Noelle Acheson points out that the LedgerX confusion highlights potential CFTC priorities regarding the regulation of crypto derivatives that could lead to the opposite of what the regulator intends.
IDG-backed cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has just launched a crypto derivatives trading platform called KuMEX in public beta.
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority is now consulting on a ban of cryptocurrency-based derivatives and ETNs in a bid to protect investors.
Digital Asset is developing software to ease adoption of derivatives group ISDA's potentially cost-slashing data standards.
Institutional trading and portfolio management platform Caspian is launching trading in cryptocurrency derivatives.
Crypto trading firm ErisX has hired a COO from megabank Barclays and a head of infrastructure from YouTube.
London-based OTC firm B2C2 has just been authorized by the U.K.'s financial watchdog to offer cryptocurrency contracts for difference (CFDs).
A penny not mean much to you, but for crypto exchange traders it's a big deal.
Crypto exchange OKEx has launched a new bitcoin derivative product called a "perpetual swap," that lets traders hold positions indefinitely.
The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority is considering a ban on some cryptocurrency-based derivatives, a senior executive has said.
LevelTradingField is launching a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange with the help of the ethereum blockchain.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has released new guidance for companies issuing cryptocurrency derivatives products.
In a first for interoperability, Axoni and Clearmatics have shown how a derivative contract written on one blockchain can be settled on another.
U.K.-based bank Barclays is pushing hard for a data standard for derivatives, as a foundation for that market to adopt distributed ledger technology.
Bitcoin trading platform LedgerX now sees $7.5 million traded weekly in options products, up from $1 million during its first week.