Derivatives
Bank Veterans Raise $1.5 Million for Digital Asset Startup
Digital asset trading service Crypto Facilities has raised $1.5m in new funding.
BNP's Ex-Blockchain Lead is Now Coding Smart Contracts for Clearinghouses
Two former BNP Paribas employees have launched their own blockchain startup and are working to create a prototype to serve clearinghouses.
Derivatives Giant CME Group Unveils Benchmarks for Bitcoin Traders
Derivatives marketplace CME Group and Crypto Facilities have unveiled two bitcoin benchmarks designed to give investors a new way to hedge.
CFTC Hearing Explores Role of Regulators in Blockchain Future
A meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Technology Advisory Committee discussed how blockchain could reshape the derivatives market.
CFTC Reaches Settlement With Bitcoin Swaps Shop TeraExchange
The US CFTC has settled charges against bitcoin swap facility TeraExchange for failing to enforce trading prohibitions.
CFTC Ruling Defines Bitcoin and Digital Currencies as Commodities
The CFTC has confirmed that bitcoin and other digital currencies are commodities covered by the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).
New Tool Lets Bitcoin Firms 'Ring Fence' Customer Funds
Two London bitcoin startups have unveiled a new system that "ring-fences" customer funds from other operations.
Bitcoin Derivatives Platform TeraExchange to Go Public in Merger
MGT Capital has entered into an agreement with Tera Group that would find the regulated bitcoin derivatives platform operator going public.
Ex-Goldman, Paribas Execs Launch Bitcoin Derivatives Exchange
A former executive director of Goldman Sachs in London has launched a bitcoin derivatives exchange called Crypto Facilities.
BitMEX to Launch Bitcoin 'Fear' Index
Bitcoin's answer to the VIX 'fear index' will soon arrive in the form of a volatility index published by derivatives exchange BitMEX.
