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Open Interest on Bitmex Drops 16%: Investors Withdraw 37,000 BTC in Less Than 24 Hours
2.10.2020
Data from Arcane Research shows that open interest on Bitmex’s bitcoin derivatives market touched a new low of 45,122 BTC on October 1. The figure represents a 16% drop since the CFTC announced charges against Bitmex and its executives for allegedly operating an unregistered trading platform....
BitMEX’s Receding Market Share Might Have Spared Bitcoiners Bigger Sell-Off
2.10.2020
When BitMEX announced so-called "perpetual bitcoin leveraged swap" four years ago, few traders could have anticipated the major impact it would have on the digital-asset trading landscape
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
LedgerX exchange launches physically settled Bitcoin mini futures
8.9.2020
Regulated Bitcoin futures exchange LedgerX has launched physically-settled BTC futures contracts
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 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
Trading Light: A New Approach to Bitcoin Derivatives
18.8.2020
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Cryptocurrency derivatives have been carving out their market for half a decade now, and a June report by data analytics company CryptoCompare shows that they now make up 32% of the market and have been...
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...
Coinbase Custody to Hold Assets Backing 21Shares’ Bitcoin ETP
1.7.2020
Crypto asset manager 21Shares will use Coinbase Custody to secure the Bitcoin backing its ETP launch tomorrow
First Mover: What’s Going on with Bitcoin Derivatives?
25.6.2020
Surging open interest on bitcoin futures and options contracts might well be a sign that a breakout could be imminent
Data Shows Bitcoin Options Markets Are Maturing Much Faster Than Futures
10.6.2020
Data from the crypto analytical firm Skew.com shows that bitcoin options are maturing much faster than the futures markets launched in December 2017. Skew’s data shows that the open interest in bitcoin options has risen significantly in the last few months. Bitcoin options “are starting...
Here Are the Options: Bitcoin Derivatives Give BTC Halving Insight
5.5.2020
Bitcoin options experts share a few insights into market sentiment about BTC price following the halving
$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,...
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...
Bitnomial Has New Permission To Trade BTC Derivatives
21.4.2020
Bitnomial joins the likes of CME and Bakkt to legally trade BTC derivatives
Investors Can Hedge Long-Term Risk With New 2-Year Bitcoin Derivatives
13.3.2020
Quedex's new bitcoin derivatives contracts, which expire in December 2021, saw more than $5 million in volume last weekend
No, CME Did Not Shut Down Bitcoin Derivatives Market
12.3.2020
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Following an announcement from CME Group yesterday, some might get confused that the major derivatives market would shut down trading in bitcoin (BTC) futures & options, along with trading in other assets. Fortunately, this is not the case.
What CME really said...
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...
BTSE to Launch Liquid Network-Powered Token Sale in March
25.2.2020
BTSE, a multi-currency digital asset and derivatives exchange, will launch its Liquid Network-powered token sale on March 5
Not Just Ebay, NYSE Owner Intercontinental Exchange Pushes Bakkt to Retail With Latest Acquisition
6.2.2020
The owner of the New York Stock Exchange, Intercontinental Exchange, stunned many on Wall Street recently with a reported takeover bid for e-commerce marketplace Ebay. Now the group is aggressively trying to push its regulated bitcoin derivatives exchange Bakkt into the retail space with its latest...