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CFTC Chief: Nothing Changed After FTX Meltdown to Empower Agency to Prevent Repeat
15.11.2023
U.S. regulators don't have any more authority now to head off another major crypto collapse than they did when FTX imploded and took much of the industry with it, said Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam
Futures Funding Rates Normalize After Crypto Surge Forced Traders to Pay High Fees to Maintain Long Positions
15.11.2023
Image Source: Pexels Funding rates on major token futures have started to return to normal levels after recent rally forced traders to pay unusually high fees to sustain their long positions. Amid the recent surge in crypto prices, open interest in futures skyrocketed to over $35 billion, according...
Bitcoin's Options Market Has Overtaken Its Futures Market in a Sign of Growing Sophistication
15.11.2023
The notional open interest in the global BTC options market stood at $17.5 billion at press time, while open interest in the futures market was $15.84 billion
Crypto Futures Funding Rates Normalize After Bitcoin Drops to $35.6K
15.11.2023
Large movements in spot markets led to open interest surging to $35 billion over the weekend, indicating highly leveraged bets from traders hoping for even higher prices
XRP Futures Traders Nurse $7M Loss as BlackRock ETF Rumor Causes Wild Price Swings
14.11.2023
Prices jumped to 73 cents from 65 cents in a 25-minute period following a viral tweet that suggested financial behemoth BlackRock had filed for an XRP ETF in the U.S
CBOE to launch BTC, ETH margin futures trading in January with 11 firms supporting
13.11.2023
The new trading capability comes simultaneously with a surge in interest in crypto financial products in the United States
Cboe Digital to Launch Bitcoin and Ether Margin Futures in 2024; Aims to Bolster Liquidity
13.11.2023
Cboe Digital has announced plans to offer margin futures trading for bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) starting January 11, 2024. The initiative, which features a platform integrating spot and futures trading, has garnered backing from a slew of fintech and crypto firms. Cboe says the service...
Cboe Digital to Launch Margined Futures for Bitcoin, Ether
13.11.2023
CBOE Digital, the crypto arm of the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, said it will list margined bitcoin and ether futures on Jan. 11
Bitget's Hong Kong Unit Halts Operations, Won't Apply for Crypto License
13.11.2023
BitgetX HK, which launched in April, is withdrawing from Hong Kong and will shut operations on Dec. 13
Coinbase to Launch Futures Support for Solana and Avalanche Altcoins – Here’s the Latest
13.11.2023
Source: Adobe / Rafael Henrique Crypto exchange behemoth Coinbase announced Monday that will list two major altcoins on futures. Coinbase officially announced on X (Twitter) that it “will add support for Solana (SOL) and Avalanche (AVAX) perpetual futures contracts.” The exchange will launch...
Take Bitcoin profits at $110K, CME tops Binance in BTC futures open interest: Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 5-11
13.11.2023
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange surpasses Binance by one metric, OneCoin legal officer pleads guilty, Bitcoin’s cycle high could be $110K
Why is Solana price up this week?
11.11.2023
Solana's price is up 40% this week due to easing FTX-dump fears and growing Bitcoin ETF buzz, while SOL/USD technicals hint at more upside
Swiss Financial Giant UBS Now Offers Crypto ETFs to Wealthy Clients in Hong Kong, Report
11.11.2023
UBS has reportedly begun offering wealthy clients access to some crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in Hong Kong. Initially, the Swiss financial services giant is offering three crypto ETFs that have received regulatory approval from the Securities and Futures Commission. UBS Offering Crypto ETFs...
BlackRock argues SEC has no grounds to treat crypto futures and spot ETFs differently
11.11.2023
BlackRock questioned the SEC's preference for the 1940 Act that oversees futures ETFs, and argued that it lacks relevancy to both crypto-spot and futures ETFs
US Regulator CFTC Files Record Number of Crypto Enforcement Actions This Year
11.11.2023
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has revealed that it filed a record number of crypto enforcement actions this fiscal year. “In FY 2023, the CFTC brought 47 actions involving conduct related to digital asset commodities, representing more than 49% of all actions filed during...
CME Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Climbs Past Binance, Indicating Growing Institutional Demand
10.11.2023
The open interest for bitcoin futures on the CME Group has outstripped that of Binance’s futures market, with the former reaching an open interest of $4.06 billion and the latter at $3.87 billion, as bitcoin’s value climbs to new peaks. CME Leads Bitcoin Futures Rally as Open Interest...
CME, Where Institutions Trade Bitcoin Futures, Flipped Binance. Is That as Bullish as It Sounds?
10.11.2023
CME tops Bitcoin futures OI as 'real facts' drive institutional uptake
10.11.2023
Bitcoin is in line to benefit from a tsunami of institutional capital, says Dan Tapiero, while Ethereum is also due an ETF boost
CME overtakes Binance to grab largest share of Bitcoin futures open interest
10.11.2023
Market analysts weigh in on an intriguing ‘flippening’, as Bitcoin futures open interest on global derivatives marketplace CME overtakes Binance
UBS Group’s Wealthy Clients Can Now Trade Some Crypto ETFs in Hong Kong: Bloomberg
10.11.2023
The news comes a day after HSBC, one of the world's largest banks, said it plans to start a digital-assets custody service for institutional clients