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Hong Kong Officials Recommends Self-Regulatory Committee for Compliance Monitoring in Crypto Industry
23.4.2024
The Hong Kong Securities & Futures Professionals Association (HKSFPA) has advocated establishing a self-regulatory committee within the city's crypto firms to enhance compliance monitoring.
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Bitcoin Futures Demand Blows up in Brazil: 7,400 Contracts Traded on Launch Day
22.4.2024
The first bitcoin futures contracts listed on B3, the stock exchange in Brazil, experienced significant interest from investors on debut day. According to a note delivered by the stock operator, 7,400 bitcoin futures contracts were traded, with the instrument reaching a peak of 111,000 orders...
Coinbase expands global offerings with WIF perpetual futures trading
19.4.2024
Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange platform, has announced the expansion of its services by introducing perpetual futures trading for the Wrapped Index Fund (WIF) to its international customer base. This significant development underscores Coinbase’s commitment to providing...
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Charles Grassley Demand CFTC Chair Rostin Benham Explain Ties To Sam Bankman-Fried
16.4.2024
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Charles E. Grassley are demanding Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Rostin Benham shed light on correspondence he had with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in the lead-up to the exchange’s collapse, a letter from the lawmakers to Benham dated April...
Elizabeth Warren Demands U.S. CFTC Chair Explain His Chats With SBF
15.4.2024
The head of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, had a lot of contact with Sam Bankman-Friend, the disgraced former CEO of FTX, but lawmakers suggest he hasn't been fully forthcoming about those interactions. So, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chuck Grassley...
Bitcoin Halving Has Crypto Miners Racing for 'Epic Sat' Potentially Worth Millions
15.4.2024
Bitcoin's once-every-four-years "halving" this week may be very different from those of earlier epochs, typically ho-hum affairs. Now, an intense competition is underway to mine the first block after the halving, which could contain a rare and collectible fragment of a bitcoin known as an "epic...
Coinbase Derivatives releases Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin futures contracts
12.4.2024
Coinbases has added another feather to its cap, becoming the first cryptocurrency exchange approved by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to provide Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin-powered contracts. The fact that they surpassed investors’ expectations since their inception at the beginning...
Pepe Coin Spikes on Coinbase International Plan to List Perpetual Futures
11.4.2024
The crypto exchange's off-shore arm will open perpetuals market for the popular meme coin on April 18
Defiance ETFs Files For 2X Leveraged ETH Futures ETF
9.4.2024
This ETH futures ETF offers investors extra juicy returns – though they may lose money if ETH isn’t going up fast enough.
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LSEG’s LCH Secures Regulatory Nod for Bitcoin Index Derivatives Clearing
9.4.2024
The London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) Parisian clearinghouse affiliate CH SA announced Monday that it received regulatory approval to provide clearing services for Bitcoin index futures and options contracts.
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Market of ‘Extreme Greed’ Persists Amid Unprecedented June Bitcoin Perpetual Futures Sell-Off
7.4.2024
In the past 24 hours, the cryptocurrency market experienced a modest increase of 2.16% against the U.S. dollar, with bitcoin’s value lingering slightly above the $69,000 threshold. The Crypto Fear and Greed Index (CFGI) indicates that the market’s mood remains in an “extreme...
Coinbase to Add Worldcoin and Perpetual Futures Products for the Ordinals Next Week
5.4.2024
Coinbase International Exchange has announced that it plans to list Worldcoin and Ordinals Perpetual Futures Products on April 11.
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Bitcoin: US Institutions buy-in despite volatile futures market – Buy the dip?
4.4.2024
Interest in Bitcoin has surged incessantly among US institutional investors. At the same time, the futures market is hinting at volatility. What does it mean for investors? Does it showcase a purchasing chance after the market correction? One of the most popular CryptoQuant crypto analysts...
Bitcoin futures poised for surge: Market sentiment booms
4.4.2024
Recently, there has been a resurgence in the popularity of Bitcoin futures in the cryptocurrency market. This surge comes after a brief lull following Bitcoin’s all-time high. Major players like ProShares, who focus on leveraged funds, also capitalize on the increasing demand for investment...
KuCoin Market Share Plunges By 50% Amid Legal Tussle With US Authorities
4.4.2024
Due to large money outflows, KuCoin's market share has significantly decreased, going from roughly 6.5% to less than 3%. This is in line with an April 2 Kaiko data release. The decrease in market share coincides with a lawsuit that was launched on March 26 against the Commodity Futures Trading...
Bitfinex Launches First Volatility-Based Bitcoin and Ethereum Futures Contracts
3.4.2024
Bitfinex Derivatives, the derivatives platform of iFinex Financial Technologies Limited, is expanding its offerings with the launch of two new volatility-focused perpetual futures contracts.
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Weight addition by Litecoin Futures
1.4.2024
Litecoin Futures could go live for trade as early as April 1, 2024. They will represent 5 Litecoin, with Coinbase reserving 10,000 LC futures to its name. This translates to 50,000 LTC with a nominal value of $1.02 billion. Litecoin takes its inspiration from Bitcoin. Analysts have stated that...
Latam Insights: Brazil to Offer Bitcoin Futures, Paraguay Battles Mining, Worldcoin Wins in Chile
1.4.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: the Brazilian stock exchange will offer bitcoin futures contracts, Paraguay advances measures to curb illegal bitcoin mining operations, and Worldcoin gets...
CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham Criticizes Her Own Agency After KuCoin Charges, “Aggressive” Enforcement Action
29.3.2024
Commissioner Caroline Pham of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a statement Friday seemingly criticizing her own agency for its latest “aggressive enforcement action" following the agency's KuCoin charges, saying it might “infringe upon the SEC’s authority.”
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Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Hits Record $37.55 Billion With CME Leading the Pack
29.3.2024
On Friday, March 29, 2024, the combined open interest in bitcoin futures reached a new all-time peak of $37.55 billion. This uptick occurs amid buoyant bitcoin markets and a growing attraction from institutional investors. Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Reaches Unprecedented $37.55 Billion Since...