🗞️ Weekly Crypto News | What Options Traders Should Watch
📌SEC proposes crypto fundraising rules
The SEC’s new proposal would create exemptions for token offerings, giving traders a fresh regulatory catalyst to price into BTC, ETH, and higher-beta crypto names.
📌CLARITY Act stalls in the Senate
With Congress stuck, SEC and CFTC rulemaking now carries more weight, but the path looks fragile and open to court fights.
📌BTC ETF demand rebounds
After two outflow sessions, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in nearly $487M across the next two trading days, helping BTC hold near the $64K area.
📌Bitcoin volatility hits a cycle low
BTC 30-day realized volatility fell to about 42%, a quiet setup that can reward patient options traders when the next catalyst finally hits.
📌Macro pressure stays high
Treasury yields, oil, Fed minutes, and Jackson Hole are all back on the board. This is the kind of week where spot can look calm right before vol wakes up.
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