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Some Market Participants Are Betting On Extended Slide in Ether

A so-called Ethereum whale has placed a buy order for 50,000 contracts of ether's $400 strike price put option expiring in June on Deribit. This shows that the put buyer is expecting a roughly 69% slide in less than six months. "The Hash" panel explains why this is raising alarm bells in the crypto community.

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Crypto Options Exchange Deribit Registered Record Trading Volume in November

Deribit was busier than ever as FTX-induced uncertainty boosted demand for options or hedging instruments.

Deribit was busier than ever in November as FTX went bust. (Glassnode)

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Deribit Exec on $28M Hack: Only 1% of Our Assets Are in Hot Wallets

Hackers have drained $28 million from cryptocurrency options and futures exchange Deribit's hot wallet. Chief Commercial Officer Luuk Strijers unpacks what happened. "We keep 99% of our user funds in cold storage to limit the impact of these type of events."

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Deribit Exec Addresses the Flurry of Recent Exploits in Crypto Industry

"It seems to almost be the cost of doing business nowadays," says Deribit's chief commercial officer following a $28 million hot wallet hack on its platform. He discusses the growing problem of hacks in the crypto space.

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$40M in Insurance 'Will Not Be Touched' to Recover Lost Funds in Hot Wallet Hack: Deribit Exec

A hacker drained $28 million from Deribit's hot wallet. Deribit Chief Commercial Officer Luuk Strijers shares insights into Deribit's reserves and how the cryptocurrency options and futures exchange plans to cover the losses.

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Deribit Exec on $28M Hot Wallet Hack

Cryptocurrency options and futures exchange Deribit has been hacked, with $28 million drained from its hot wallet. Deribit Chief Commercial Officer Luuk Strijers discusses the details so far and the growing problem of crypto hacks on the rise.

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Crypto Exchange Deribit Loses $28M in Hot Wallet Hack, Pauses Withdrawals

Deribit said that client assets have not been affected.

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Markets

Stake in Crypto Exchange Deribit Becomes Disputed Asset in Three Arrows Bankruptcy

Based on one estimate in a document passed around by creditors, the Deribit stake is worth as much as $500 million. But legal complications and the recent crypto market slump might make the stake worth significantly less.

There's a fresh dispute emerging in the Three Arrows bankruptcy case. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)

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Blockchain.com, Deribit Among Creditors That Pushed for 3AC Liquidation: Report

Blockchain.com has also said it is cooperating with ongoing investigations into the hedge fund, which "defrauded the crypto industry."

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Deribit Exec on Crypto Market Volatility, Bitcoin Bottom, Panama Bill

Luuk Strijers, chief commercial officer of crypto options and futures exchange Deribit, discusses navigating crypto market volatility, Coinbase’s first-quarter earnings report, and possible bottoms for BTC and altcoins. Plus, insights into Panama moving forward with a crypto regulation bill.

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