# CryptoDerivatives

BTC options are quietly screaming a message that most traders are still missing.
According to Gate Research, implied volatility is no longer sleeping. BTC IV is hovering near 50 percent, ETH around 70 percent, and BTC has now climbed to the 81.7th percentile of its entire one year volatility range. That is not noise. That is the options market repricing risk in real time.
What makes this even more interesting is where the pressure is showing up.
Over the past week, the 25 delta skew for both BTC and ETH has stayed firmly negative, while the short end of the curve has steepened aggressively. Tr

📊 CC (Canton) Market Deep Dive | +9.78% in 24H — Liquidity Expansion or Short-Term Momentum?
Market Snapshot (CMC | Jan 22)
• Price: $0.15
• 24H Change: +9.78%
• High / Low: $0.15 / $0.11
• 24H Volume: $28.9M
• Market Cap: ~$5.45B
• Daily MC Increase: +$485M
This move is not purely speculative — it’s supported by derivatives expansion and ecosystem-level capital activity.
⚙️ 1️⃣ Perpetual Contracts: Liquidity Boost with Dual Impact
Gate has officially launched CC/USDT perpetual contracts, supporting 1–10x leverage, also available on Gate Perp DEX.
Why this matters:
Perpetuals increase capital