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Record Breaking Interest – Observing the Predictive Power of Bitcoin Futures Over BTC Spot Prices
29.2.2020
Bitcoin futures providers have been seeing a lot of action during the last two weeks as cryptocurrency markets have been extremely volatile. Data shows there’s been significant open interest on both retail and institutional bitcoin derivatives exchanges and Skew research noted bitcoin options...
Bitcoin Futures' Open Interest on Bakkt Up 50% in February + More News
14.2.2020
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Bitcoin Futures' Open Interest (OI), the number of open futures contracts and an indicator of amount of capital...
Bitcoin Price Targets $10K as BitMex Open Interest Soars to $1.5B
6.2.2020
New record highs in Open Interest at numerous exchanges shows investors are feeling exceptionally bullish about Bitcoin’s future valuation
Bitcoin Futures: Volatility ‘Coming’ as BitMEX Hits $1B Open Interest
3.2.2020
Bitcoin should see a “significant” price move on the back of futures strength, one analyst believes
CME Open Interest for Bitcoin Futures Up 100% Since Start of 2020
20.1.2020
Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) have doubled in the first few days of the year, as noted by data analytics firm Skew
CME Bitcoin Futures See Open Interest Surge as Global Volume Hits $25B
17.1.2020
CME Bitcoin futures are preparing for fresh highs in open interest as institutional attention continues
Bitcoin Options Launch Imminent as CME Open Interest Hits 7-Month High
13.1.2020
Volume and open interest in Bitcoin futures are spiking as new options products come to market
Institutional and Retail Bitcoin Futures Demand Continues to Climb
12.1.2020
2019 saw significant bitcoin derivatives action from firms like CME Group and Bakkt. This year, demand for CME’s bitcoin futures remains strong and the firm’s options products may be available this week. Additionally, Bakkt’s physically-delivered bitcoin futures have consistently...
Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Hits New All-Time High of $6.54M
3.12.2019
Open interest on Bakkt’s Bitcoin futures platform has hit a new record high of $6.5 million
Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Shatters Records Amid Spot Market Turmoil
23.11.2019
Bakkt’s bitcoin core (BTC) futures product saw another all-time high as the spot market price of BTC plummeted under $7,000 on Friday morning, Nov. 22. Bakkt saw 2,728 contracts traded ($20 million) and $1.75 million in open interest outpacing the record of 1,179 contracts on Oct. 25. Also...
CME Group Publishes Bitcoin Options Specifications
2.11.2019
In mid-September, the foreign exchange company CME Group announced the launch of options on its bitcoin futures contracts in Q1 2020, pending regulatory review. CME Group executive Tim McCourt said there was “increasing client demand” for the firm’s bitcoin derivatives and now...
CME Bitcoin Futures Sees Institutional Interest and Demand from Asia
18.10.2019
Global markets business CME Group said that institutional interest toward the firm’s Bitcoin futures is thriving and 2019’s third-quarter data showed a record number of open interest. Moreover, despite the lackluster start, the Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Bakkt platform...
Bitcoin Futures Update: Bakkt Testing, CME Breaks Records, and a $100K Call Option
23.7.2019
Over the last few months, the interest surrounding cryptocurrency derivatives products has been growing fast. For some time now, open interest in CME’s bitcoin futures has been breaking records. Bakkt’s futures platform began testing contracts on Monday and the company says there...
CME Bitcoin Futures Briefly Broke $10,000 Amidst a New Open Interest All-Time High
21.6.2019
CME bitcoin futures briefly broke $10,000 amid new all-time high of open interest accounting for $273 million
CME: Open Interest in Bitcoin Futures Contracts Hit All-Time High
20.6.2019
Open interest in CME Bitcoin futures contracts are reportedly at an all time high, possibly due to increasing institutional-level investments
CME’s Bitcoin Futures Hit New Records
11.6.2019
Ever since the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) announced it was ending its bitcoin futures products back in March, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) has seen a huge influx of bitcoin derivatives volumes. During the second week of May, CME’s bitcoin futures touched a milestone...