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‘Cautious in the Short Term’— Options Markets Temper Bitcoin Optimism Despite Heavy Futures Exposure
17.12.2025
Bitcoin hovered between $87,477 to $90,317 on Dec. 17, 2025, as derivatives data shows futures traders holding their nerve while options markets quietly leaned defensive. Bitcoin Derivatives Data Signals Tactical Pullback Risk According to coinglass.com stats on Wednesday, bitcoin futures open...
Most Influential: Caroline Pham
17.12.2025
As an acting chairman at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Caroline Pham pulled no punches in pursuing crypto-friendly policy aims
Charles Schwab Widens Regulated Crypto Exposure With Solana Futures Inside Brokerage Accounts
17.12.2025
Charles Schwab quietly widened regulated crypto exposure by adding solana-linked futures to its trading platform, signaling deeper integration of digital asset derivatives into mainstream brokerage accounts without requiring direct cryptocurrency ownership. Regulated Solana Futures Enter Schwab...
XRP and SOL Enter the Big Leagues With CME Group’s Latest Futures Launch
17.12.2025
CME Group broadened its regulated cryptocurrency lineup, adding new spot-quoted futures that deepen access to digital assets and reflect growing demand for flexible, compliant trading tied closely to market pricing. CME Group Adds XRP and SOL to Spot-Quoted Crypto Futures Suite CME Group (Nasdaq:...
Bitcoin, ether and XRP extend losses as year-end caution builds
16.12.2025
Global markets mirrored this trend, with Asian equities and U.S. equity futures softening, while the dollar hovered near two-month lows
XRP and Solana Join CME’s Spot-Quoted Futures Suite
15.12.2025
CME Group introduced spot-quoted futures linked to XRP and Solana prices on December 15, 2025 Since July 2025,…
CME Group Expands Crypto Derivatives With Spot-Quoted XRP and Solana Futures
15.12.2025
These are CME’s smallest crypto contracts to date, aimed at active participants who prefer to trade in spot market terms without managing contract expiries or rollovers
Options vs. Futures: Why Crypto’s Options Market Has 97% Room to Grow
13.12.2025
The crypto market has become far less volatile in recent years, with Deribit’s Sidrah Fariq citing BTC DVOL remaining below 100 since 2022 as evidence of market maturation and a growing shift toward options and derivatives. Institutional Influx Drives Volatility Down The crypto market has become...
Bitcoin Spot and Derivatives Double Feature: Price Compresses, Calls Crowd $100K, Risk Expands
12.12.2025
Bitcoin’s price stands at $92,364 on Friday morning. The leading crypto’s market cap currently hovers at $1.84 trillion, with a 24-hour trading volume of $55.80 billion cutting through a tight intraday band between $89,425 and $93,467. Moreover, bitcoin’s chart action may look tame, but under...
CFTC Gives No-Action Leeway to Polymarket, Gemini, PredictIt, LedgerX Over Data Rules
11.12.2025
The CFTC granted the operators of Polymarket, PredictIt, Gemini and LedgerX permission to skip certain recordkeeping requirements
U.S. CFTC's Pham Moves for Do-Over on 'Actual Delivery' Guidance on Crypto
11.12.2025
In what are likely her final days at the agency, the acting chairman checked another box from President Donald Trump's crypto agenda
U.S. Senate Rolls Toward Last Vote on Confirming Crypto Regulators at CFTC, FDIC
11.12.2025
In the prolonged process of the Senate, two key officials have faced a series of procedural steps on their way to a final vote, possibly early next week
BTC, Nasdaq Futures Drop as Oracle Earnings Revive AI Bubble Fears
11.12.2025
Oracle shares tanked after the firm revealed an earnings miss
Crypto CEOs Join U.S. CFTC's Innovation Council to Steer Market Developments
10.12.2025
The chief executives of firms such as Gemini and Kraken will pitch in on U.S. policy efforts through the council's future, public discussions
December Outlook: Ethereum’s Derivatives Market Signals Big Moves Ahead
9.12.2025
Ethereum’s derivatives market is sliding into December with the kind of nervous energy typically reserved for election nights and surprise hard forks — a mood shaped by swelling open interest, lopsided options activity, and max pain levels that hint at a month where traders might need caffeine...
SGX's Crypto Futures Draw New Liquidity, Not Diverted Cash, Exchange's President Says
9.12.2025
Institutions are pursuing cash-and-carry arbitrage, not outright bullish plays, Syn said
Vitalik Buterin floats gas futures on Ethereum to hedge fee spikes
8.12.2025
Vitalik Buterin has proposed something akin to prediction markets but for gas fees to give Ethereum users a way to guard against future network fee volatility.
No Santa Rally? Bitcoin Derivatives Markets Hint at a Cold December
7.12.2025
Bitcoin slid under $88,000 on Sunday morning, putting the market squarely in “so much for the Santa Rally” territory. With derivatives traders scrambling for footing and open interest wobbling across major venues, bitcoin is signaling that December may be more coal than candy canes. Bitcoin’s...
Coinbase Opens 24/7 Trading for All Altcoin Monthly Futures, Perpetuals Next
6.12.2025
Coinbase has activated 24/7 trading for all altcoin monthly futures, with perpetual-style contracts arriving soon, expanding derivative access that could boost liquidity and price discovery across a broad slate of non- bitcoin crypto assets. Coinbase Expands Around-the-Clock Altcoin Futures Access...
U.S. CFTC-Driven Spot Crypto Trading Going Live With Bitnomial, Opening Up New Arena
4.12.2025
President Donald Trump's push toward friendly crypto policies produced a CFTC-led effort to encourage leveraged spot crypto trading, starting with Bitnomial