$250 million in Ether options are set to expire on April 23, and derivatives data shows bulls still have a slight advantage.
Marcel Pechman
Marcel is a crypto analyst with 17 years experience as an equities sales trader for UBS, Deutsche Bank, Pactual & Banco Safra. Brazilian. Marcel holds a post-graduate certificate in Engineering and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.
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