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Opyn DeFi protocol founders are leaving crypto after CFTC crackdown
14.11.2023
Two of the founders of crypto options platform Opyn are stepping down from leadership roles to pursue other aims, but Opyn will continue under new leadership
CFTC Cracks Down on 3 Defi Platforms for Offering Illegal Derivatives
9.9.2023
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued orders against the operators of three decentralized finance (defi) protocols. The regulator accused them of committing various violations of commodity laws including illegal trading of digital asset derivatives. U.S. Commodities...
CTFC cracks down on DeFi protocols Opyn, ZeroEx and Deridex
8.9.2023
The commodities regulator handed out fines of $250,000, $200,000, and $100,000 respectively to the three firms in addition to cease and desist orders
CFTC Goes After Opyn, Other DeFi Operations in Enforcement Sweep
8.9.2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged three decentralized finance (DeFi) operations – Opyn, Inc., ZeroEx (0x), Inc. and Deridex, Inc. – with offering illegal derivatives trading, according to a Thursday statement from the agency
Users Criticize Uniswap’s Decision to Remove Over 100 Tokens From Main Interface
25.7.2021
The largest decentralized exchange (dex) platform, in terms of trade volume, Uniswap has revealed the dex has removed a number of tokens from the platform interface. The community assumes the tokens could be deemed securities by global regulators. Uniswap users can still swap these tokens...
Bitcoin futures open interest hits new ATH as traders flock to derivatives
12.3.2021
Traders are racing to speculate on Bitcoin in the derivatives markets, with open interest in BTC futures approaching $20 billion for the first time
Opyn Upgrade Aims to Add Capital Efficiency and Liquidity to DeFi Options Market
29.12.2020
Options marketplace Opyn is rolling out an upgrade that targets capital efficiency and liquidity in the decentralized financial options market
Defi Platform Opyn Launches Put Options on Compound Token
26.6.2020
Decentralized options marketplace Opyn has launched put options on COMP that will provide a safety net of sorts should COMP’s fortunes take a turn for the worse
DeFi Hedging Startup Opyn Raises $2.16M From Dragonfly Capital, 1kx
22.6.2020
Opyn, a hedging instrument for decentralized finance (DeFi) has closed a $2.16 million funding round led by Dragonfly Capital
DeFi Startups Built on Compound Weigh What to Do With $200 COMP Tokens
19.6.2020
Startups built on Compound's decentralized lending protocol are now pondering the second-order effects of COMP's price surge