Bitcoin nears 2024 lows as options traders pay up for downside protection
Bitcoin and ether slid toward key support price levels. DeFi tokens were hit hardest, even as XLM and LIT bucked the broader market weakness.
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Summary
- Bitcoin and ether tested critical multiyear support levels, with ether at a price it has bounced from twice before and bitcoin near its lowest since late 2024.
- Open interest in dogecoin jumped to the highest since the October crash, but on negative funding and aggressive selling. BTC puts continued trading at a double-digit premium to calls, signaling demand for downside protection even though volatility indexes are subdued.
- A handful of tokens are bucking the trend, with stellar (XLM) holding gains from DTCC’s Stellar integration news and lighter (LIT) up 23% over the past week on similarities to the outperforming HYPE token.
