Bitcoin & Crypto Daily Digest – 2025-08-22
Market Sentiment: mixed
India's equity options trading skyrocketing—84% of global market. Retail investors now 41% of volumes, up from 2% in 2018. Average option hold time under 30 mins—hyper-financialization in action. Equity perps face unique structural challenges—weekend gaps, corporate actions. Robinhood model shows value capture in order routing, not exchange rebuilding. Jane Street raked in $2.3B from equity derivatives in India last year. Hyper-financialization trend confirmed—prediction markets and derivatives booming. ETH bullish vibes, potential pump incoming.
Key Narratives
- Market recovery optimism.
- Institutional buying interest.
- Volume decline = bearish sentiment.
- Equity perps need to adapt to market structure.
- Longing in a downtrend = risky behavior.
Coins in Focus
YZY, ETH, SALVIUM