PANews, August 15 news, according to The Block, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Deribit announced that it will launch USDC-settled Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) linear options and regular contracts on August 19, further expanding its stablecoin settlement product line. The new contracts have a minimum order quantity of 0.01 BTC and 0.1 ETH, enhancing trading accessibility. Deribit launched USDC-settled linear options for Solana, Polygon, and XRP last year, and the existing MATIC options have been removed. Deribit stated that the growing demand from institutions and retail investors for stablecoin-settled derivatives has prompted this expansion. The exchange's trading volume exceeded $185 billion this month and was recently acquired by Coinbase for approximately $2.9 billion.