Kraken opens Bitcoin and Ethereum options to eligible European traders
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Kraken has launched Bitcoin and Ethereum options trading for eligible professional and institutional clients in Europe. The offering includes both calls and puts with cash-settled, European-style exercise, providing regulated derivatives access on the exchange’s existing infrastructure. The key implication is expanded institutional-grade risk management and hedging tools for European Bitcoin market participants, further bridging traditional finance with crypto derivatives.