BitMEX Delves Deeper Into DeFi With New Futures Listings

BitMEX’s latest futures listings bring another decentralized finance (DeFi) product to the cryptocurrency derivatives space.

• According to a company blog post Friday, the Seychelles-based exchange said it was adding DeFi token yearn.finance (YFI) to its quanto futures contracts.
• Polkadot (DOT) and Binance coin (BNB) contracts are also on the way.
• All three contracts will be paired against the dollar-linked tether (USDT) stablecoin.
• Currently live on BitMEX's testnet, the products are slated to start trading on Oct. 30 at 04:00 UTC.
• Yearn.finance is currently the ninth largest DeFi protocol, with $458 million locked up in liquidity, according to DeFi Pulse.
• It sets out to be the gateway to a range of yield-generating products.
• Meanwhile, DOT is the native token of Polkadot, a protocol for connecting decentralized applications and services, and BNB powers the ecosystem of cryptocurrency exchange Binance.
• "These three contracts aim to provide our users with quality coverage of highly liquid products," BitMEX said.
• The exchange rarely lists new contracts: last month it announced upcoming listings for Chainlink and Tezos futures, the first additions for two years.
• BitMEX was recently charged by U.S. authorities for allegedly facilitating unregistered trading.
• It's since undergone a major leadership shakeup and brought in its first chief compliance officer.
• This week, the company brought forward a mandate for all customers to verify their identities by Nov. 5, three months earlier than planned.

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