81,700 Bitcoin Options Expire Without A Major Market Shock
On August 28, 81,700 options on bitcoin expire on Deribit. These options have a notional value of $6.44 billion. Indeed, the max pain price was located in the range of $68,000 to $70,000, well below the current bitcoin price. However, this key expiry did not trigger an immediate move towards this level.

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