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Markets

Bitcoin Makes Push for $57K as Fed Taper Fears Linger, Leveraged Funds Boost Shorts

The positive sentiment in BTC has been partly driven by ETF speculation.

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Markets

Bitcoin Futures Premium on CME Surges, Hinting At Institutional Demand

A futures-based ETF, if approved, could bring more buying pressure for the CME futures.

CME Group headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., on Friday Feb. 5, 2021. CME Group Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 10. Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Markets

Huobi a Loser in China Crackdown, Bitcoin Futures Market Suggests

“Traders have been actively moving to other exchanges to trade perps and futures,” said one analyst.

Where have all the Chinese traders gone? (Unsplash/Denny Ryanto)

Finance

Mexican Stock Exchange Is Considering Listing Crypto Futures, CEO Says

The investments would be traded on the exchange’s subsidiary, the Mexican Derivatives Exchange.

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Policy

SEC Delays Decision on 4 Bitcoin ETFs

The agency extends its review of applications from Global X, Kryptoin, Valkyrie and WisdomTree by 45 to 60 days.

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Finance

Binance to End Crypto Derivatives in Australia by December

Existing Australian users have 90 days to close their positions on options, futures and leveraged tokens.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. (Akio Kon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Markets

Bearish Bitcoin Bets Might Signal Return of This Popular Trade

The data doesn't necessarily indicate that the traders are betting on price declines.

Crypto traders might be returning to a once-popular market bet as bitcoin's price recovers.

Markets

Digital Yuan Used in China's Domestic Futures Market for First Time: Report

The interbank payment using the e-CNY afforded a zero cost, efficient and convenient payment option in real time, according to the report.

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Policy

CFTC Commissioner Stump Decries 'Oversimplification' That Crypto Is Either a Security or Commodity

The CFTC has jurisdiction only when looking at futures or other derivatives products, Stump said.

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Markets

Eurex to Launch Bitcoin ETN Futures to Meet ‘Significant Demand’

The contract will be traded in euros and physically delivered in bitcoin ETNs.

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