Derivatives


Technologies

Crypto Derivatives Protocol Vega's Mainnet Goes Live for Futures, Options Trading

The blockchain is said to be built mainly to support decentralized derivatives trading.

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Finance

Crypto Options Liquidity Provider OrBit Markets Offers Bitcoin and Gold-Hybrid Derivative

The company said the product’s payoff will depend on the joint performance of both BTC and the gold-backed token XAUT.

Ignoring regulatory issues could be the downfall of some Web3 dapps. (urfinguss/Getty Images)

Marchés

Crypto Options Exchange Deribit's Ether Volatility Index Hits Record Low

Deribit's forward-looking ether volatility index (ETH DVOL) hit lifetime lows over the weekend. Expectations for price turbulence appear underpriced considering the lingering macroeconomic uncertainties.

ETH DVOL index (Amberdata)

Marchés

Pepecoin Funding Rates Remain Negative as Bears Proliferate

Negative funding rates indicate dominance of bearish positions in the perpetual futures market.

The riot pepe became a calling card of Rook's activist investors. (Hazard/Rook)

Analyses

Coinbase Grew Quickly by Working With U.S. Regulators. Will It Expand Even More by Disregarding the SEC?

After its IPO in 2021, the largest U.S. crypto exchange had reason to think it was in the SEC’s good books. Then came Gary Gensler and now the exchange is going overseas with its new business.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Finance

Coinbase Opens Offshore Crypto Derivatives Exchange

Based in Bermuda, Coinbase International Exchange will not be open to U.S. traders.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)

Marchés

Optimism From Ethereum's Shapella Upgrade Is Fading, Crypto Options Show

Two weeks after the upgrade, the options market is assigning a slightly more negative sentiment to ether.

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Finance

FTX's LedgerX Derivatives Exchange Sold to Miami International Holdings in Bankruptcy Auction

FTX.US purchased Ledger Holdings, the parent company of LedgerX, for $298 million in October 2021, according to audited financial documents viewed by CoinDesk.

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Finance

Gemini to Open a Crypto Derivatives Platform Outside the U.S.

Gemini Foundation's first product will be a perpetual bitcoin (BTC) contract, the company said late Friday.

Gemini co-founders Tyler & Cameron Winklevoss, seen in colorful tuxedos,  announced in June that they will expand their Singapore headcount to more than 100 employees, about 20% of the total worldwide staff.

Marchés

Crypto Options Exchange Deribit Adding Zero-Fee Spot Trading

The availability of the spot market means traders no longer have to go elsewhere to exchange major cryptocurrencies and can set up multi-leg complex strategies at one place.

(Deribit)