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Are Crypto Options Dead?

Why the most “cursed” instrument in DeFi might be its next institutional unlock?

Let's Discuss 🧵👇

1. From Taboo to Turning Point

In crypto, “options” sound cursed.
Every cycle, someone launches an on-chain options exchange, TVL spikes, regulators appear, bugs surface, liquidity dries up and traders swear off the product forever.

Meanwhile, perps and prediction markets became the darlings of DeFi. Options were labeled a boomer relic, too complex for on-chain markets.

But in TradFi, options never died. They just broke records:
➢ 3.8 billion contracts in 2024
➢ Averaging 15 million trades a day
Their sixth consecutive record year.

The reason is simple: options remain the most powerful tool for sophisticated capital. They hedge, express volatility, and manufacture custom payoffs that nothing else can replicate.

Now, as institutional capital floods into digital assets, the same mechanics that made options indispensable in traditional markets are setting the stage for their on-chain

Are Crypto Options Dead?

Why the most “cursed” instrument in DeFi might be its next institutional unlock?

Let's Discuss 🧵👇

1. From Taboo to Turning Point

In crypto, “options” sound cursed.
Every cycle, someone launches an on-chain options exchange, TVL spikes, regulators appear, bugs surface, liquidity dries up and traders swear off the product forever.

Meanwhile, perps and prediction markets became the darlings of DeFi. Options were labeled a boomer relic, too complex for on-chain markets.

But in TradFi, options never died. They just broke records:
➢ 3.8 billion contracts in 2024
➢ Averaging 15 million trades a day
Their sixth consecutive record year.

The reason is simple: options remain the most powerful tool for sophisticated capital. They hedge, express volatility, and manufacture custom payoffs that nothing else can replicate.

Now, as institutional capital floods into digital assets, the same mechanics that made options indispensable in traditional markets are setting the stage for their on-chain