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PortuguêsA crypto derivatives exchange has received a clean bill of health from the same software tester that vets the trading and settlement systems used by the London Stock Exchange (LSE).…
Continue ReadingAs the volume of Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives trading continues to rise, the cryptocurrency industry keeps tapping more crypto markets, like stablecoin Tether (USDT), for futures trading. KuMEX, a derivatives arm…
Continue ReadingA report produced by derivatives analysis firm, Acuiti, has revealed a growing interest in listing crypto assets among institutions, despite lingering compliance concerns. The report was compiled in partnership with…
Continue ReadingSingapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Bybit recently added tether (USDT) perpetual contracts to its suite of derivative products. The contracts will use the world’s largest stablecoin by market cap as both the…
Continue ReadingDigital assets firm GSR says it’s seen record interest in its customizable options contracts as funds, exchanges and miners try to hedge against price volatility. The Hong Kong-based firm, which…
Continue ReadingIn the aftermath of last week’s cryptocurrency market crash, the Huobi exchange has launched a new liquidation mechanism that would pull the plug on trading should prices become too volatile.…
Continue ReadingWhile cryptocurrency markets are experiencing another crash this Monday, major digital asset platform Bakkt has some good news. Referred to as one of the most promising crypto-related initiatives for its…
Continue ReadingQuedex, a Gibraltar-regulated derivatives exchange, recently launched a new bitcoin contract with the longest expiration date in crypto. The CEO of Quedex Bitcoin Derivatives Exchange, Wiktor Gromniak, told CoinDesk the…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s (BTC) flash crash on Thursday triggered the most long-short liquidations on crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX in 16 months. The top cryptocurrency by market capitalization fell from $7,200 to a…
Continue ReadingThe traditional markets‘ recent sell-off drove cryptocurrency prices down, but the way it did so was more complicated than even many of the most sophisticated players in crypto were able…
Continue ReadingIndia is developing an appetite for crypto derivatives, even as the country’s Supreme Court continues to deliberate over the future of the exchange industry. “We witnessed a huge demand for…
Continue ReadingBitcoin futures providers have been seeing a lot of action during the last two weeks as cryptocurrency markets have been extremely volatile. Data shows there’s been significant open interest on…
Continue ReadingHong Kong-based crypto derivatives exchange FTX saw record volumes in ether (ETH) futures on Wednesday amid a sell-off in the cryptocurrency’s price. Daily trading volume on the nine-month-old exchange jumped…
Continue ReadingAs the adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) sidechains continues to grow, a major Bitcoin sidechain, the Liquid Network, will soon host a token sale. BTSE, a multi-currency digital asset and derivatives…
Continue ReadingPanama-based cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Deribit has listed daily options on ether (ETH). The platform announced the news on Twitter on Monday. The new product will have strike price intervals of…
Continue ReadingMajor cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it is about to launch a new futures product tracking crypto asset NEO. Per the announcement published on Feb. 16, the NEO/USDT futures will…
Continue ReadingAn Indian cryptocurrency exchange has partnered with Malta-based trading platform OKEx to offer futures products specifically for the subcontinent market. Mumbai-based CoinDCX announced Friday that it had formed a strategic…
Continue ReadingDespite being one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms, an eToro executive said he isn’t losing sleep over the U.K.’s proposed retail ban. Over breakfast in a central London restaurant,…
Continue ReadingRetail investors will soon have access to crypto trading options that are traditionally only available to institutional clients. Andy Cheung, former chief operating officer at OKEx, plans to launch a…
Continue ReadingDeribit is launching daily options as the exchange faces increasing competition in the crypto options market. Deribit announced this week it would begin offering daily bitcoin index options Feb. 3.…
Continue ReadingLeading Japanese consulting firm Nomura Research Institute (NRI) partnered with cryptocurrency investment solution provider Intelligence Unit (IU) to launch a tradable cryptocurrency index. According to a press release published on…
Continue ReadingSwiss cryptocurrency financial firm Amun AG launched an Exchange Traded Product (ETP) giving investors inverse exposure to Bitcoin (BTC), called 21Shares Short Bitcoin (SBTC). As Cointelegraph Japan reported earlier today,…
Continue ReadingBitMEX is releasing an XRP-U.S. dollar quanto swap targeted at crypto’s budding derivatives market. A quanto swap is a cross-currency interest rate swap where one counterparty pays the other a…
Continue ReadingDigital asset issuer Amun is launching a new financial product, this one for traders who predict bitcoin‘s price will drop. Announced Thursday, Switzerland-based Amun has launched the 21Shares Short Bitcoin…
Continue ReadingIn the two years since it launched cash-settled Bitcoin futures, CME has firmly established itself as a leader in the regulated crypto derivatives space despite not always being the first to market.…
Continue ReadingCanadian regulators have issued new guidance determining when current securities legislation applies to operations conducted by cryptocurrency exchanges. According to the clarifications in the document, many domestic and foreign entities…
Continue ReadingAmid increasing activity within the crypto derivatives market, software maker Trading Technologies (TT) announced Wednesday it would provide trading tools to users of leading crypto exchange, Deribit. Included in the…
Continue ReadingJanuary 14 was the best trading day of the year for many cryptocurrencies, which saw double or even triple-digit percentage gains. It was also a good day for futures markets,…
Continue ReadingThe chairman of the Commodities and Futures Exchange Commission (CFTC) believes regulated derivatives will instill market confidence in cryptocurrencies. Chair Heath Tarbert told Cheddar Monday that his agency is helping…
Continue ReadingThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has received necessary regulatory approval and has launched its new Bitcoin (BTC) futures options as of today, Jan. 13. According to the official website of…
Continue ReadingChicago exchange CME Group has announced its highly-anticipated bitcoin options are now open for trading. Options on CME’s bitcoin futures contracts launched on the CME Globex around 15:00 UTC Monday.…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX has launched Bitcoin (BTC) options trading on Jan. 11. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried announced in a tweet yesterday that options were listed on the trading platform.…
Continue ReadingCrypto derivatives exchange Deribit is leaving the European Union for Panama to avoid new AML rules while changing its Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements. Deribit B.V., the current Netherlands-based company…
Continue ReadingDeribit is moving to warmer waters, citing regulatory concerns. Announced Thursday, the Amsterdam-based crypto derivatives exchange will operate out of Panama as DRB Panama Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of…
Continue ReadingFormer Bakkt CEO and Georgia’s new Senator Kelly Loeffler will help oversee major financial regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Sworn into the United States Senate on Jan. 6,…
Continue ReadingA South Korean committee directly under the president has recommended several measures to the government that will make cryptocurrency mainstream. Emphasizing that “it is no longer possible to stop crypto…
Continue ReadingFinancial institutions should be allowed to offer cryptocurrency products, such as derivatives, according to a government advisory body in South Korea. In a new report, the Presidential Committee on the…
Continue ReadingThe South Korean Presidential Committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (PCFIR) has recommended the government to allow financial institutions to launch cryptocurrency-based financial products. Local English-language news outlet BusinessKorea reported…
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