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MCS, First Exchange to list TRON’s SUN and Klaytn’s KLAY Futures Contracts
19.9.2020
Singapore, September 20, 2020 — For the first time in the industry, MCS (MyCoinStory), a global cryptocurrency derivatives exchange announced the listing of SUNUSDT futures contract on September 18, 2020. Just a day prior to this launch, KLAYUSDT futures contract was released on September...
Tassat Regains CFTC No-Action Relief Ahead of Eventual Bitcoin Swaps Contract Listing
15.9.2020
Tassat blamed COVID-19 and leadership changes for its long delayed bitcoin derivatives contract listing
Bitcoin Options Traders Bet the Price of BTC Can Touch $36K by December
14.9.2020
This past weekend, data shows the most active bitcoin options contracts were calls for $28k, $32k, and $36k by the year’s end. This means a number of options traders are betting the price of bitcoin will exceed the all-time high (ATH) the decentralized currency touched in December 2017....
Bitcoin price balances at $10K: Discussing BTC’s next big move
10.9.2020
The price of Bitcoin is showing stability above $10,000, and traders explain where BTC’s next big move is headed
LedgerX exchange launches physically settled Bitcoin mini futures
8.9.2020
Regulated Bitcoin futures exchange LedgerX has launched physically-settled BTC futures contracts
Diginex Raises $20M Ahead of SPAC Listing on Nasdaq
8.9.2020
Diginex, the firm behind the newly launched EQUOS.io crypto exchange, has raised $20 million ahead of an anticipated Nasdaq listing later this month
Fireblocks, X-Margin Partner to Offer Institutions Cross Margin Trading in Crypto Derivatives
8.9.2020
The firms will leverage privacy enhancing zero-knowledge proof technology to enable institutional trading firms to cross margin and bilaterally trade derivatives from a single pool of collateral
A new decentralized exchange lets users trade commodity and crypto derivatives
8.9.2020
Ever wanted to yield farm gold, silver or oil?
Lightning Network-Based Derivatives Exchange Gets Investment from Bitfinex
8.9.2020
LN Markets, the first bitcoin (BTC) derivatives exchange built on top of the Lightning Network (LN), today announced that it has closed its pre-seed funding round, with crypto exchange Bitfinex, bitcoin-focused investment firm Fulgur Ventures, and crypto research and asset management firm Arcane...
Bitfinex Invests in Derivatives Exchange Built With Bitcoin’s Lightning Network
8.9.2020
The raise came after the new trading platform reached nearly $10 million in aggregate trading volume
Crypto Volumes Surge in August: Binance Largest Spot Exchange as Huobi Leads Derivatives
8.9.2020
The latest report by Cryptocompare shows August spot cryptocurrency traded volumes by the 15 largest top-tier exchanges increased by 58.3% to $529 billion versus July figures. Low tier exchanges volumes, on the other hand, increased by 30.2% to end the month of August with a total of $291 billion....
August’s Bitcoin Rally Led to Record Crypto Derivatives Volumes: Report
7.9.2020
CryptoCompare's latest report shows crypto derivative volumes were up 54% in August – likely a result of the rally in bitcoin's price
Opium Protocol Allows Traders to Hedge or Bet Against the Stablecoin Tether’s Solvency
7.9.2020
Cryptocurrency traders can now protect their tether tokens or bet against the solvency of the stablecoin by leveraging a new crypto derivatives product from the Opium Protocol. Opium founder, Andrey Belyakov, claims the product is the “first CDS (credit default swap) on a centralized...
New Crypto Derivatives Let You Bet on (or Against) Tether’s Solvency
3.9.2020
Credit default swaps (of “The Big Short” infamy) have come to the Ethereum blockchain. Opium Exchange says they can help crypto investors manage risk
BitMEX Launches Mobile Trading App in 140 Countries
1.9.2020
The new app does not include the iconic "trollbox" feature of BitMEX's site, but will in future, the firm said
Bitcoin price at a critical weekly close: Crypto traders outline likely outcomes
29.8.2020
Bitcoin approaches the last weekly candle for the month of August. Traders discuss where BTC might be headed next in the short to long term
Crypto market remains bullish as $1B in Bitcoin derivatives expire
28.8.2020
Major monthly Bitcoin options and futures expiry sees markets becoming bullish on BTC
Japanese Financial Giant SBI Holdings Launches Short-Term Crypto Derivatives
28.8.2020
Already live on SBI's forex trading platform, the contracts for difference (CFDs) are available in bitcoin, ether and XRP flavors
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
Crypto Exchange FTX Buys Blockfolio for $150 Million in Effort To Expand Retail Presence
27.8.2020
Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX has acquired the popular portfolio tracking app Blockfolio for $150 million in a bid to gain a foothold in the crypto retail market. The deal – consummated after nine months of negotiation – was settled using a combination of cash, crypto,...