Derivatives


Finance

Coinbase Tries to Catch Up to Foreign-Based Rivals With Move Into Derivatives

With its acquisition of derivatives exchange FairX this week, Coinbase is seeking to gain traction in a market that’s dominated by its foreign-based competitors.

What Coinbase's Rate on USDC Reveals About Crypto Credit Risk

Videos

Coinbase Acquires Derivatives Exchange FairX

Crypto mergers and acquisitions (M&A) continue to boom with the latest news from crypto exchange Coinbase to buy U.S.-based derivatives platform FairX. “The Hash” panel discusses what this means for Coinbase in a move to potentially offer crypto derivatives and futures products.

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Videos

Coinbase Buys FairX to Launch Crypto Derivatives

Crypto exchange Coinbase is purchasing U.S.-based derivatives platform FairX. CoinDesk Managing Editor of Global Policy & Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the implications for derivatives law and regulations in the U.S.

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Markets

Bitcoin's Options Market Trims Bearish Bias as US Inflation Report Looms

Bitcoin's put-call skews recede, signaling waning demand for downside protection.

Bitcoin's put-call skews recede as demand for downside protection wanes. (Skew)

Markets

Bitcoin May Squeeze Higher as Retail Interest Subsides: Analysts

On-chain metrics like the “paper hands” ratio from Glassnode suggest a bottom could be nearing, one analyst said.

Chart showing a pick up in BTC-denominated open interest and neutral-to-negative funding rates (Arcane Research, Glassnode)

Policy

CFTC Fines Crypto Betting Service Polymarket $1.4M for Unregistered Swaps

Polymarket’s betting pools constituted binary options, according to the CFTC.

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Markets

CME Trades 100K Contracts of Micro Ether Futures in First Two Weeks

The micro ether contracts are off to a slow start compared with early activity in micro bitcoin futures launched on May 3.

CME trading floor (Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock)

Markets

Terra’s LUNA Notches New Record High Above $90 Even as ‘Shorts’ Keep Piling

LUNA has rallied 58% this month, decoupling from the broader market.

Chart showing a surge in amount of dollars locked in LUNA perpetual futures (Laevitas)

Markets

Ether Call Demand Signals Anticipation of Year-End Rally

Investors who buy calls are implicitly bullish on the market.

Positive ETH put-call skews indicate fears of a deeper price decline

Policy

Derivatives Trade Association ISDA to Develop Common Standards for Crypto Assets

ISDA is aiming to characterize the different features of crypto assets and their relevance to contractual standards.

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