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Bakkt Announces Bitcoin Options After Record-Breaking Futures Volumes
24.10.2019
On October 23, Bakkt’s physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts touched an all-time high with 640 BTC ($4.8 million) swapped on the exchange. Coincidentally, the futures action started after BTC prices plummeted to $7,365 across global exchanges. After the record-setting day, Bakkt...
Bakkt to Launch Options on Its Bitcoin Futures Dec. 9
24.10.2019
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is launching bitcoin options contracts through its subsidiary Bakkt. Bakkt announced Thursday that it would “launch the first regulated options contract for bitcoin futures,” adding a new product to its current slate of physically-settled bitcoin...
Bakkt Hits New All-Time High, With Over 450 Bitcoin Futures Contracts Traded
23.10.2019
Bitcoin futures volumes on Bakkt have hit a new all-time high, with over 450 BTC futures contracts traded today
Trump Administration Popped 2017 Bitcoin Bubble, Ex-CFTC Chair Says
22.10.2019
"We saw a bubble building and we thought the best way to address it was to allow the market to interact with it," said Christopher Giancarlo
Bitcoin Futures: Institutional Long Positions Value Doubled In October
22.10.2019
Bitcoin futures rebound as open interest shoots up
CFTC Chair Says Ether Futures ‘Likely’ in 2020
21.10.2019
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Heath Tarbert says the crypto world will see ethereum futures contracts sometime in 2020
CME Bitcoin Futures Sees Institutional Interest and Demand from Asia
18.10.2019
Global markets business CME Group said that institutional interest toward the firm’s Bitcoin futures is thriving and 2019’s third-quarter data showed a record number of open interest. Moreover, despite the lackluster start, the Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Bakkt platform...
Binance Hikes Leverage to 125x for Launch of Bitcoin-Tether Futures
18.10.2019
Binance’s futures exchange is raising leverage to 125x with the launch of BTC/USDT contracts today
Binance Raises Max Margin, Leverage on Bitcoin Futures to 125X
18.10.2019
Bitcoin futures on Binance now have a maximum of 125x margin and leverage
Ethereum Futures: The Next Big Derivative to Hit the Market?
17.10.2019
Ether futures are coming soon, will institutional investors follow?
Binance Futures Bucks ‘Dismal’ Volume Trend — Trades a Record $700M
16.10.2019
Only Binance Futures platform managed to escape Bitcoin trading volume nosedive
CME: Despite Pullback in Bitcoin Prices, Investor Interest Is Strong
15.10.2019
Despite the Bitcoin price pullback, customer interest in CME Bitcoin futures has remained strong
CME Says Bitcoin Futures Gaining Interest From Big Investors
15.10.2019
The CME touts the success of its bitcoin futures contract, as the battle for institutional investors heats up thanks to competition from Bakkt
US CFTC Chairman Says Ether Is a Commodity, ETH Futures Coming Next
10.10.2019
New U.S. CFTC chairman Heath Tarbert believes that Ether is a commodity and that ETH futures are next
Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Trading Volume Soars 796% in One Day: Report
10.10.2019
The trading volume of Bitcoin futures on the Intercontinental Exchange’s Bakkt platform reportedly soared to 224 contracts on Oct. 9 — 796% higher than the previous day
CME Group Expects New Bitcoin Options to See High Demand in Asia
10.10.2019
CME Group expects its new Bitcoin options to be highly popular in Asia
Now Traders Can Make Bets on When Facebook’s Libra Will Launch
7.10.2019
Crypto futures exchange CoinFLEX is issuing derivatives linked to the launch of the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency project
CoinFlex to Offer ‘Prediction Futures’ on Whether Libra Launches in 2020
7.10.2019
A crypto derivatives exchange is launching physically-delivered futures contracts that will be settled based on whether Facebook’s Libra does or does not launch in 2020
Data Shows Institutional Interest in Bitcoin Has Diminished
5.10.2019
Last spring and the beginning of summer 2019 saw digital asset markets spike considerably in value, and many speculators assumed the rise was due to institutional investors. However, BTC and a variety of other popular digital asset prices started plummeting in August. Reports now detail that...
Asset Management Firm Stone Ridge Files Prospectus for New Bitcoin Futures Fund
5.10.2019
Stone Ridge Asset Management has filed a prospectus with the regulatory watchdog, U.S Securities, and Exchange Commission to launch a new Bitcoin futures fund. Dubbed by the name of the NYDIG Bitcoin Strategy Fund, the prospectus was filed by the firm with the regulator for its highly anticipated...