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WisdomTree Proposes ETF With 5% Bitcoin Exposure Despite SEC's Long-Standing Blockade

WisdomTree is seeking to launch an exchange-traded fund that invests in part in the growing bitcoin futures market.

WisdomTree's new ETF filing proposes investing in bitcoin futures, among other commodities. (dp Photography/Shutterstock)

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Market Wrap: Stocks Rally on Possible Stimulus but Bitcoin Is Flat at $9.5K

Equities are winning while bitcoin traders experience a dip in crypto volumes.

Source: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

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Number of Institutions Buying Crypto Futures Doubled in 2020: Fidelity Report

More than 85 U.S. institutions bought crypto futures last year, more than double the number touching the space in 2018, according to a new survey by Fidelity.

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Bitcoin Options Growth Outpaces Futures, Swaps

Bitcoin options trading is growing faster than the futures and swaps market in 2020.

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ErisX Releases API for Bulk Trading of Bitcoin, Ether

ErisX has released a block trading API for futures contracts and spot market trades to help large traders.

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3 Straight Record Days Drive CME Bitcoin Futures Open Interest to All-Time High

Open interest for CME bitcoin futures made a new all-time high of just under $500 million on Friday. CME’s bitcoin futures market are growing faster than nearly every other bitcoin futures market on a percentage and real growth basis.

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Hedge Fund Pioneer Turns Bullish on Bitcoin Amid 'Unprecedented' Monetary Inflation

Paul Tudor Jones II, a pioneer of the modern hedge fund industry, is ready to bet on bitcoin’s price as an inflation hedge.

The Tudor double rose (Credit: National Museum of American History)

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American Buyers Are Fueling Bitcoin’s Rally, Data Suggests

Spot and futures markets reflect the strong bullish sentiment of American investors.

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CFTC Approves Bitnomial to Offer Futures Contracts Settled in Real Bitcoin

The CFTC has approved Bitnomial Exchange to offer margined bitcoin futures and options contracts.

CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert (Credit: CoinDesk archives)

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$166B Asset Manager Renaissance Eyes Bitcoin Futures for Flagship Fund

Renaissance Technologies’ market-crushing Medallion fund is considering jumping into bitcoin futures, recent regulatory filings show.

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