Crypto Gold Rush? Deribit Eyes US as Trump Waves the Pro-Bitcoin Banner

Well now, ain’t that a pickle! The globe’s grandest gambling parlor for digital tokens—some folks call it Deribit, I call it a fancy saloon with numbers—has turned its speculative eye toward that land of big dreams and befuddlin’ regulations: the United States of America. 📈💼

Seems the buzzards at the Financial Times got wind that Deribit, from its perch up in Dubai, is fixin’ to stake a claim in these United States, all because President Trump’s been hollerin’ about transformin’ America into the crypto capital of the world. Imagine gold fever, but everyone’s panning for coins you can’t even hold!

The chief wrangler over at Deribit, a fella by the name of Luuk Strijers, says they’re “actively reassessing potential opportunities.” I reckon that’s CEO-speak for “trying to unravel the world’s biggest ball of legal twine,” on account of the U.S. suddenly likin’ crypto a little more than last year’s apple pie. 🥧

“Offering derivatives in the US remains complex. We are monitoring developments and evaluating strategic options accordingly.”

Translation: “We’re keeping one eye on the sheriff and one hand on the door, just in case.” 🤠

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2025-05-05 22:10