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Derivatives
First Mover: Derivatives May Have Blunted the Halving's Volatility Spike
The anemic price action surrounding bitcoin's third halving has led to head-scratching over why the cryptocurrency didn't moon. One possibility: Derivatives are bringing more price discovery.

CME Says Volume Surge Shows Strong Institutional Interest Before Bitcoin Halving
A surge in bitcoin derivatives suggests institutional investors are getting bitcoin exposure ahead of the halving, the Chicago exchange says.

Bitfinex Now Has a Derivatives Contract Offering Exposure to Bitcoin Dominance
Bitfinex says the perpetual swap provides investors with a less volatile form of exposure compared to a plain-vanilla bitcoin futures contract.

Market Wrap: Derivatives May Reduce Miner Selling Pressure After Bitcoin Halving
The crypto derivatives market is helping to hedge the uncertainty on which way the bitcoin market will go when miners have less revenue post-halving.

First Mover: US Arms of Binance, FTX Push Into Margin Trading, but Likely Not at 100x
Binance.US and the soon-to-launch U.S. unit of FTX aim to offer cryptocurrency margin trading in the American market, but won't be able to provide leverage to the degree offered by overseas competitors.

Crypto Data Provider Skew Raises $5M, Launches Trade Execution Platform
The $5 million round, led by Octopus Ventures, adds to a $2 million seed round raised in September of last year.

What's Next for Bitcoin After March's Crash – CoinDesk Quarterly Review
Will bitcoin move beyond "digital gold"? Is ether viable as money? In 24 charts, CoinDesk Research looks at what happened to crypto assets in the first quarter and what may emerge in the future.

Crypto Derivatives Platform Gets Nod From London Stock Exchange’s Software Tester
ZUBR, which only opened for trading in early March, said its trading software had been successfully stress-tested by Exactpro

Bybit Enables Two-Way Margin Trading With Perpetual Contracts Quoted in Tether
The Singapore exchange is adding tether (USDT) perpetual contracts to simplify account management and allow two-way trades.

Customized Crypto Options Seeing Record Demand From Funds, Miners, Says GSR
The Hong Kong-based firm is seeing soaring interest in its customizable options contracts amid high price volatility.
