Eligible users can buy calls and puts on bitcoin, ether, SOL, HYPE, AVAX, XRP and TRX, with expiries up to one week and a $5 minimum premium excluding fees. Positions are funded upfront in USDC via the Trading Account, losses are capped at the premium, and options must be held to expiry with no early selling. VP of Consumer Taro Ugen said the product simplifies options around users' market views. The launch follows Blockchain.com's earlier application for U.S. licenses for prediction markets and derivatives; it already offers Polymarket prediction markets and Hyperliquid perps internationally.

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  1. First reportBlockchain.com launches upfront-funded crypto options on seven assets4 acc.
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  • @TheBlockCo The BlockFirst reportOn X ↗

    THE BLOCK: Blockchain. com has launched options trading for eligible users in supported jurisdictions, allowing them to buy call and put options on BTC, ETH, SOL, HYPE, AVAX, XRP, and TRX. The product offers contracts with expiries of up to one week, funded upfront in USDC…

  • @DefiantNews The DefiantOn X ↗

    https://t.co/wz6d39o3SB LAUNCHES CRYPTO OPTIONS@blockchain offers calls and puts on seven assets, funded upfront in $USDC. Buyers cannot exit before expiry; US and UK residents are among those excluded. Read more here:https://t.co/5BtAsk7WQa

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Open16 open positions · 16 long · 0 short

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Pulse 24h59/100 · unusualness of new calls, 0–100, 50 typical, higher means more long than usual
Book97.3% long · 11,139 accounts

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