How IBIT Took Over Bitcoin Options & Derivatives w/ Trader Gordon Grant

Bitwise's Gordon Grant details how IBIT quietly became the dominant Bitcoin options venue. When Bitcoin hit $126K with implied volatility falling, Gordon knew exactly what was coming. He breaks down the full anatomy of October 10 and what it means for Bitcoin treasury strategy going forward.

Gordon Grant is Portfolio Manager and Head of Derivatives at Bitwise. He has been active in digital assets since 2013, built regulated derivatives trading at Genesis, and now runs institutional options strategies for accredited Bitcoin treasury clients.

In this episode:

• How IBIT overtook Deribit in open interest and volume to become the primary Bitcoin options venue
• What Coinbase's acquisition of Deribit means for the future of institutional crypto derivatives
• Why the in-kind BTC-to-ETF creation mechanism is one of the most underappreciated unlocks in the market
• The secular compression of Bitcoin implied volatility from ~80% in 2021 toward a projected ~30%
• Why Bitcoin hitting $126K with vol flat or declining was the real warning sign before October 10
• The cross-asset contagion story: silver's historic single-day candle, 500% IV in Iris Energy, and the APAC forced unwind theory
  
  CHAPTERS:
  00:00 Cold Open
  01:18 Gordon Grant, Legendary Trader & Portfolio Manager
  02:25 The Evolution of Crypto Options Trading
  08:11 The In-Kind Creation Unlock
  10:54 Market Maturity and Bitcoin Volatility Dynamics
  19:01 Catalysts Behind October 10 Leverage Wipeout
  22:23 Market Inflection Points, Contagion & Body Bags
  28:04 The Role of On-Chain Analytics in Trading
  28:27 On-Chain Analysis As A Bayesian Prior
  35:20 Risk Management and De-risking in Bitcoin Trading
  43:36 Bitwise & Institutional Strategies
  46:12 Stay Orange
  
  

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