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Forget BTC Price, It’s Now Possible to Trade Bitcoin Hash Rate Futures
15.5.2020
FTX debuts a product which delivers quarterly settlements based on Bitcoin’s hash rate, calculated using the average difficulty
Bitcoin Suddenly Drops After Filling $10K ‘Halving Dump’ Futures Gap
14.5.2020
A return to five figures was fleeting as Bitcoin filled the largest CME futures gap ever, erasing last weekend’s 15% crash
$8.8 Trillion Traded in Cryptocurrency Spot and Futures Markets in Q1: Reports
27.4.2020
The combined total trading volume in the cryptocurrency spot and futures markets amounted to approximately $8.8 trillion in the first quarter, according to two new industry reports. The amounts represent a massive 314% quarterly increase for futures trading and 104% for spot trading. Further,...
US SEC Allows $10B Hedge Fund to Offer Access to CME Bitcoin Futures
18.4.2020
CME Bitcoin futures will now be on the radar of a hedge fund profiting from 2020’s stock market nightmare
Bitcoin Drops as Traders See Bearish Signals in Futures Markets
13.4.2020
Bitcoin slid Monday to its lowest point in the past seven days, with traders saying bearish signals are appearing
Bitcoin Price Reclaims $6K as Traders Eye New BTC Futures Gap Above
30.3.2020
Bitcoin bounces back after signs of weakness result in a brief trip below $5,900
Bitcoin Price Volatility Alert as 50K BTC Options Open Interest Expires
26.3.2020
Bitcoin rejecting $7,000 comes as a large swathe of options open interest is set to expire on Friday
How Institutional Players Like CME, CBOE and Bakkt Influence the Bitcoin Price
23.3.2020
The introduction of institutional heavyweights like CME, CBOE and Bakkt to the bitcoin space was heralded by many as the key to solidifying bitcoin’s mainstream acceptance, and driving prices to a stabilized moon. While this hasn’t played out exactly as some predicted, it is still early...
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 Price Tackles $10.4K Level as Futures Markets Hit 5-Month High
12.2.2020
Bitcoin just misses $10.5K as it makes a firmly bullish rebound following a previous dip to $9.7K
Cryptocurrency Futures and Prediction Markets Show Trump Wins the US 2020 Election
8.2.2020
In less than 270 days the United States will have its 2020 election and millions of people worldwide will be betting on whether Donald Trump is reelected. Cryptocurrency participants are currently wagering their digital assets on the election outcome, where the odds on prediction markets...
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 Futures Hit 3-Month High in Frenetic Tuesday Trading
16.1.2020
January 14 was the best trading day of the year for many cryptocurrencies, which saw double or even triple-digit percentage gains. It was also a good day for futures markets, where more than $25 billion in trades was placed on Tuesday. The result constituted the busiest day for futures in almost...
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
New CME Bitcoin Options Spark ‘Unusually Strong Activity’ — JPMorgan
11.1.2020
JPMorgan believes “high anticipation” is building ahead of the launch of CME’s Bitcoin options next week
Bitcoin’s Next Decade Will Be Shaped by Derivatives
31.12.2019
The last five years have been a test phase for bitcoin derivatives, which began tentatively when Bitmex eased into life in 2014. Now, as the cryptoconomy prepares to enter a new decade, derivatives products will play a pivotal role in price discovery. 2020 will be a big year for bitcoin and for...
Bakkt Goes Live With Options, Cash-Settled Futures Products
9.12.2019
Bakkt’s new options and cash-settled bitcoin futures products have just gone live, joining its three-month-old physical futures contracts
Bakkt Set to Smash Bitcoin Trading Volume Record in November
6.11.2019
The Bakkt platform is now trading way more Bitcoin futures compared to its debut in late September
OKEx to Launch USDT Futures Trading With Up to 100x Leverage
29.10.2019
As of early November, OKEx will be supporting a new USDT futures contract with up to 100x leverage
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...