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#比特币与黄金战争 The crypto market remains weak after Christmas, but a storm is coming
The market on December 26th is quite interesting. $BTC is still hovering around $87,115, with only a 0.48% decline over the past 24 hours, which isn't too bad. $ETH is a bit worse, dropping to $2,897, with a nearly 1.68% decline. SOL has straightforwardly fallen below the $120 mark. The total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies is now stuck at $3.021 trillion, down only 0.6%.
It looks very calm, right? But this calm might not last long.
Today, Bitcoin is set to experience the largest options expiration in history — this is no small matter. About 300,000 BTC options contracts are expiring, with a notional value of $23.7 billion. Including Ethereum options, the total expiration scale today is $28.5 billion, doubling compared to the same period last year. This volume could directly open up market volatility.
Altcoins are quite lively:
BIFI has surged 78% in 24 hours, now trading at $238.4; ZBT is up 55.2%, priced at $0.1557; 0G has increased by 29.3%, at $0.034; ACT has risen 16.33%, at $0.0456; LAYER is up 13.4%, at $0.1885.
Big coins are staying quiet, while small coins are celebrating. This kind of divergence often re-integrates around options expiration — that will be the real test.