Derivatives


Markets

Bitcoin May Soon Wake From Slumber, Derivatives Data Indicates

Futures markets remain a powder keg for short-term volatility, one observer said.

Bitcoin traders may get busy again, as high futures open interest points to renewed price volatility (Source: Pixabay)

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