Bitcoin rally slows as $15.6 billion in options expire, while XRP and Solana climb
Bitcoin's climb slowed while two major altcoins kept rising
Decrypt reported on September 25, 2026 that Bitcoin's rally slowed as $15.6 billion in options expired, while XRP and Solana continued to climb.
The information available from the source is limited to the report's headline and the price figures displayed alongside it. The article text itself was not included in the supplied material, so details such as what drove the move, who held the expiring contracts, or how trading unfolded are not available.
What the report says
- Bitcoin's rally slowed, according to Decrypt's headline.
- The slowdown came as $15.6 billion worth of options expired, the same headline says.
- XRP and Solana kept climbing, the headline says.
- The report was published at 16:06 UTC on September 25, 2026.
Prices shown with the report
Price figures displayed with the Decrypt report showed Bitcoin at $83,843.00, down 0.46% on the day. Solana was shown at $120.79, up 3.31%, and XRP at $1.56, up 1.76%.
These figures are the values displayed with the report. They are not described in the source as closing prices or as official exchange data.
What is confirmed
The only confirmed information is the content of the headline and the price figures shown with the report: Bitcoin's rally slowed as $15.6 billion in options expired, XRP and Solana kept climbing, and the quoted prices for Bitcoin, Solana and XRP were as listed above.
What is still unclear
The supplied material does not include the body of the Decrypt article. Because of that, it does not explain why Bitcoin's rally slowed, how the options expiry affected prices, which contracts or which traders were involved, or what pushed XRP and Solana higher.
No official or primary source, such as an exchange, a regulator or a derivatives venue, is provided. No statement or explanation from any such party appears in the material, and no figures beyond the headline total and the displayed prices are given.
Any connection between the options expiry and the price movements should be treated as unconfirmed, because the source material does not establish one.
Sources
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