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Market Wrap: Stocks Rally on Possible Stimulus but Bitcoin Is Flat at $9.5K
16.6.2020
Equities are winning while bitcoin traders experience a dip in crypto volumes
Binance Adds New Bitcoin Futures as Crypto Market Volume Turns Bearish
11.6.2020
A cautious mood in the Bitcoin futures markets contrasts with Binance’s optimistic launch of quarterly contracts
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...
Bitcoin Options Growth Outpaces Futures, Swaps
8.6.2020
Bitcoin options trading is growing faster than the futures and swaps market in 2020
Bitcoin Options See ‘Fast’ Q2 Growth as CME Open Interest Tops $259M
5.6.2020
CME is gaining presence in Bitcoin options in a market still dominated by Deribit and exchanges, new data reveals
Bitcoin to Rise to $20K This Year Spurred by Government Money Printing and Covid-19: Bloomberg
5.6.2020
Bloomberg has forecast bitcoin to reach its record high of $20,000, and possibly $28,000, this year. According to the company’s June Crypto Outlook report, “something has to really go wrong for bitcoin not to appreciate in value.” Bloomberg points to quantitative easing and...
Bakkt Physical Bitcoin Futures Beat Cash Ahead of Major CME Expiry
27.5.2020
Volumes for Bakkt’s futures delivered in BTC are trumping fiat settlements as markets rise to fill a days-old CME gap
ErisX Releases API for Bulk Trading of Bitcoin, Ether
26.5.2020
ErisX has released a block trading API for futures contracts and spot market trades to help large traders
Bitcoin Futures, Options, and Open Interest: Crypto Derivatives Break Records After the Halving
22.5.2020
Since the market rout on March 12, otherwise known as ‘Black Thursday,’ bitcoin futures and options contracts have seen significant demand. On May 14, CME Group saw the total number of outstanding derivatives contracts (open interest) touch a high of $142 million. Four days later,...
BitMEX, Binance Top Exchange Open Interest in New BTC Futures Rankings
19.5.2020
BitMEX firmly leads the market when it comes to Bitcoin futures OI, with Binance in second place, according to new data from Bybit
Bitcoin Hardens, Fiat Eases: 4 Things to Watch for BTC Price This Week
18.5.2020
As the Federal Reserve admits to “flooding” the market with cash, Bitcoin consolidates its post-halving position at $9,500
CME Bitcoin Trading Product Records Show Institutional Participation Uptick
17.5.2020
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, or CME, recently saw record Bitcoin trading numbers in multiple categories
Forget BTC Price, It’s Now Possible to Trade Bitcoin Hash Rate Futures
15.5.2020
FTX debuts a product which delivers quarterly settlements based on Bitcoin’s hash rate, calculated using the average difficulty
Bitcoin Suddenly Drops After Filling $10K ‘Halving Dump’ Futures Gap
14.5.2020
A return to five figures was fleeting as Bitcoin filled the largest CME futures gap ever, erasing last weekend’s 15% crash
3 Straight Record Days Drive CME Bitcoin Futures Open Interest to All-Time High
8.5.2020
Open interest for CME bitcoin futures made a new all-time high of just under $500 million on Friday. CME’s bitcoin futures market are growing faster than nearly every other bitcoin futures market on a percentage and real growth basis
Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Buys Bitcoin to Hedge Against Inflation
7.5.2020
Paul Tudor Jones, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Tudor Investment Corporation, reportedly revealed that Bitcoin is part of his portfolio
Hedge Fund Pioneer Turns Bullish on Bitcoin Amid ‘Unprecedented’ Monetary Inflation
7.5.2020
Paul Tudor Jones, a pioneer of the modern hedge fund industry, is reportedly betting on bitcoin’s price as an inflation hedge. Exactly how is unclear
CME Bitcoin Futures Break Open Interest Record — Here’s What it Means
7.5.2020
Open interest has surged to a $400 million high this month, while institutional traders are increasing their exposure, not trading Bitcoin
American Buyers Are Fueling Bitcoin’s Rally, Data Suggests
1.5.2020
Spot and futures markets reflect the strong bullish sentiment of American investors
$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,...