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Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Smashes $15 Billion, CME Registers Over $33 Million in ETH Contracts
9.2.2021
Following the revelation that Tesla now owns $1.5 billion in bitcoin, crypto spot markets across the board skyrocketed. Data shows that crypto derivatives markets also saw significant demand as bitcoin futures open interest tapped $15 billion on Monday. Moreover, this week was the start of ethereum...
Crypto Derivatives Surge, Bitcoin Options Open Interest Climbs to $9.6 Billion
19.1.2021
Bitcoin options open interest has reached $9.6 billion according to derivatives market data as the metric is nearing the high captured on January 7, 2021. Moreover, the aggregate open interest in bitcoin futures is steadily nearing all-time highs. While cryptocurrency spot markets have...
While Bitcoin Tapped New Price Highs, 78,000 Short Positions Worth Over $800 Million Got Liquidated
2.1.2021
While bitcoin has crossed a new all-time price high in 2021, traders are leery toward shorting the crypto asset. Data from Bitfinex shows the number of short contracts has been extremely low in comparison to the total number of shorts in mid-March 2020. On Saturday, January 2, 2021, when the price...
Bitcoin Derivatives Action Swells: A Few June Futures Trade for $30K, Deribit Adds $140K Options Strike
27.12.2020
Bitcoin derivatives markets have been seeing significant demand in recent months at the same time bitcoin spot markets climbed to all-time price highs and surged 149% during the last three months. Just recently the leading bitcoin options exchange Deribit announced the launch of both $120k...
CME Group Outpaces Competition Becoming the World’s Largest Bitcoin Futures Market
29.11.2020
Financial derivatives products for bitcoin have grown massively during the last few months. On Friday evening (EST), Arcane Research explained that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has surpassed Okex as the largest bitcoin futures provider. The regulated derivatives market at CME has doubled month...
Crypto derivatives exchange Bybit launches quarterly Bitcoin futures
26.11.2020
The contracts will offer traders a longer time horizon for speculating on the digital asset
Bitcoin Derivatives See Record Highs, Year-End BTC Options Show 29% Chance Price Crosses $20K
20.11.2020
As the crypto economy sets its sights on half of a trillion in USD value, digital currency derivatives markets are swelling significantly. Bitcoin futures have surpassed a six-month high at $52 billion, while the crypto asset’s options markets have jumped massively too. Additionally, bitcoin...
BTC Options Open Interest Surges, Traders Look to an Unfilled Bitcoin Futures Gap at $18K
15.11.2020
Bitcoin prices have been volatile during the last few weeks, but have managed to climb higher in value at the same time. This week bitcoin derivatives markets, specifically futures and options, show that crypto asset traders should expect more swings going forward. Some traders believe that...
Coinbase in Japan, Binance In Africa, Bybit On Football Field + More News
5.11.2020
A Borussia Dortmund player. Source: a screenshot, Instagram/bvb09
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Coinbase said it is hiring more staff in Japan, in another hint...
Crypto trading platform Bybit partners with soccer club Borussia Dortmund
5.11.2020
For now at least, the partnership appears focused on mutual brand outreach and marketing
CME’s Bitcoin Futures Rise Suggests Institutional Investors Are Starting to Swarm Toward Crypto
24.10.2020
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has become the second-largest derivatives market for bitcoin futures in terms of open interest. The popular exchange has seen an influx of demand since the recent Paypal announcement and the Bitmex debacle as well. Data shows that the Bitcoin Mercantile...
Most crypto exchanges are vulnerable by design, says ByBit CEO
28.9.2020
He isn’t surprised attacks happen
The frontrunner in ByBit’s trading competition is up 4000% so far
26.8.2020
How the heck is this even possible?
Bybit expands to Japan and Korea with new fiat payment gateways
26.8.2020
ByBit has also added support for the Vietnamese language on its platform
More Than 12,500 People Have Entered ByBit’s Million-Dollar Trading Competition
18.8.2020
One person will beat all of them
Bybit presents World Series of Trading (WSOT) – 200 BTC Prize Pool up for Grabs
30.7.2020
While movie theaters may be unusually empty this time of the year, a different kind of summer blockbuster is coming soon, one that promises to bring back the exhilaration of competitive crypto trading with up to 200 bitcoins (BTC) prize pool, up to 20% off trading fees and up to $9,400 in USDT...
Crypto Exchange ByBit Launches a Fiat Gateway Supporting Over 20 Currencies
22.6.2020
Users are even eligible for up to $50 in bonuses
Bitfinex, Bybit Launch New Products, CoinDCX Raises USD 3m + More News
24.3.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Bitfinex has launched a proprietary surveillance tool, dubbed Shimmer, in order to combat market abuse and help...
Bybit Enables Two-Way Margin Trading With Perpetual Contracts Quoted in Tether
24.3.2020
The Singapore exchange has added tether (USDT) perpetual contracts to simplify account management and allow two-way trades
6 Cryptocurrency Exchanges That Don’t Require KYC
17.3.2020
These days, it’s taken as a given that KYC must be endured to trade cryptos on centralized exchanges. In fact, there are still dozens of exchanges you can access without having to risk your personal documents and identity. The following guide examines six such platforms, and considers...