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Crypto Futures Exchange Bakkt Going Public at a Valuation of $2.1 Billion
12.1.2021
Bitcoin futures exchange Bakkt is going public via a merger with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) created for taking startup firms public. Both companies have now confirmed the transaction, and will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under...
World’s dominant crypto futures market could face regulatory shake-up
18.11.2020
Hong Kong appears to be tightening the screws on unregulated crypto exchanges
The $750 Million Pre-Halloween Bitcoin Options Expiry Has Started to Spook Traders
28.10.2020
Even though cryptocurrency traders have been exuberant over the price rise, a number of analysts are focused on the large bitcoin and ethereum options expiries set to end before Halloween. Data from Skew.com shows $750 million in Bitcoin options is set to expire and prices could get volatile....
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Best Week Since July Shows Limited Toll of U.K. Retail Crypto Futures Ban
12.10.2020
Bitcoin holds above $11K after biggest weekly gain since July, despite FCA ban on retail crypto futures trading and inventory drawdowns by miners
UK Crypto Derivatives Ban Seen Having Limited Effect on Small Market
12.10.2020
The FCA's ban could prompt some individuals to shift their crypto trading to offshore, unregulated exchanges
Law Decoded: The year of the Crypto Futures Trading Commission, Sept. 25–Oct. 2
2.10.2020
The end of the U.S. federal government's fiscal year brought a cascade of major announcements from agencies
CFTC charges crypto futures trader for failure to register in the US
28.9.2020
The CFTC is looking to make an unregistered foreign platform pay back U.S. investors in its crypto futures, suggesting expanding jurisdictions
More Than 95% of Crypto Futures Volume Is in Asia: Report
27.8.2020
Asian exchanges account for more than 95% of the futures volume in crypto, according to a new report by Switzerland-based Blockchain Valley Ventures
Market Update: BTC Inches Toward $12K, ETH Jumps 12%, Report Says LINK May See ‘Rough Waters’
14.8.2020
Digital currency markets have increased significantly in value during the last 24 hours as the market capitalization of all 5,700+ coins is up over 2.4% on Friday. Bitcoin has been inching toward the $12k region again and ethereum touched a high over $442 a coin during the afternoon trading...
Crypto Facilities Gets FCA Nod to Set up Crypto Futures Venue
8.7.2020
Crypto Facilities, a subsidiary of Kraken cryptocurrency exchange, has obtained a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF) license from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). An MTF is a European regulatory term for a self-regulated financial trading venue. MTFs are an alternative to...
Number of Institutions Buying Crypto Futures Doubled in 2020: Fidelity Report
9.6.2020
More than 85 U.S. institutions bought crypto futures last year, more than double the number touching the space in 2018, according to a new survey by Fidelity
Centralized Crypto Futures Exchange Integrates Chainlink's Price Oracles
25.5.2020
Digitex Futures claims to be the first centralized crypto derivatives trading platform to integrate a decentralized price feed
CFTC Approves New Cryptocurrency Derivatives Platform — Bitnomial to Offer Regulated Bitcoin Futures
21.4.2020
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved a new bitcoin derivatives trading platform. Bitnomial Exchange will list margined and physically delivered bitcoin futures and options. Besides Bitnomial, the CFTC has only approved a handful of other platforms to offer bitcoin...
Gaming Token SENSO Lists on KuCoin
21.3.2020
Sensorium Corporation has partnered with KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange and launched an in-game currency for Sensorium Galaxy. This move is set to drive cryptocurrency usage given that Sensorium Galaxy users are projected to reach into the millions.
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OKEx is Launching USDT Crypto Futures Trading in Tether Stablecoin
6.11.2019
Recently, the crypto exchange company, OKEx, announced its plans regarding the launch of trading crypto USDT (Tether) futures contracts with leverage up to 100x. The exchange company will support various trading pairs with Ether (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC), EOS, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Litecoin (LTC)...
Crypto Futures Volume Is Now At 50% of Spot Trading Volume
31.10.2019
Futures trading volumes are catching up to more traditional buy-sell spot trading in crypto
OKEx Launches Crypto Futures Settled in Tether Stablecoin
29.10.2019
The crypto exchange will soon offer futures contract trading for a number of crypto pairs including BTC, ETH, BCH and XRP
Bitcoin Cash Futures Expected to Open up US Market by Q1 2020
18.9.2019
Futures contracts on bitcoin cash can be available at a CFTC-regulated exchange by the end of this year or the first quarter of 2020. This will allow institutional U.S. investors to trade on a derivative of the cryptocurrency and bring in more trading volume for BCH overall. Also Read: HTC Adds...
Binance Launches Two Testnet Platforms for Its Crypto Futures
3.9.2019
Binance, the world’s prominent digital currency exchange, has unveiled two testnets for its highly anticipated cryptocurrency futures products. The testnets, referred to as Futures A and Futures B, were officially launched yesterday, 2nd September 2019. Binance has allowed users to trade...
Binance Launches Two Crypto Futures Platforms for User Testing
2.9.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched two test platforms for its crypto futures products, with users to decide the official version