Derivatives

Derivatives

Dutch Derivatives Exchange Deribit to Move to Crypto-Friendly Panama

Deribit will operate out of Panama starting Feb. 10, citing the Netherlands’ presumed adoption of “very strict” anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.

Business  ·  9 January 2020
Exchanges

South Korean Presidential Committee Wants to Bring Crypto Into Mainstream Finance

Financial institutions should be allowed to launch cryptocurrency products, such as derivatives, according to a government advisory body.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 January 2020
Bitcoin

GSR Partners With Canaan-Tied Startup to Offer Crypto Miners Derivatives

GSR and Interhash want to help crypto miners hedge their costs with a new series of derivatives products.

News  ·  20 December 2019
Exchanges

CME Says It Will Launch Bitcoin Options in January

Chicago exchange CME Group has announced it will launch options on its bitcoin futures contracts in mid-January.

Markets  ·  12 November 2019
Derivatives

Tassat Is One Step Closer to Offering Crypto Derivatives With CFTC Approval

The CFTC has granted Tassat a swap execution facility registration, bringing it one step closer to offering US customers bitcoin derivatives products.

Policy & regulation  ·  7 November 2019
Bitcoin Options

Bakkt to Launch Options on Its Bitcoin Futures Dec. 9

Bakkt plans to add options on its physically delivered bitcoin futures in December.

Markets  ·  24 October 2019
Derivatives

Crypto Derivatives: On Misleading Measurements

Noelle Acheson shows how using notional volumes to compare derivatives markets to spot is misleading – but, for now, it’s all we’ve got.

Markets  ·  19 October 2019
Bitcoin

Liquidity Provider B2C2 Launches Gold Derivative Settled in Bitcoin

The U.K.-licensed firm's new product allows clients to synthetically trade gold against bitcoin and aims to capitalize on a growth in haven assets.

Business  ·  10 October 2019
Futures

Now Traders Can Make Bets on When Facebook’s Libra Will Launch

Crypto futures exchange CoinFLEX is issuing derivatives linked to the launch of the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency project.

Markets  ·  7 October 2019
Venture Capital

Pantera Leads $5 Million Round for Decentralized Derivatives Market

A protocol built to put financial middlemen out of business has secured a $5 million seed round from Pantera, Ripple's Xpring, Hashed and others.

Markets  ·  2 October 2019
Trading

Fidelity Digital Assets to Provide Custody for Bitcoin Derivatives Yield Fund

The Los Angeles-based Wave Financial has launched what it touts as the first crypto-derivatives-based yield fund on the market.

Markets  ·  30 September 2019
Funding Rounds

Kleiner Perkins Backs $2 Million Seed Round for Crypto Derivative Data Firm

Crypto data analytics startup Skew has raised $2 million in seed funding from several VC firms including Silicon Valley icon Kleiner Perkins.

Business  ·  25 September 2019
Derivatives

Rebranded TrueDigital Partners for ‘Imminent’ Bitcoin Derivatives Launch

Tassat, formerly trueDigital, has teamed up with AlgoTrader to provide institutional traders access to its soon-to-launch bitcoin swaps contracts.

Business  ·  13 September 2019
Derivatives

Seed CX Subsidiary Adds Crypto Derivatives Settlement for Institutions

Zero Hash is launching support settlement services for bilateral derivative transactions.

Business  ·  11 September 2019
Exchanges

Coinbase Backs $4.3 Million Raise for New Crypto Derivatives Exchange

Blade, a crypto derivatives exchange that hasn't yet launched, has already won backing from major investors including Coinbase.

Business  ·  13 August 2019