Institutional crypto activity in APAC looks fundamentally different from the US and Europe –  and derivatives sit at the center of that divergence.

In this episode of The House View, Ivan Lim, Senior Derivatives Trader at FalconX, is joined by Sean McNulty, APAC Derivatives Trading Lead, to unpack how APAC institutions deploy crypto derivatives through outcome-based, yield-focused structures rather than outright directional bets. 

The conversation explores why accumulators, covered calls, and structured products dominate regional flows, how this behavior systematically softens implied volatility during Asia trading hours, and what recent onchain and DEX activity signals about the durability of institutional risk transfer during market stress.

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