Category: Futures

Bitcoin Derivatives Firm ErisX Adds Cash-Settled Contracts After Physically Settled Futures Fall Flat

December 1, 2020

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Dec 1, 2020 at 3:17 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 1, 2020 at 4:11 p.m. UTC Thomas Chippas, chief executive officer at ErisX(CoinDesk archives) Bitcoin Derivatives Firm ErisX Adds Cash-Settled Contracts After Physically Settled Futures Fall Flat Cryptocurrency derivatives platform ErisX launched cash-settled bounded futures on Tuesday, after seeing little interest from the market for its physically […]

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Bitcoin Faces Volatility Rise as Futures Market Shows Signs of Overheating

November 23, 2020

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Nov 23, 2020 at 11:33 a.m. UTCUpdated Nov 23, 2020 at 2:21 p.m. UTC Bitcoin Faces Volatility Rise as Futures Market Shows Signs of Overheating A metric from bitcoin’s perpetual futures market suggests some traders may have become overleveraged during the recent rally to above $18,000. The average level of the “funding rate” across major […]

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Binance’s DeFi index crashes 60% as Bitcoin overshadows altcoins

November 6, 2020

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Binance’s DeFi Composite Index has been hit hard by the abrupt drop of the DeFi sector, down around 60% since early September. 7696 Total views 42 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) resurgence is continuing to sap capital from the altcoin markets as other cryptocurrencies are struggling to catch up to BTC. DeFi struggles as Bitcoin shines […]

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FTX Raises ‘TRUMP’ Futures Margins as Price Suggests Lower Expectations of Election Win

October 30, 2020

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Oct 30, 2020 at 11:11 UTCUpdated Oct 30, 2020 at 14:00 UTC (Evan El-Amin/Shutterstock) FTX Raises ‘TRUMP’ Futures Margins as Price Suggests Lower Expectations of Election Win Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX is increasing the margin requirements on its TRUMP and other President 2020 futures contracts. Announced Friday, the exchange said it is upping the initial […]

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CME’s Rise in Bitcoin Futures Rankings Signals Growing Institutional Interest

October 23, 2020

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Oct 23, 2020 at 10:51 UTCUpdated Oct 23, 2020 at 14:59 UTC (ggTravelDiary/Shutterstock) CME’s Rise in Bitcoin Futures Rankings Signals Growing Institutional Interest In sign of increased institutional participation in cryptocurrency, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has surpassed prominent cryptocurrency exchanges to become the second-biggest bitcoin futures platform by number of open contracts. As of […]

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