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Hong Kong-Based HTX, Formerly Huobi, Withdraws Crypto Exchange Application
27.2.2024
Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange HTX, formerly known as Huobi Global, withdrew its application for a license on February 23, according to a filing posted on the Securities and Futures Commission website.
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Bitcoin Funding Rates Jump to 100%, Sparking Opportunity for Savvy Traders
27.2.2024
HTX Withdraws Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Application
27.2.2024
Hong Kong's securities regulators says HBGL Hong Kong Limited withdrew its application for a license on February 23
Valkyrie Expands Bitcoin Offerings with the Launch of 2x Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF
22.2.2024
Valkyrie expands its Bitcoin investment offerings with the launch of a 2x Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF. This new ETF tracks the S&P CME Bitcoin Futures Index, seeking to double the daily performance and providing investors with a tool for capitalizing on Bitcoin's volatility. The fund...
CME Group Expands Derivatives to Micro-Euro Bitcoin and Ether Futures
20.2.2024
CME Group announces plans to launch Micro Bitcoin Euro and Micro Ether Euro futures in March, pending regulatory approval. The move will provide investors with greater tools to manage their crypto exposure as the adoption of digital assets continues to rise. CME Group cites the success of previous...
CME Group to Launch Micro Euro-Denominated Bitcoin and Ether Futures Amid Rising Demand
20.2.2024
On Tuesday, CME Group unveiled plans to introduce micro euro-denominated bitcoin and ether futures, set to debut on March 18, contingent on regulatory green lights. These euro-based offerings will mirror their U.S. dollar-based equivalents, each representing one-tenth of the respective...
Binance to Discontinue Leveraged Token Trading and Subscription Services
19.2.2024
Binance has announced the end of support for leveraged token trading and subscription services. The move leaves investors seeking alternative leveraged trading options within the crypto exchange. Binance is shifting focus, launching USDC-margined ORDI Perpetual Contracts on its Futures...
Binance’s Derivatives Arm Launches Tesla Model Y and Bitcoin Voucher Challenge
17.2.2024
Binance has announced a competition through its crypto derivatives arm, Binance Futures, offering participants the chance to win a Tesla Model Y. According to the crypto exchange, the contest will unfold over four weekly challenges spanning from Feb. 18 to Mar. 17, 2024. Binance Futures Unveils...
Solana’s SOL Futures Rack Up $1B in Record Bullish Bets
15.2.2024
The present bias towards long positions means potential for a long squeeze, where investors who hold long positions feel the need to sell into a falling market to cut their losses
Crypto.com Applies For Crypto Exchange License With Hong Kong SFC
14.2.2024
Crypto.com, the US-based cryptocurrency exchange, has thrown its hat into the ring for a license to operate in Hong Kong. The company submitted an application to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on February 9th, seeking approval to operate as a virtual asset trading platform...
Starknet's STRK Could Debut With Market Cap of Over $1B, Aevo's Pre-Launch Futures Suggest
14.2.2024
Starknet is set to launch its native token STRK through an airdrop of 728 million coins on Feb. 20
Digitex CEO Charged for Illegally Operating Crypto Futures
14.2.2024
Digitex crypto futures exchange CEO Adam Colin Todd willfully failed to include adequate anti-money-laundering (AML) program, Florida federal court alleged. The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said in a statement Tuesday that the offender “willfully caused Digitex Futures...
Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Reaches Highest Level in Over 2 Years, Tops $21 Billion
14.2.2024
The notional open interest, which represents the dollar value locked in active Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts, has surged to its highest level in more than two years. According to data by CoinGlass, the open interest in both perpetuals and standard futures has surpassed $21 billion, a level last...
Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Tops $21B, Highest Since November 2021
14.2.2024
While notional open interest has surged, the overall leverage build-up is still relatively low
Hong Kong’s SFC Issues Warning on MEXC for Alleged Crypto Fraud
9.2.2024
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission warned the public of an allegedly fraudulent crypto exchange today. In an announcement published on its website, the SFC noted that an organization operating under the name MEXC was posing as a legitimate crypto exchange. MEXC’s Crypto Fraud...
Paradigm Backs Prediction Market in Legal Battle Against CFTC
8.2.2024
Paradigm has stepped up to back Kalshi in its legal battle against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), defending the right to offer prediction markets in the U.S. Congressional elections, and arguing for the critical role such markets play in risk management and information...
CME Trading Volume Reached Highest in 3 Years After Bitcoin ETF Approval
7.2.2024
The total derivatives trading volume on CME rose 35% in January to $94.9 billion, the highest since October 2021
India’s WazirX, Zebpay CEOs Collaborate to Debut New Crypto Venture
7.2.2024
Indian crypto veterans Nischal Shetty and Avinash Shekhar have launched their new crypto-INR perpetual futures exchange dubbed ‘Pi42.’ WazirX founder Shetty and erstwhile CEO of Zebpay Shakhar said that the new venture would be one of the most legally compliant exchanges in India. The exchange...
Paradigm Advocates for Prediction Markets as Hedge Against Crypto Regulatory Risks
6.2.2024
Venture capital firm Paradigm has filed a legal brief in support of the prediction market platform Kalshi, which is currently in a legal battle against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). In a “friend-of-the-court” brief filed recently, Paradigm, despite not being...
Traders Prefer Bitcoin to Ether Despite Developing Spot ETH ETF Narrative
2.2.2024
The ether-bitcoin forward term structure is downward sloping structure, which means that traders expect ETH to perform weaker than BTC as time goes by, one trader said