (4,727 BTC), while an Oct. 31 $124,000 call sits high at 6,538 BTC — tidy positioning for near-dated strength. Today‘s flow favored short-dated calls on Deribit — Oct. 31 $128,000, $124,000 and $126,000 led volumes (2,306 BTC, 1,737 BTC and 1,349 BTC). Bears weren’t absent: the Oct. 24 $108,000 put printed 1,703 BTC and the Oct. 17 $110,000
