Futures


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)

Markets

Crypto Exchange OKX Goes Live With ‘Nitro Spreads,’ Allowing One-Click Basis Trading

Basis traders attempt to earn returns by trading the difference in an asset’s price on two separate markets.

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Markets

Bitcoin Futures Attract Biggest Bets Since Terra's Collapse

Open interest has surged to $11 billion to its highest level in over a year.

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Markets

First Mover Americas: Lots of Bitcoin Futures Traders Cash Out

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for April 27, 2023.

Brevan Howard Digital was among the backers for Puffer's $5.5 million round. (Pixabay)

Markets

Institutions Flock to Ether After Shapella Upgrade

Open interest in CME futures has risen to the highest level since March 2022, indicating an influx of institutional traders to the crypto market.

Interés abierto y volumen de los futuros de ether del CME. (CME)

Markets

Bitcoin Drops to $29K in Sudden Sell-Off

The slide – which followed a huge market sell order at Binance – flushed millions of dollars' worth of futures positions.

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Policy

Argentina’s National Securities Commission Approves Bitcoin Futures

The agency authorized the regulation of a futures contract based on a bitcoin index of Matba Rofex, an Argentinian stock exchange.

Bandera de Argentina. (Unsplash)

Markets

Dogecoin Futures Set Record After Twitter Adopts Token's Dog Logo

Open interest, which can be used to determine market strength behind price trends, jumped to all-time highs in dogecoin terms.

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Policy

U.S. Futures Watchdog Issues Compliance Rule for Crypto Activities Among Members

The National Futures Association, which includes firms trading crypto futures, is imposing anti-fraud standards and supervision demands for those engaging in bitcoin and ether trading.

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