BitMEX may be one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms, but it offers the lowest return on bitcoin "cash and carry" trades.
The firm claimed 14,654 WBTC in August following approval of its Compound collateral proposal.
With popular online trading platforms hit by more outages amid high volumes, companies like Robinhood may learn something from crypto exchanges.
The deal is a strategic play for FTX, whose clientele consists largely of quants and professional traders, to attract more retail customers.
FTX said customers are demanding access to DeFi products.
Fireblocks says its new system provides crypto deposits on exchanges with zero confirmations and in real time.
Building on the Solana blockchain means the new platform's operations are less restricted than those on Ethereum, the firm says.
SXP futures volume signal continued interest in low-capitalization cryptocurrencies as bitcoin continues to trade in a tight range.
A novel index of 50 low-capitalization cryptocurrencies made new all-time highs as it continues to outperform bitcoin.
FTX has launched eight unique index futures and volatility markets in less than 12 months. But few traders use these markets.
On a relatively new exchange like the Antigua-based FTX, the order book depth, as represented by the number of buy and sell orders at each price, now matches the depth seen on industry leader BitMEX.
Crypto exchange FTX is launching COMP derivatives later Thursday as deposits on the Compound DeFi platform soar past $300 million.
Binance.US and the soon-to-launch U.S. unit of FTX aim to offer cryptocurrency margin trading in the American market, but won't be able to provide leverage to the degree offered by overseas competitors.
Binance only listed FTX leveraged tokens two months ago, but users have struggled to get to grips with the complex products.
Alameda Research, a crypto quant trading firm which shares it CEO with derivatives exchange FTX, has invested seven figures into new rival Folkvang.