Crypto News: Blockchain.com Expands Consumer App With Crypto Options

Key Insights: Crypto News: Blockchain.com introduces crypto options covering seven digital assets. Customers fund purchases upfront in USDC and hold contracts through settlement. Related developments include an NYSE proposal and Standard Chartered’s UAE launch. Trending with today’s top crypto news, Blockchain.com launched crypto options within its trading account. It’s offering new contracts to eligible consumer app users. The company announced support for short-term market positions across seven cryptocurrencies, with upfront USDC funding and a defined maximum loss. Blockchain.com, which serves retail and institutional users, introduced the product following its launch of perpetual futures trading earlier this year.