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PANews, March 5th — According to observations from a certain exchange's research institute, the current implied volatility (IV) for BTC and ETH is approximately 55% and 74% respectively. BTC IV is now near the 91% percentile of the past year, reflecting that the options market's expectations for short-term price fluctuations remain at a high level compared to the past year. Over the past week, the 25-Delta Skew for BTC and ETH has generally stayed in the negative range, widening first and then narrowing, with the 7D once dropping to around -15 vol, indicating a phase of increased short-term Put demand. From the GEX distribution, Gamma is concentrated in the negative Gamma region around March 13th, which may amplify volatility and evolve into a trending market. In the past 24 hours, the largest block options trade structure was BTC 27MAR26 Buy 125k-C, about 1,500 BTC, with net premium expenditure of $100,000; for ETH, it was 13MAR26 Buy 1950-P, about 10,000 ETH, with net premium payment of $800,000.

Foresight News reports that crypto API development company Crossmint has partnered with international remittance company Western Union to jointly support the stablecoin USDPT and digital asset network. The Western Union digital asset network aims to connect stablecoins with real-world cash channels, allowing users to exchange digital dollars for local currency at over 360,000 collection points worldwide.

Vitalik Buterin publicly reflects on Ethereum's absence in addressing social issues and proposes a "sanctuary technology" framework. He points out that Ethereum's contributions in areas such as freedom, privacy, and digital security are limited, and calls on the community to build a free and open-source technology ecosystem, optimize applications like payments, DeFi, and decentralized social platforms, and serve users who truly need sanctuary technology. He also advocates for collaboration with allies outside the crypto sphere to jointly advance technological development.