quick take
- With the first quarter ending with an amazing bitcoin performance of over 70%, it’s worth analyzing the physical vs. derivatives trend in the first quarter.
- The network is much healthier at the end of the quarter than when it started in January.
- Currently, exchange balances are flat year-to-date, with around 2.28 million bitcoins on exchanges, and demand is starting to pick up after the SVB collapse.
- Futures open interest is currently at its lowest level in a year, with around 300,000 bitcoins liquidated from a 2022 peak in October.
- Finally, options open interest saw a record-breaking amount of $4 billion worth of options expiring on March 31st. About 130,000 bitcoins have been unwound in contracts from exchange Deribit.
- The rise in Bitcoin price has been driven by spot demand in recent weeks.
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