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Block Scholes Research

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Block Scholes x Bitget Wallet: From Aggregation to Execution: The Next Layer of Onchain Trading Infrastructure

Decentralised exchanges have steadily taken spot volume share from centralised venues — the ratio of volumes on DEXs vs CEXs has risen from only 0.09…

Jun 22•Thahbib Rahman and Andrew Melville

Cboe has launched Cboe Predicts

BTC’s near-4% intraday drawdown pushed spot back toward two-week lows, while ETH and SOL underperformed with losses of roughly 6% and 7%, respectively.

5 hrs ago•Thahbib RahmanCatherine (Block Scholes)Tazmina, and Andrew Melville

The U.S. Senate passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

Risk assets traded softer over the past 24 hours, with BTC falling from $65.5K to just below $62K as US equities also drifted lower despite easing oil…

Jun 23•Thahbib RahmanCatherine (Block Scholes)Tazmina, and Andrew Melville

Altcoins Analytics 22nd June 2026

This week's edition of our Crypto Altcoins Analytics.

Jun 22•Catherine (Block Scholes) and Tazmina

Bitget Has Launched Stock+

Bitcoin traded sideways between $62K and $64K over the weekend, while spot BTC ETFs extended their outflow streak with $90.7M exiting on Friday.

Jun 22•Thahbib RahmanCatherine (Block Scholes)Tazmina, and Andrew Melville

US-Iran Peace Talks Break Down

BTC is trading around $62.5K, down ~3% over the past 24 hours, with ETH similarly off ~3%, as Middle East tensions weigh on sentiment alongside…

Jun 19•Thahbib Rahman and Andrew Melville

Bybit x Block Scholes: Crypto’s Summer Lull: Volatility Drops Towards Lows Again

Realized volatility has fallen sharply following the announcement of an interim peace agreement between the US and Iran, reversing much of the…

Jun 18•Thahbib RahmanTazminaCatherine (Block Scholes), and Andrew Melville

Fed Holds Rates Steady for Warsh’s First FOMC

BTC sold off from $66K to just above $63.6K after the FOMC held rates unchanged at 3.5%–3.75%, while risk assets broadly weakened, with the S&P 500 down…

Jun 18•Thahbib RahmanCatherine (Block Scholes)Tazmina, and Andrew Melville

Coinbase is Preparing to Launch “the First Real, 1:1 Backed Tokenized Stocks”

Risk appetite softened ahead of the Fed, with the Nasdaq-100 down 1.89%, the S&P 500 lower by 0.57%, and the PHLX Semiconductor Index falling nearly 6%.

Jun 17•Thahbib RahmanTazminaCatherine (Block Scholes), and Andrew Melville

SpaceX IPO Drives Record $1.4B in Trading Volume on Hyperliquid

BTC recovered more than 5% to trade back above $67K after recently falling below $60K, while ETH rallied more than 10% intraday before settling around…

Jun 16•Thahbib RahmanCatherine (Block Scholes)Tazmina, and Andrew Melville

Altcoins Analytics 15th June 2026

This week's edition of our Crypto Altcoins Analytics.

Jun 15•Tazmina and Catherine (Block Scholes)

“Let the oil flow!”

Options markets reflected the sharp improvement in risk sentiment, with BTC and ETH front-end volatility term structures normalising after the US-Iran…

Jun 15•Thahbib RahmanTazminaCatherine (Block Scholes), and Andrew Melville