According to Markets Media, crypto trading platform Kraken has launched BTC and ETH European-style cash-settled options for professional and institutional clients in select regions outside Europe and the US. The first phase uses Request for Quote (RFQ) trading, with plans to introduce a public order book later. Kraken's Head of Derivatives, Alexia Theodorou, stated that the company’s next step is to expand regulated crypto options in Europe under its MiFID license. As for the US market, there are currently no plans to launch options, with the focus remaining on perpetual contracts. https://(wublock123.com)/news/kraken-launches-regulated-crypto-options-in-europe-us-focus-perpetuals-65673