Derivatives


Mercados

Open Positions in Bitcoin Futures Rise to 1-Month High

Open interest rose to $13.1 billion after being in the $10.5 billion to $13 billion range.

Commodities

Mercados

Bitcoin 'Options Smile' Shows Market Fearful of Downside Despite Tesla News

Bitcoin option's smile shows persistent fears of deeper drop and low expectations for a quick rally.

Bitcoin's "options smile" looks more like a smirk.

Mercados

Binance Extended Crypto Exchange Dominance During May Trading Frenzy

Binance led competitors in May with a monthly trading volume of $2.46 trillion, up 49% from April levels.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao

Mercados

Open Positions in CME-Based Bitcoin Futures Slump to 5 1/2-Month Low

Open interest in the CME's standard bitcoin futures contract has hit the lowest since mid-December.

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Mercados

Bitcoin Drops Below $31K Before Rebounding; $8B in Liquidations Triggered

The price of bitcoin is now down more than 30% so far in May, on track for its worst month since November 2018.

The bitcoin price has slipped below the key 200-day simple moving average.

Finanças

Polkadot-Based Derivatives Exchange Raises $6.4M at $50M Valuation

Su Zhu’s Three Arrows co-led the funding round for dTrade. The project looks to decentralize crypto derivatives trading.

dTrade co-founders Niko Grzesiak, Rabeel Jawaid and Zabi Mohebzada

Mercados

Dfinity's ICP Token Price Goes Live on Coinbase Pro

The launch of the Dfinity project's internet computer (ICP) token on Coinbase Pro instantly makes it one of the largest cryptocurrencies.

CoinGecko chart shows initial trading in ICP token.

Mercados

Crypto Futures Saw Record $10B Worth of Liquidations on Sunday

Record futures liquidations show leverage was excessively skewed bullish.

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Mercados

JPMorgan Says Bitcoin ETFs Could Shrink CME Futures Premium

"Launching a bitcoin ETF in the U.S. will be the key to normalizing the pricing of bitcoin futures," according to JPMorgan.

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