Crypto Options Unplugged

Deribit Exchange

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Crypto Options Unplugged

Episodes (116)

Wed Feb 18th Crypto Calms - Dead Cat Bounce or Real Bottom? #99
Wed Feb 11th BTC Breaks 70k Triggering Extreme Put Skew And Liquidations #98
Thu Feb 5th Hawkish Fed Chairman Warsh Triggers Crypto and Silver Crash - What's Next? #97

Crypto Options Unplugged

Feb 18, 2026
38¾ minutes
35 MB

This week Imran and David host guest Sid Powell (Maple Finance co-Founder) to discuss the disconnect between crypto prices and the growth in activity and positive trajectory in the space regarding infrastructure build and regulatory clarity. Topics discussed include: Borrowing demand shifted from basis trade compression to reserve/OTC/yield strategies; inflows post-crash ($150M stablecoins) show yield hunger. TradFi interest surges (tokenized private credit/RWAs); quantum threat dampens retail/RIA adoption but solvable long-term. Outlook: constructive medium-term (Fed dovish shift + AI capex rationalization likely), but short-term chop/de-risk probable. Tokenization + institutional flows key catalysts; ETH benefits from credit/DeFi...

Crypto Options Unplugged

Crypto Calms - Dead Cat Bounce or Real Bottom? #99

Deribit Exchange

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