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Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF to Start Trading Tuesday, Sponsor Says
23.6.2023
Volatility Shares’ 2x Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITX) will become the first leveraged crypto ETF available in the United States after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) let it go effective on Friday, an executive at the company told CoinDesk
Valkyrie Funds Joins Race for SEC Approval as It Files Application for Spot Bitcoin ETF
22.6.2023
On Wednesday, Valkyrie Funds, a Tennessee-based asset manager offering a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), a defi fund, and a bitcoin mining industry ETF, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the launch of a spot bitcoin ETF. SEC Flooded With Spot Bitcoin...
SEC, CPI and a 'strong rebound': 5 things to know in Bitcoin this week
12.6.2023
Bitcoin faces a week full of potential price triggers — both up and down — as BTC price action drops below a major trend line
Cboe Receives CFTC Approval to Launch Leveraged Crypto Derivatives
7.6.2023
Crypto exchange and clearinghouse Cboe Digital will be able to offer margined bitcoin and ether futures contracts with the approval of the U.S. derivatives markets regulator. This will allow its clients to trade cryptocurrency futures with less collateralized capital upfront. Cboe Wins Regulatory...
Coinbase Expands Futures Offering, Unveils ‘Institutional-Sized’ Bitcoin and Ether Contracts
4.6.2023
On June 1, Coinbase revealed its plans to extend bitcoin and ether futures contracts to institutional investors through its derivatives exchange. The firm mentioned that the Coinbase Bitcoin (BTI) and Ether (ETI) futures contracts would be accessible via third-party institutional futures commission...
ProShares’ Bitcoin Futures ETF Increasingly Underperforms BTC This Year: K33 Research
30.5.2023
The underperformance stems from hidden costs of rolling futures contracts every month as they expire called the “contango bleed,” exacerbated by this year’s rebound in BTC price
Valkyrie Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF gets inspiration from TradFi memes
17.5.2023
After being initially discussed in 2021, the investment fund is now capitalizing on the meme-worthy ticker for its new leveraged Bitcoin ETF
Valkyrie Goes for a Leveraged Bitcoin Futures ETF Dubbed 'BUFD' in Regulatory Filing
16.5.2023
Asset management firm Valkyrie filed an application to a US regulator to launch a leveraged bitcoin futures ETF with an interesting ticker symbol.
The Valkyrie Bitcoin Futures Leveraged Strategy ETF, with the ticker symbol BTFD, would not invest directly in bitcoin, and instead seeks to benefit...
Got liquidated with Bitcoin futures? Get 3.5x leverage using this options strategy
27.4.2023
Here is how professional traders use Iron Condor options strategies to benefit from the banking crisis and the U.S. debt ceiling increase
First Mover Americas: Lots of Bitcoin Futures Traders Cash Out
27.4.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for April 27, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
London Stock Exchange’s LCH SA to Clear Bitcoin Futures and Options on GFO-X Through New Service
13.4.2023
On April 13, 2023, the London Stock Exchange’s LCH division, a clearing house group serving major international exchanges and a wide range of over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced its plans to offer clearing of bitcoin index futures and options contracts traded on GFO-X. Frank Soussan...
London Stock Exchange may provide clearing services for BTC derivatives starting in Q4
13.4.2023
LCH SA will team up with the FCA-regulated GFO-X trading venue to create a centrally cleared, regulated trading environment
Argentina’s National Securities Commission Approves Bitcoin Futures
12.4.2023
The agency authorized the regulation of a futures contract based on a bitcoin index of Matba Rofex, an Argentinian stock exchange
Argentina securities regulator approves Bitcoin futures index
12.4.2023
The regulated Bitcoin futures index is reportedly a first in Latin America and is set to debut in May
Smaller investors can have outsized impact on crypto investment markets: BIS study
6.4.2023
Researchers looking at the “crypto carry” rate between spot and futures markets and its causes came to conclusions about crypto market booms and busts and how they happen
Open Interest in Bitcoin Futures Hits Yearly High of $12B
20.3.2023
An uptick in open interest alongside a price rally is said to confirm an uptrend
Betting on turmoil: Deribit launches Bitcoin volatility futures
17.3.2023
Volatility products are popular with traditional investors, as they enable portfolio hedging, risk management and speculation
Bitcoin surges past $24,000 on CME launch of BTC event contracts
13.3.2023
Bitcoin futures on CME have traded 550,000 contracts since inception
Bitcoin futures premium falls to lowest level in a year, triggering traders' alerts
13.3.2023
On March 12, Bitcoin futures traded 5.5% below regular spot exchanges, causing volatility in derivatives markets
GBTC approval could return a ‘couple billion dollars’ to investors: Grayscale CEO
26.2.2023
Grayscale Investments' boss, Michael Sonnenshein, said that if GBTC got the green light to "convert" to a spot BTC ETF there would "no longer" be a discount or a premium, amid ongoing legal action against the SEC