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PortuguêsDigital asset data firm Brave New Coin (BNC) has inked a multi-year deal with the Toronto Futures Options Swaps Exchange (tFOSE) to power its crypto options trading. BNC’s data will…
Continue ReadingHDR Global Trading Limited, the firm behind veteran crypto derivatives platform BitMex, has undergone a corporate restructuring and will now be known as ‘100x Group.’ HDR announced the new holding…
Continue ReadingThe Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a joint fine to Abra, a crypto portfolio app that let users get synthetic exposure to traditional markets. According…
Continue ReadingGifts and Remittances: Bitcoin.com’s New Tools Allow People to Send BCH via Email This month Bitcoin.com launched two services that help facilitate bitcoin cash adoption and crypto remittance via email.…
Continue ReadingBitFlyer, the biggest crypto exchange in Japan in terms of trading volume, has announced a partnership with Brave, the privacy-protecting browser. According to the announcement, BitFlyer and Brave will develop…
Continue ReadingCopper has launched a service that allows institutional investors to create securitized tokens for a range of crypto-based products, from token trackers to complex trading strategies. Disclosure The leader in…
Continue ReadingMonex Securities, a major Japanese online securities company, launched a cryptocurrency contract-for-difference service today. This marks the first time that a major online Japanese securities company has offered a crypto…
Continue ReadingA CryptoCompare report published on July 6 has closely analyzed monthly trends in the cryptocurrency exchange market and found that crypto derivatives volumes have begun to taper off after peaking…
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Continue Reading21Shares, an asset manager specialized in cryptocurrencies, has chosen the custody service offered by crypto exchange Coinbase for its Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded product. According to a July 1 Coinbase announcement,…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency market data aggregator CoinGecko has updated its Trust Score algorithm to consider the cybersecurity standards of the more than 400 cryptocurrency exchanges listed on its platform. From July 1,…
Continue ReadingOn June 26, $675 million worth of Bitcoin options expired, while industry experts remain divided on its potential effect on price volatility. Some believe the record expiration date will cause…
Continue ReadingA number of analysts have suggested the meteoric price performance of the Compound Governance Token (COMP) may have been orchestrated using derivatives. After initially changing hands for approximately $80 each…
Continue ReadingDeribit has emerged as the most dominant Bitcoin derivatives exchange ahead of a massive expiry of options contracts on Friday. The Panama-based firm now covers nearly 63 percent of the…
Continue ReadingBitcoin started the week with a bullish run, but it has now given back all of those gains. Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $9,296 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m.…
Continue ReadingDerivatives market and crypto exchange FTX is moving into the storm created by Compound’s new governance token, COMP. Traders will soon be able to place their bets on which way…
Continue ReadingHong Kong-based cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com has revamped its digital exchange. The new upgrades are expected to increase the performance and throughput of the exchange tenfold, the company announced Thursday. Changes…
Continue ReadingLeaked Pentagon War Game Shows Gen Z Using Bitcoin to Battle the Corrupt State The United States has been creating military simulations, otherwise known as ‘war games,’ for years now.…
Continue ReadingA growing number of indicators suggest that institutional players are continuing to enter the digital asset markets, which have been dominated to date by high-net-worth individuals and actively trading crypto…
Continue ReadingFor those of us involved in the cryptocurrency space, we’ve gotten used to the fast-paced nature of this rapidly growing industry. New technology quickly becomes old, bright shiny projects lose…
Continue ReadingOne month has passed since the 2020 Bitcoin (BTC) miner reward halving, and a lot has happened for the predominant cryptocurrency since then. From changes in investor and trader behavior…
Continue ReadingDespite sliding in sympathy with stocks this week, bitcoin’s performance remains healthy this year, up 30% so far. Bitcoin (BTC) was trading around $9,412 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m.…
Continue ReadingQiao Wang — Investor, analyst and head of product at crypto market data firm Messari — raised major criticism about the way in which the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, or GBTC,…
Continue ReadingCrypto derivatives platform Seed CX will be axing its exchange arm to focus solely on settlements. Announced Thursday, Seed CX intends to focus on its Zero Hash product, the company’s…
Continue ReadingCrypto derivatives volumes have hit a new record high in May 2020. The early generation of crypto investors mostly worked with a hold-and-sell perspective. With the inevitable evolution of the…
Continue ReadingBitcoin options trading is growing faster than the futures and swaps market, according to data from Skew. Measured by the ratio of aggregate open interest in the bitcoin options market…
Continue ReadingFidelity’s digital asset subsidiary found the number of U.S. institutional investors buying crypto derivative products jumped significantly in 2020. Fidelity Digital Assets said institutional sentiment was improving in relation to…
Continue ReadingChina Passes Law Protecting Cryptocurrency Inheritance China has passed the country’s long-awaited civil code which expands the scope of inheritance rights to include cryptocurrency, such as bitcoin. Inherited cryptocurrencies will…
Continue ReadingMalta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx rolled out option contracts on Ethereum’s ether (ETH) token on Thursday, ending the Panama-based Deribit’s virtual monopoly in the space. “OKEx ETH Options Contracts will be…
Continue ReadingOption market traders look to be placing bets for a continued upward move in bitcoin, according to a key metric. The put-call open interest ratio, which measures the number of…
Continue ReadingCrypto derivatives monthly volume increased by one-third in May to hit a new all-time high of $602 billion, according to U.K.-based data aggregator CryptoCompare. The new record is only just a…
Continue ReadingA quick rally followed by a sharp decline earlier this week in bitcoin prices spelled trouble for bulls. However, volatility is back in the spotlight and that could bring other…
Continue ReadingA flurry of crypto options activity ahead of Bitcoin’s halving contributed to derivative volumes hitting a new all-time high in May. In a new report Thursday, London-based data aggregator CryptoCompare…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced the launch of Ether (ETH) options contracts on its trading platform. According to a June 4 announcement, following today’s launch of ETH options, OKEx will also…
Continue ReadingThe price of Bitcoin (BTC) suddenly dropped from $10,000 to $8,600 on BitMEX as nearly $140 million worth of long contracts were liquidated. The pullback came merely 16 hours after…
Continue ReadingTuesday’s bitcoin price whipsaw can be partially explained by large traders looking to deleverage in the derivatives market. Bitcoin (BTC) was changing hands around $9,512 as of 20:00 UTC (4…
Continue ReadingDerivative contracts on ether are more popular than ever, as evidenced by record open positions in options listed on the Panama-based derivatives exchange Deribit. Open interest, or the number of…
Continue ReadingBitcoin broke through $9,500 Thursday and those short sellers betting on lower prices got liquidated by some crypto derivatives exchanges. That also helped push the world’s oldest cryptocurrency higher. As…
Continue ReadingDigital currency giant Genesis Global Trading has launched a derivatives trading desk to be led by former Galaxy Digital staffer Joshua Lim. The desk will provide liquidity across crypto derivatives…
Continue ReadingCrypto derivatives exchange Delta Exchange has announced a new injection of funding from blockchain investor CoinFund, aiming to provide strategic resources for both parties in their focus to expand in…
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