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Bitcoin Derivatives Firm ErisX Adds Cash-Settled Contracts After Physically Settled Futures Fall Flat

Cryptocurrency derivatives platform ErisX launched cash-settled bounded futures on Tuesday.

Thomas Chippas, chief executive officer at ErisX

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Bitcoin Faces Volatility Rise as Futures Market Shows Signs of Overheating

The bitcoin perpetual futures "funding rate" has shot up, suggesting the market may be overleveraged to the bullish side.

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ErisX Unit Gets CFTC 'OK' to Clear Fully Collateralized Swaps

The clearing arm of ErisX got CFTC approval to diversify beyond digital currencies.

ErisX CEO Thomas Chippas

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FTX Raises 'TRUMP' Futures Margins as Price Suggests Lower Expectations of Election Win

FTX said the price of one TRUMP contract roughly equals the president's expected chances of reelection.

U.S. President Donald Trump

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CME's Rise in Bitcoin Futures Rankings Signals Growing Institutional Interest

CME has risen to second place in terms of bitcoin futures open interest, passing Binance and BitMEX.

The CME Group logo

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Institutions Take Record Bullish Bets in Bitcoin Futures, Shrugging Off Exchange Missteps

Institutions hold record bullish beets in CME Bitcoin futures as the cryptocurrency shows resilience to negative news.

CME trading floor (Joseph Sohm/Shutterstock)

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BitMEX Ether Futures Trading Contracts Fall by Half in Wake of US Charges

Open interest on the Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange is down nearly 50% from the $125 million observed Oct. 1.

Ether futures open interest on BitMEX has fallen by half since U.S. charges were announced last week.

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Open Interest in CME Bitcoin Futures Slides as Market Sapped by Surging DeFi

Institutional interest in bitcoin futures has plummeted as the DeFi explosion made carry trades less attractive, said Bequant's Denis Vinokourov.

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Bulls Exit BitMEX Bitcoin Futures Market

Since the announcement from U.S. regulators, BitMEX has witnessed an outflow of more than 40,000 bitcoins, currently worth more than $422 million.

Cumulative bitcoin withdrawals from BitMEX from Oct. 1 17:00 UTC to Oct. 2 14:00 UTC

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Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Daily Trading Volume Hits Record High

Trading volume in physically delivered bitcoin futures listed on Intercontinental Exchange's Bakkt platform surged to record highs on Tuesday.

Bakkt President Adam White