Form 144 DOLBY LABORATORIES For: 25 November

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Analysis

Market structure: Crypto/derivatives players (miners, custody/ETF providers, CME-listed futures business) are the primary beneficiaries if regulatory clarity and product expansion continue; traditional retail exchanges and leveraged-derivative venues take the most near-term reputational and funding risk. Expect fee compression for spot exchanges (COIN) as custody/ETF products scale, while miners (MARA, RIOT) gain operating leverage to BTC price moves and benefit from lower counterparty risk if more flows go through regulated ETFs.

Risk assessment: Tail risks include rapid regulatory action (U.S./EU fines or trading bans) that could knock 30–60% off risky crypto equities within weeks, or a clearing/settlement failure in crypto derivatives creating systemic stress across CME (CME) dealers. Immediate (days) risk is volatility spikes; short-term (weeks–months) is liquidity runs; long-term (quarters) is regulatory regime shifts that re-price multiples by 20–50%.

Trade implications: Favor directional BTC exposure (BTC-USD) via regulated venues on dips of >=20% and hedge with 3‑month 15% OTM puts on CME BTC options; overweight miners (MARA/RIOT) vs exchanges (COIN) as a pair trade for 3–9 months. Use options to monetize elevated implied vol: sell 30-day strangles only when implied vol > realized vol by +10–15% and delta-hedge daily.

Contrarian angles: Consensus fears regulatory doom; that may be priced already into exchange multiples while miners and custody providers are under-owned. If regulators finalize favorable ETF rules (or fines < $300m), re-rating could be concentrated in miners and custody stocks — a 40–60% upside scenario vs more muted rebounds in fee-dependent exchanges.

Key Decisions for Investors

• Establish a 1–2% portfolio long in BTC-USD (spot or regulated spot ETF) on pullbacks of >=20% within the next 3 months; hedge with a 3-month CME BTC 15% OTM put sized to cover 50% of position value.
• Enter a 2% long position in miners (split MARA and RIOT) and fund with a 1% short position in Coinbase (COIN) as a 3–9 month pair trade—trim miners if BTC rises >30% or cut the short COIN if regulatory clarity reduces expected fines below $300m.
• If BTC/CME implied vol exceeds realized by >=10% for 30-day tenor, sell a dynamically hedged 30-day strangle on BTC futures to collect premium, limiting max exposure to 3% portfolio and delta-hedging daily.
• Buy 6-month protective puts on COIN (approx. 15%–25% OTM) sized at 0.5%–1% portfolio if there is a regulatory announcement within 60 days or if COIN rallies >25% without corresponding fee/volume growth confirmation.