The $6 billion bitcoin options market expiration on Friday turned out to be a non-event. There was no sign of the dreaded drop to $44,000, the maximum pain point. Bitcoin prices rose 4.8 percent to about $53,800 on the day. As of 20:00 UTC on Friday, Ether was up 3.68% in 24 hours, trading around $1,665.85. The leading decentralised exchange for Ether, Uniswap, has announced new update that will go live on May 5.