Leveraged Trading

FTX

Mayhem in Binance Leveraged Tokens During Crypto Crash Leaves Traders Fuming

In a word, don't put money in a risky investment that you don't understand well.

Markets  ·  27 May 2021

For the Daring but Lazy, a New DeFi Product Simplifies Leveraged ETH Bets

Leverage has been a killer use case for DeFi from the start. But rarely has making such big wagers required so little work.

Markets  ·  17 March 2021
Options

European eToro Traders Call Foul Over Closure of Leveraged Crypto Contracts

Traders in Europe are threatening legal action against eToro for allegedly closing their leveraged crypto positions without enough notice.

Business  ·  10 January 2021
Three Arrows Capital

Spot Markets, Not Leverage, Fuel Bitcoin’s Price Rally Amid Mild Derivative Liquidations

Derivatives' role in bitcoin's rally is "muted" this time, said one trader.

Markets  ·  6 November 2020
Exchanges

Crypto Exchanges Must Stop Acting Like Casinos in Wake of Robinhood Suicide: bitFlyer Exec

Crypto exchanges need to do more to protect customers and prevent tragic deaths in the wake of the Robinhood suicide, says bitFlyer US COO Joel Edgerton.

Business  ·  23 June 2020
FTX

First Mover: US Arms of Binance, FTX Push Into Margin Trading, but Likely Not at 100x

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.

Markets  ·  6 May 2020
Exchanges

Coinbase Revives Margin Trading, With Conservative (for Crypto) 3x Leverage

Coinbase is rolling out margin trading retail and institutional investors in the U.S. and nine other countries, offering a light 3x leverage to traders.

Markets  ·  12 February 2020
Markets

Credit for Cryptos: Leverage Trading Is Coming to Bitcoin

The arrival of institutional investors has created openings for services similar to the prime brokerage that banks have long provided to hedge funds.

Business  ·  29 November 2017