Dec. 19 Bitcoin Options Expiry: 31,000 Contracts Worth $2.7B Set to Lapse

On Friday, Dec. 19, about 31,000 Bitcoin options with roughly $2.7 billion notional value are due to expire, a smaller-than-average batch. Coinglass cites max pain near $88,000 and total BTC options OI at $52.5 billion, while Deribit shows $2.3 billion OI at the $100,000 strike. Spot markets have weakened throughout the week.