In this episode of CopperCasts, we’re joined by Anestis Arampatzis, Co-Head of Centaur Markets, the crypto structured-products and derivatives desk within DV Trading. Explore the rapidly evolving landscape of digital asset markets, with a spotlight on volatility, options, and how institutional desks are navigating a new market regime. This conversation comes just as Bitcoin slipped below 100k amid widespread deleveraging and shifting liquidity dynamics across both crypto-native and TradFi venues.
The episode unpacks the drivers behind the recent selloff, the impact of ETFs on volatility and price discovery, and why Bitcoin has quietly become the global weekend macro hedge. We also dig into execution, stablecoins, tokenised money-market collateral, and what truly differentiates institutional risk management from retail.
The discussion then moves into the future of market structure—derivatives adoption, the role of offshore liquidity, tokenisation, and emerging inefficiencies across altcoin options and funding markets. A forward-looking view on where institutional crypto trading is heading, and how volatility, models, and behaviour are evolving across the digital asset ecosystem.