$14.5 billion in bitcoin options have traded on Deribit in the first two weeks of 2021. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/deribit-options-bitcoin-volume-2021-surge

The U.K. government is focusing on stablecoins for the next phase of its development of crypto regulations. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/uk-treasury-calls-for-feedback-on-approach-to-cryptocurrency-and-stablecoin-regulation

Record trading volumes have accompanied bitcoin’s rally this year, and subsequent swoon, offering a healthy sign of just how much price discovery is taking place in rapidly growing (to …

“If PayPal and Square can do it, then community banks should be able to do it too,” said Moven founder Brett King. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/nydig-taps-moven-to-bring-bitcoin-to-your-bank

Crypto companies complain about FinCEN’s new “unhosted wallets” proposal. But the rules aren’t unreasonable, says our columnist. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/fincens-crypto-rules-arent-as-unfair-as-jack-dorsey-says

The warning comes a day after the regulator’s U.K. counterpart, the Financial Conduct Authority, also raised similar concerns. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/new-zealand-financial-authority-bitcoin-warning

A way to be covered in the event of an exchange hack. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/nexus-mutual-decentralized-insurance-cover-coinbase-binance-kraken-gemini

The Shanghai government has invested over $5 million in Conflux while putting the project on a list of 57 companies that focus on emerging technologies. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/shanghai-government-invests-5m-in-blockchain-startup-conflux

A clever way for bitcoin miners to get better loan terms. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/babel-finance-is-letting-crypto-mining-firms-use-machines-as-loan-collateral

Sci-Hub, a pirate database of academic papers using bitcoin for funding, has joined the distributed domain names network Handshake. Source: https://www.coindesk.com/pirated-academic-sci-hub-handshake