Derivatives


Marchés

Bitcoin, Ether CME Futures Saw Record Participation From Large Traders in Q2

Bitcoin futures institutional interest continued to increase throughout the quarter as investors sought regulated venues/products to hedge rising market volatility and manage risk and exposure, CME said.

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Finance

Crypto Liquidity Network Paradigm Leans Into DeFi With StarkWare

The Paradex decentralized perpetuals platform is backed by StarkWare's new appchain technology.

StarkWare co-founders President Eli Ben-Sasson and CEO Uri Kolodny (StarkWare)

Marchés

Bitcoin Breakout Above $31K Elusive as Shorts Pile In

Bitcoin has failed twice this week to scale the $31,000 mark, with open interest in stablecoin-margined futures rising on both occasions.

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Marchés

A $10M Options Bet on Ether Shows Positioning for a Bullish Second Half

A large ether bull call spread crossed the tape Friday, according to Amberdata. The trade involved December call options with strike prices at $1,900 and $2,500.

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Finance

CME Group Announces Plans to Launch ETH to BTC Ratio Futures

The futures will be cash-settled, the derivatives exchange said.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Center (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

Marchés

Crypto Exchange BIT Unveils Options Market for Cardano's ADA Token

BIT's unified margin system allows ADA holders to trade options at a discount.

BIT lists options tied to Cardano's ADA token. (Wance Paleri/Unsplash)

Marchés

With Ether Options Market Makers 'Long Gamma' at $1.8K, Price Is Likely to Hold

Traders said market makers are holding options with a $1,800 strike price and are likely to influence prices as they try to keep their portfolios direction-neutral.

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Marchés

Crypto Observers Decode Large Block Trade in Ether Options

The large ether options flow witnessed on Tuesday was a "calendar spread" strategy, Deribit's Luuk Strijers said.

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Technologies

Asymmetry, ‘ETF’ for Liquid Staking Tokens, Raises $3M Round From Ecco Capital, Ankr and Others

The crypto project’s safETH token represents a basket of liquid staking tokens from Lido, Rocketpool and Frax.

The Asymmetry safETH token represents a basket of liquid staking derivatives. (Bartolomeo Cavarozzi/Metropolitan Art Museum, modified by CoinDesk)

Marchés

Ribbon Finance's Decentralized Exchange Aevo Unveils Altcoin Options Trading

Users will be able to trade options tied to coins like LDO, PEPE, SUI, ARB, LTC, APT, and others, which was previously possible only through an over-the-counter desk.

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