BTCVIX is a crypto options trader and early participant in Bitcoin derivatives markets who has been active since around 2012. BTCVIX's Twitter Score is 143 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #4,465 (top 1%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
BTCVIX, whose real name is Kyle R. Bongers, is an advisor to WSBDApp and has been recognized in crypto circles as one of the earlier practitioners of crypto options trading. He has discussed Bitcoin trading publicly, including as a guest on the Chat with Traders podcast, and has written about crypto trading topics, including analysis of the BitMEX insurance fund, on his personal blog. His Twitter bio notes he was banned from r/WSB for discussing crypto.
BTCVIX was named as a defendant in a lawsuit, Diamond Hands Consulting Ltd. v. Kyle R. Bongers a/k/a BTCVIX and DarthVIX et al., filed on December 31, 2021 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, case 1:21-cv-11223. BTCVIX has 34,733 followers as of July 2026 and has published 61,743 posts. He has been mentioned by 91 accounts, with 315 total mentions.
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