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Ethereum bulls chase $2,200 ahead of Friday’s $230M ETH options expiry
2.7.2021
A $2,200 Ethereum price would give bulls a $28 million advantage in this week’s ETH options expiry, but traders are more focused on the impact of the London hard fork in mid-July
Bulls and bears fight over $34K Bitcoin price as $445M options expiry looms
1.7.2021
Bitcoin bears could take a $31-million lead if BTC falls below $33,000 by Friday’s options expiry, but at the moment, both sides are balanced
Tracer DAO raises $4.5M to launch derivatives for anything ‘with an oracle feed’
1.7.2021
Tracer DAO has raised $4.5 million from the likes Framework Ventures, Maven 11, and Apollo Capital
Here's why pro traders expect further downside from Ethereum price
30.6.2021
Ethereum's EIP-1559 upgrade is fast approaching, but derivatives data shows traders are less than optimistic about ETH's short-term prospects
Bitfinex shorts crumble, bears capitulate after Bitcoin holds above $30K
28.6.2021
$726 million in Bitfinex shorts were quickly closed after Bitcoin price bounced at $30,500, leading traders to speculate whether bears have given up
Huobi Prohibits Chinese Residents From Leveraging Cryptocurrency Derivatives
28.6.2021
The Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange originally founded in China, Huobi, has officially banned Chinese residents from swapping cryptocurrency derivatives, according to the company’s revised user agreement. China is now listed as prohibited and residents from the country are forbidden...
Huobi Suspends Crypto Derivatives In China, Bitcoin Mining In Iran + More News
28.6.2021
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Crypto exchange Huobi has suspended crypto derivatives trading for customers in China, according to the updated user agreement....
Huobi bans crypto derivatives trading for users in China
28.6.2021
Chinese users will no longer be able to trade crypto derivatives on the Huobi exchange amid a broader cryptocurrency crackdown from the government
CME Group’s Micro Bitcoin Futures Reach 1 Million Contracts Traded
27.6.2021
CME Group’s(Chicago Mercantile Exchange) micro-bitcoin futures have already traded more than one million contracts. This instrument allows institutions and retail traders to invest in the crypto asset at a lower price point of 0.1 bitcoin. The contract has only been available for seven weeks...
CME Micro Bitcoin futures surpass 1M contracts as institutional speculation grows
27.6.2021
The Chicago-based derivatives market launched its Micro Bitcoin futures product in early May, providing investors with smaller positioning opportunities
Ontario Crackdown on Crypto Exchanges Continues With Binance Leaving the Province
27.6.2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance will no longer provide services in the Canadian province of Ontario. The decision comes amid ongoing regulatory pressure on digital asset trading platforms that has already affected the operations of several exchanges. Crypto Exchange Binance Exits Canada’s...
Data shows derivatives had little to do with Bitcoin's drop to $29K
23.6.2021
Bitcoin price shocked investors as it plunged 20% to a 6-month low, but data shows derivatives played a marginal role in the correction
Ethereum faces largest ever options expiry as bears appear to dominate
19.6.2021
A record number of Ether options is set to expire on June 25 as ETH looks to BTC to reverse its price momentum
Traders search for bearish signals after Bitcoin futures enter backwardation
18.6.2021
Analysts search for bearish signals after the June BTC futures trade below spot exchange pricing
Bulls aim to reclaim $40K ahead of Friday’s $520M BTC options expiry
17.6.2021
Bulls will eliminate 99% of the bear’s protective puts if BTC trades above $40,000 on June 19
SynFutures raises $14M for derivatives DEX supporting ‘anything with a price feed’
17.6.2021
Polychain Capital led the derivative DEX’s $14 million Series A round
Crypto exchange Huobi has reportedly stopped letting new users trade derivatives
16.6.2021
Chinese journalist Colin Wu speculated that the move from the crypto exchange would likely drive users to Binance for higher leveraged trades
Defi Derivatives Exchange Dydx Raises $65 Million – Project Plans to ‘Launch a Mobile Application’
16.6.2021
The decentralized exchange (dex) Dydx announced the organization has raised $65 million in a Series C funding round led by Paradigm. The Dydx announcement notes that the additional capital will be leveraged to “significantly improve liquidity” on the dex platform “through...
Ethereum price bounce to $2.6K fails to excite neutral-to-bearish pro traders
16.6.2021
Ethereum derivatives data highlights the lack of short-term strength as ETH price lags Bitcoin’s recovery to the $40,000 range
Traders look for Bitcoin price daily close at $41K to confirm bullish reversal
15.6.2021
Bitcoin’s range breakout boosted sentiment but traders are waiting for a daily close above $41,000 before taking more decisive action