Derivatives

China

Huobi Reveals Countries Where It Has Halted Derivatives Trading

The exchange is scaling back trading services in response to China’s crackdown on crypto.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 June 2021
Bitcoin

How One Fund Used the Carry Trade to Beat Bitcoin

LedgerPrime's crypto quant fund is up 78% thanks to price discrepancies in the spot and derivatives markets.

Markets  ·  25 June 2021
FTX

FTX Follows Binance’s Lead With Move Into Tokenized Stocks

Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX will allow users to trade tokenized stocks of companies such as Facebook, Google, Netflix, Nvidia, PayPal and Tesla.

Markets  ·  24 June 2021
Hires

BitMEX Hires Former JPMorgan Executive Director as Head of Custody

BitMEX said the appointment forms part of the firm's "beyond derivatives" strategy.

News  ·  17 June 2021
DeFi

Polychain, Pantera Back $14M Funding Round for DeFi Derivatives Platform SynFutures

Bybit, Wintermute, CMS, Kronos and IOSG Ventures also kicked in.

News  ·  17 June 2021
Bitcoin

Open Positions in Bitcoin Futures Rise to 1-Month High

Open interest rose to $13.1 billion after being in the $10.5 billion to $13 billion range.

Markets  ·  15 June 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin ‘Options Smile’ Shows Market Fearful of Downside Despite Tesla News

Bitcoin option's smile shows persistent fears of deeper drop and low expectations for a quick rally.

Markets  ·  14 June 2021
Binance

Binance Extended Crypto Exchange Dominance During May Trading Frenzy

Binance led competitors in May with a monthly trading volume of $2.46 trillion, up 49% from April levels.

Markets  ·  7 June 2021
Bitcoin

Open Positions in CME-Based Bitcoin Futures Slump to 5 1/2-Month Low

Open interest in the CME's standard bitcoin futures contract has hit the lowest since mid-December.

Markets  ·  4 June 2021
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Drops to $36K, Triggering $8B in Liquidations

The price of bitcoin is now down more than 30% so far in May, on track for its worst month since November 2018.

Markets  ·  19 May 2021
DeFi

Polkadot-Based Derivatives Exchange Raises $6.4M at $50M Valuation

Su Zhu’s Three Arrows co-led the funding round for dTrade. The project looks to decentralize crypto derivatives trading.

Business  ·  13 May 2021
Coinbase

Dfinity’s ICP Token Price Implied at $345 Ahead of Coinbase Listing

The derivatives market suggests ICP could begin trading on Coinbase for a price of at least $300.

Markets  ·  10 May 2021
Bitcoin

Crypto Futures Saw Record $10B Worth of Liquidations on Sunday

Record futures liquidations show leverage was excessively skewed bullish.

Markets  ·  19 April 2021
Bitcoin

JPMorgan Says Bitcoin ETFs Could Shrink CME Futures Premium

"Launching a bitcoin ETF in the U.S. will be the key to normalizing the pricing of bitcoin futures," according to JPMorgan.

Markets  ·  12 April 2021