Blockchain.com Adds Weekly Crypto Options for Seven Assets

Published: 2026-10-20 13:59:45 |

Blockchain.com options trading went live on 20 October 2026 for eligible users, expanding the exchange’s crypto derivatives offering. Traders can buy calls or puts on seven assets: BTC, ETH, SOL, HYPE, AVAX, XRP and TRX. Contracts expire within one week, are funded and settled in USDC, and require a minimum premium of $5, plus fees. Buyers must hold options until settlement; their maximum loss on a position is the premium paid, though repeated losses can accumulate. The launch follows Blockchain.com’s perpetual futures rollout earlier this year. The company has also filed with the CFTC for Futures Commission Merchant and Designated Contract Market registrations, which have not been approved. The options launch adds short-term trading tools but does not, by itself, establish a regulated US derivatives offering.

Neutral

The launch is a product expansion, not a direct change to the supply, demand or fundamentals of the seven underlying assets. It may modestly increase short-term trading activity by giving eligible Blockchain.com users another way to express directional views, particularly through weekly calls and puts funded in USDC. But the options are buy-only, limited to short expiries and must be held to settlement, so their immediate effect on spot-market liquidity and price discovery is uncertain. As with similar derivatives launches by exchanges, wider access can attract traders and increase hedging or speculative flows, but the announcement alone does not establish sustained volume or a lasting price catalyst. Short-dated options can expire worthless, potentially limiting repeated participation or amplifying losses for active buyers. In the longer term, Blockchain.com’s pending CFTC applications are more consequential for its US ambitions than this launch: approval could enable a regulated derivatives offering, while the applications remain unapproved. Overall, the product adds trading choice but provides no clear basis to expect a broad market rise or fall. Traders may watch options activity, liquidity and the status of the CFTC filings for evidence of a more material impact.