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Finance

Coinbase Attempts to Plug Void in Crypto Perpetuals Left by FTX

An analyst says Coinbase is "well positioned" to capture derivatives market share.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Finance

Valkyrie Gets Approval to Start Buying ETH Futures for Its Existing Bitcoin ETF

The fund's new strategy to combine ether and bitcoin will be effective formally on Oct. 3.

Valkyrie's bell-ringing in September included a guest from Tron. (Screenshot/Nasdaq.com)

Videos

VanEck Readies Ethereum Futures ETF; Marathon Digital Mines Invalid Bitcoin Block

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today, including VanEck preparing to roll out its Ethereum futures exchange-traded fund (ETF). TerraUSD creator Do Kwon opposes the SEC's attempts to bring him back to the United States. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao denies he is the owner of CommEX, the company that has bought Binance Russia. Plus, Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital (MARA) mines an invalid Bitcoin block.

Recent Videos

Finance

Coinbase Finally Wins Approval to List Crypto Futures in U.S.

The approval makes Coinbase the first crypto-first platform to offer regulated and leveraged crypto futures alongside alongside traditional spot trading

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (Coinbase)

Markets

A Bitcoin Warning Signal Blares From Surging Interest in Shiba Inu

Open interest or the dollar amount locked in open SHIB futures contracts has topped $100 million for the first time since February.

DOGE Meme shiba inu (Atsuko Sato)

Markets

SEI Token Could Reach Nearly Half a Billion Market Cap on Binance Debut

Decentralized exchange Aevo rolled out a new product on Wednesday that allows traders to express bullish/bearish view on tokens awaiting an exchange listing.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Markets

Dogecoin Registers Biggest Single-Day Gain in 4 Months, Futures Open Interest Tops $500M

DOGE jumped 10% on Tuesday, its biggest single-day percentage gain since April 3.

DOGE's daily chart (TradingView)

Markets

Bitcoin Traders Cautious Despite Spot ETF Optimism, Leverage Indicators Suggest

The spot market is in the driver's seat as perpetual futures open interest to market cap ratio remains low, one observer said.

The estimated leverage ratio remains rangebound. (CryptoQuant)

Markets

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.

Dice (955169/Pixabay)

Markets

Bitcoin Price Rally Puts Focus on Futures Spread That Underscores Need for Spot ETFs

Observers call for spot-based bitcoin ETF as the bull market raises cost of pre-expiry rollover of positions for futures-based ETFs.

Laser light (WikiImages/Pixabay)