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title: "Trending | CRCL Plummets 7% on Monday, Some Put options Soar 1100%"
description: "On August 25, Eastern Time, Circle options saw a total of 98888 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 47% and puts making up 52%."
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locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/254545297.md"
published_at: "2025-08-26T04:18:54.000Z"
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# Trending | CRCL Plummets 7% on Monday, Some Put options Soar 1100%

> On August 25, Eastern Time, Circle options saw a total of 98888 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 47% and puts making up 52%.

On August 25, Eastern Time, Circle options saw a total of 98888 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 47% and puts making up 52%.

Circle has 518024 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 54% and puts making up 45%.

The top volume gainer was the 120 dollars Put option expiring on August 29, 2025, with 10290 contracts traded.

On the news front, Based on recent key news:

1\. Aug 25, US debt concerns and stablecoin adoption fueled by the GENIUS Act impacted CRCL, causing a 7% drop.

2\. Aug 24, Circle's new blockchain launch failed to boost shares, leading to a downturn.

3\. Aug 23, CFTC's Crypto Sprint announcement increased regulatory pressure.

Please note: The chart below does not include options expiring within five days.

![image](https://assets.lbctrl.com/h5hub/optrank/images/2025-08-26/ST_US_CRCL_en.png)

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