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Bitcoin Futures, Options, and Open Interest: Crypto Derivatives Break Records After the Halving
22.5.2020
Since the market rout on March 12, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ bitcoin futures and options contracts have seen significant demand. On May 14, CME Group saw the total number of outstanding derivatives contracts (open interest) touch a high of $142 million. Four days later,...
Bitcoin.com Exchange Lists ESH Token Support Prior to John McAfee’s Ghost Airdrop
21.5.2020
In mid-April, news.Bitcoin.com reported John McAfee’s new privacy token called Ghost, as the former anti-virus tycoon detailed “governments will be unable to shut it down.” Ghost won’t be distributed in the usual fashion by leveraging an initial coin offering (ICO), as...
Genesis Trading Buys Crypto Custodian Vo1t in Bid to Become Prime Broker
21.5.2020
Digital currency trader and lender Genesis Global Trading is moving toward full-service prime brokerage with the acquisition of crypto custodian Vo1t
Exposure to -1x the Daily Performance: Bitcoin.com Exchange Adds Inverse Token BTCSHORT
20.5.2020
During the last few months, Bitcoin.com’s cryptocurrency exchange has added a number of new coins and features. Today, Bitcoin.com Exchange has added an Ethereum-based inverse token called “BTCSHORT,” a token that gives users exposure to the inverse or -1x the daily performance...
Unfortunate May: BlockFi Suffers Breach, BitMEX Trading Engine Down
19.5.2020
Major crypto companies are still experiencing serious problems in May as BlockFi revealed that it suffered a data breach on May 14, while BitMEX Trading Engine went down today.
Crypto lender BlockFi said that the perpetrator attempted to make unauthorized withdrawals of client funds using...
BitMEX Trading Engine Goes Offline, Company ‘Investigating’
19.5.2020
The trading engine for BitMEX, formerly the largest bitcoin derivatives exchange measured by open interest, is offline at press time
DTCC Considers DLT Use in Securities Trading With 2 New Studies
19.5.2020
DTCC, the plumber to capital markets’ quadrillion-dollar pipes, is wondering if DLT can boost securities processing
Accel, Coinbase Join $17M Pre-Seed Round for Institutional Crypto Trading Firm FalconX
18.5.2020
The crypto trading firm pitched investors on the basis that its best trade execution platform offers institutions a solution to the wash trading that is rife in the space
Trading Contest on Synthetix Aims to Showcase Speed of New DEX Tech
18.5.2020
Synthetix is putting over $40,000 in crypto on the line to entice users to try out the faster beta of its decentralized exchange (DEX)
CME Bitcoin Trading Product Records Show Institutional Participation Uptick
17.5.2020
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, or CME, recently saw record Bitcoin trading numbers in multiple categories
P2P Bitcoin Trade Volumes and Inflation in Latin America Are on the Rise
16.5.2020
During the last two months since the March 12 crypto market rout, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ demand for cryptocurrencies seems to be on the rise in certain regions in Latin America. Various reports published this week have noted that countries like Colombia, Venezuela...
Former Bakkt CEO Hands Documents to DoJ Amid Insider Trading Controversy
16.5.2020
Former Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler sent documentation concerning her stock trades to the Justice Department amid insider trading accusations
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16.5.2020
BigONE is a global cryptocurrency trading and custody platform founded in 2017, clad in four principles – Integrity, Security, Professionalism, and Win-Win. The exchange has developed comprehensive digital assets trading services. The ecosystem runs the gamut, including both spot and margin...
Time For ETH to Rise and Shine as Futures Trading Now Available in US
16.5.2020
ErisX rolls out CFTC-regulated, physically-settled ETH futures contracts to U.S. traders, but positive spot price action is not a certainty
Bitcoin Loophole: Wanna Make $13K in 24 Hours? This Crypto Trading App Is a Scam
16.5.2020
A bitcoin investment scheme claiming to help people make over $13,000 within 24 hours has recently gained more attention. Bitcoin Loophole claims to be an algorithmic crypto trading app that enables its members to make daily profits and become millionaires within 61 days. However, it is a scam...
Institutional Crypto Trading Platform Raises $17M Despite Economic Slowdown
15.5.2020
Amid the COVID-19 slowdown, institution-facing liquidity aggregator FalconX has raised $17 million from top VCs in the crypto space
Bitcoin Options Trading at CME Surged to New Highs in Halving Week
15.5.2020
Investor interest in bitcoin options listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange peaked to record highs in the days after Monday's halving event
Using Automated Trading Systems in 2020
15.5.2020
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For anyone new to the world of trading (be it stocks, commodities, or even cryptocurrencies) it might be logical to start by manually buying what you’re interested in, and selling when you want to. However...
Copper Claims New Tool Removes Credit Risk From Crypto Trading
14.5.2020
Copper's ClearLoop tool lets two parties finalize all details of a trade before transferring the seller's assets to the buyer's possession, rather than force the seller to store these assets on an exchange
Polymath Eyes June Testnet Launch for New Blockchain Designed for Security Tokens
14.5.2020
The firm is soon to launch the first test network for its new blockchain designed to bring new safeguards for financial institutions working with security tokens