Derivatives

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Posted by | April 10, 2024
Crypto Derivatives Exchange Stream Trading Raises $1.5M in Seed Funding

Stream Trading raised $1.5 million in seed funding, valuing the company at $20 million. The protocol, which is almost profitable, is designed to give depositors exposure to high-yield rate arbitrage...

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dogecoin-up-by-nearly-15%-in-24-hours-after-coinbase-announces-plans-to-launch-doge-futures-trading
Posted by | March 21, 2024
Dogecoin Up by Nearly 15% in 24 Hours After Coinbase Announces Plans To Launch DOGE Futures Trading

Dog-themed crypto asset Dogecoin (DOGE) is surging after Coinbase announced its plans to launch futures trading for the memecoin. According to a filing by Coinbase earlier this month, the top...

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Posted by | March 12, 2024
Ether Put Demand Signals Weakness After $4K Price Breakout

Ether puts expiring in 30 and 60 days traded at a premium to calls a day after the cryptocurrency's price broke above $4,000, crypto options data from Deribit show. The...

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Posted by | March 8, 2024
Binance Launchpool Announces Upcoming Support for New Decentralized Derivatives Exchange Altcoin

Binance is planning on rolling out support for a new decentralized derivatives exchange altcoin via its Launchpool platform. The top global crypto exchange platform by volume says its 48th Launchpool project...

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Posted by | March 8, 2024
Return of Animal Spirits? Bitcoin Traders Lock $20M in the $200K Call Option

Deribit data show activity in the $200,000 strike bitcoin call, which is nearly three times the cryptocurrency’s going market rate. Options open interest has soared to record highs alongside bitcoin’s...

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Posted by | March 4, 2024
Omni Network Signs $600M Restaking Deal With Ether.Fi to Enhance Security

The $600 million will be used to secure the Omni network and enhance security of the EigenLayer ecosystem as a whole. Ether.Fi has more than $1.8 billion in total value...

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Posted by | March 1, 2024
First Mover Americas: Is Bitcoin Rallying Ahead of Schedule?

This article originally appeared in First Mover , CoinDesk's daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day ....

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Posted by | December 28, 2023
A Record $11B Crypto Options Expiry Looms as BTC Shows Little Volatility

Bitcoin, ether options worth over $11 billion will expire on Deribit on Friday. Both cryptocurrencies are trading well above their "max pain points." The market is unlikely to see major...

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Posted by | December 13, 2023
CFTC Pushes FTX-Inspired Rule to Protect Customers’ Money

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission took a step toward requiring derivatives clearing organizations, a key type of intermediary in the industry, to keep their customers' money segregated from their...

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Posted by | November 17, 2023
Crypto Biz: Uniswap’s Android wallet app, Cboe to launch BTC, ETH margin futures, and more

As the final weeks of 2023 approach, it’s fair to say that one of the most dominant trends and drivers of crypto companies’ strategies over the past months can be...

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