Bitcoin Futures

CME Files to Double Monthly Bitcoin Futures Open Position Limit to 10K BTC

CME Group wants to double the maximum number of bitcoin futures contracts traders can buy for each month.

By Nikhilesh DeSep 12, 2019

Bakkt has revealed the initial margin requirements for its bitcoin futures contracts ahead of a scheduled Sept. 23 launch.

By Nikhilesh DeSep 10, 2019

Bakkt said Wednesday it would start offering customers access to its secure bitcoin storage warehouse starting Sept. 6.

By Nikhilesh DeAug 28, 2019

Amir Zaidi, director of the CFTC's Division of Market Oversight, is to leave the regulator within weeks, according to Bloomberg Law.

By Daniel PalmerAug 9, 2019

LedgerX admitted it has not launched bitcoin futures, as it previously claimed, after the CFTC said it had not approved the exchange to do so.

By Nikhilesh DeAug 1, 2019

ICE CEO Jeffrey Sprecher said Bakkt will launch its physically-settled bitcoin futures soon, subject to regulatory approval.

By Nikhilesh DeAug 1, 2019

LedgerX has launched the first physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts in the U.S., beating Bakkt to the punch.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 31, 2019

The firm's early investment in derivative platform ErisX may enable the firm to expand their crypto investment opportunities.

By Daniel KuhnJul 25, 2019

Bakkt is scheduled to begin testing its bitcoin futures contracts Monday, more than six months after its originally planned launch date.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 22, 2019

The CFTC just granted ErisX a derivatives clearing organization license, green-lighting it to launch physically-settled bitcoin futures contracts.

By Nikhilesh DeJul 1, 2019

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