Greeks.live on the X platform pointed out that March 27 will mark the largest options expiration of Q1 2026, with about 40% of options expiring. The biggest pain point for BTC is $75,000, and put option trading volume is low. Volatility warning indicates that IV Crush is approaching, and short-term options buyers are at a disadvantage. Whales are rolling over positions on Deribit, building large positions in out-of-the-money call options for June and September.

A Hong Kong investor lost $160 million in Bitcoin due to a theft by their live-in partner who had access to their digital assets, underscoring security risks in sharing private keys.

Gate News bot message, Aster has launched its mainnet. A block explorer is now live on its website. The largest $ASTER long position on Hyperliquid holds 25.93M $ASTER valued at $20.4M, currently up $3.9M.

Greeks.live predicts that a large volume of BTC and ETH options will expire on March 13th, with declining market rebound momentum and extremely low trading activity. Options data indicates the market is in a wait-and-see state, still in a bear market, with the recent AI hype failing to improve the situation.

Gate Live will launch a new public course series, "TradFi Series," on March 3rd. The first course, "What is TradFi CFD?" will explain the core concepts and trading mechanisms of TradFi CFDs. Additionally, in the afternoon, there will be a "Lantern Festival Riddle Night" live event, featuring interactive games and gifts. This series of public courses aims to provide free education to users and help them build trading awareness.

Greeks.live posted a message on the X platform: 38,000 BTC and 215,000 ETH options settled, the market continues to decline, and confidence remains weak. Put options dominate, accounting for 9% of the total positions, and implied volatility has decreased. Although some bottom-fishing behavior has appeared, the market remains in a bearish phase, and it is too early to discuss a bull market.

Greeks.live macro researcher Adam pointed out that the crypto market is stabilizing, but the decline in volatility forecasts is too rapid, and actual volatility remains high. Institutions are overly optimistic about the market and may face risks. Historically, this situation usually indicates that the market bottom has not yet arrived.

Greeks.live data shows that the total value of BTC and ETH options expiring on February 6th are $2.1 billion and $420 million respectively, indicating a bearish market sentiment. BTC briefly fell below $60,000, ETH dropped below $1,750, and implied volatility rose significantly. Put options dominate, reflecting strong panic sentiment.

ChainCatcher News, according to Jinshi reports, Lazard CEO Peter Orszag stated at the "Wall Street Journal Invest Live" event that the Federal Reserve perhaps shouldn't have cut interest rates at the end of last year. He predicts that inflation this year could unexpectedly rise and points out that artificial intelligence and high-income consumers may boost U.S. economic growth. He believes the Federal Reserve has fallen behind the situation, and cutting rates could lead to a depreciation of the dollar and a steeper yield curve.