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The first half of 2025 marked a historic moment for the crypto options market. The open interest on Bitcoin options reached levels never seen before, consolidating the role of this instrument as a fundamental component for risk management and yield strategy. According to the 2025 semi-annual report by CoinGlass, the options sector is now a reflection of the maturity reached by the crypto market, with increasingly sophisticated choices by retail and institutional investors. The figures of the record on the crypto options market On May 30, 2025, the global open interest on Bitcoin options reached the all-time high of $49.3 billion. An impressive result, the fruit of: of the continuous growth of institutional capital, of the demand for instruments for hedging and speculation in a context of contained volatility. Despite the relative stability of the spot price, interest in options has continued to rise, indicating a greater awareness of the use of bull and bear derivative instruments. Exchange leader: Deribit in the lead The options market remains heavily concentrated on a few players: Deribit maintains absolute leadership, with over 60% of the total volume and a dominant position in liquidity. OKX and Binance follow at a distance, progressively expanding their range of options but without undermining Deribit’s primacy. Decentralized protocols, such as Lyra and Premia, have recorded marginal growth, but their scale remains limited. According to CoinGlass, the combination of liquidity, advanced tools, and established trust makes Deribit the benchmark for institutional and professional investors. Why is the crypto options market growing? 1️⃣ Risk Coverage In a context of macroeconomic uncertainty, traders use options to protect spot positions from sudden corrections. 2️⃣ Yield Generation Strategies based on selling options (to collect premiums) are increasingly widespread in an environment of low implied volatility. 3️⃣ Greater sophistication Institutional investors are adopting multi-asset…

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