Zcash’s core development team, ZODL, has released the latest strategic roadmap, focusing on post-quantum security, scalability, and user experience, and moving into the Zcash IV phase. The new version is now live, improving user experience and advancing key development. Meanwhile, ZODL is actively involved in industry cooperation, but due to regulatory issues it has temporarily taken down the Russian app store.

On April 10, 27k BTC options and 151k ETH options expired, with Put Call Ratios of 0.71 and 0.77, respectively. Bitcoin broke above $72,000 on news of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire, but the overall market is still in a correction phase, and implied volatility has fallen significantly.

Greeks.live reports that tomorrow will see the largest options settlement of the first quarter this year, with nearly 40% of options expiring. The biggest pain point for BTC is at $75,000, with low put option trading volume and overall sentiment leaning bearish. IV Crush is imminent, short-term option buyers are at a disadvantage, while institutions are building positions in future bullish options through rollovers.

Greeks.live on the X platform pointed out that March 27 will mark the largest options expiration of Q1 2026, with about 40% of options expiring. The biggest pain point for BTC is $75,000, and put option trading volume is low. Volatility warning indicates that IV Crush is approaching, and short-term options buyers are at a disadvantage. Whales are rolling over positions on Deribit, building large positions in out-of-the-money call options for June and September.

This week will release the US February CPI and unemployment data, as well as the January PCE Price Index. Meanwhile, US and Israeli military actions may impact oil transportation through the Strait of Hormuz. The implied volatility of major maturities has risen significantly, with BTC short-term IV exceeding 65%, ETH short-term IV exceeding 80%, and the skew indicator declining.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Greeks.live macro researcher Adam posted on the X platform stating that although Bitcoin's price hit a new rebound high today, the implied volatility (IV) of major-term options and expiry options did not increase; instead, it decreased compared to when Bitcoin broke through $70,000. Over the past week, VRP has dropped significantly, declining nearly 20% across all maturities. This divergence generally indicates that institutions believe the rebound has come to an end and momentum is waning.

BlockBeats News, February 17 — According to Fortune magazine, crypto VC Dragonfly has completed its fourth fundraise, totaling $650 million. Dragonfly stated that the current blockchain venture capital industry is experiencing a "large-scale cleanup," but institutions remain optimistic about the trend of crypto financialization, focusing on stablecoins, on-chain financial infrastructure, and real asset tokenization.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Bill Miller IV of Miller Value Partners states that despite Bitcoin's poor performance and failure to stay above $100,000, he remains optimistic about Bitcoin. He believes the current pullback is a healthy consolidation and that Bitcoin has formed a bottom higher than earlier in 2025. (Bitcoin News)

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Greeks.live macro researcher Adam posted on the X platform stating that the recent rebound in the crypto market is far from a bull market. Currently, market sentiment is very poor, and Bitcoin breaking through $100,000 faces significant pressure. Unless there is strong buying force to hard push it up, a gradual decline will continue. Data from options further confirm this, with IV continuing to decline, Skew remaining negative, and large-scale put options continuing to account for the largest trading volume, all signals of a weakening market.

ChainCatcher News: According to observations from Gate Research Institute, this Friday will see approximately $2 billion in concentrated BTC and ETH options settlements. BTC and ETH implied volatility (IV) remain at 43% and 61% respectively, still in the lower range of recent periods. Over the past week, the 25-Delta Skew for both BTC and ETH has shown an overall trend of low-level recovery and negative skew convergence, with the most notable improvement in short-term (7D) expiries, reflecting a significant cooling in short-term downside protection demand. Meanwhile, block trades buying BTC-300126-100000-C have accumulated approximately 3,000 BTC in cumulative transactions, with net premium outflows of approximately $3.2 million, indicating that mainstream capital tends to structure bullish strategies above key support levels. Gate has exclusively launched a simplified options trading tool——roll