Futures


Markets

Anomalous Ether Futures Pricing Condition Is Likely to Revert After the Merge

"The current state of backwardation reflects the general market view that ETH will fall following the Merge, but this could be short-lived," one observer said.

Crypto trading platform Talos announced three new hires to senior roles. (Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)

Markets

Exchange Giant CME’s Bitcoin Futures Just Hit a Huge Discount to Spot Prices

On Monday, the rolling one-month discount for CME's bitcoin futures hit a 3.36% discount, surpassing the previous low set a year ago.

(Skew, Arcane Research)

Markets

Crypto Fund QCP Capital Says Options Trading Is Next Institutional Growth Driver

Institutional investors are much more likely to engage in options trading than other crypto-centric niches, co-founder Darius Sit shared at an event in Seoul.

QCP Capital co-founder Darius Sit speaking at Korea Blockchain Week. (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)

Finance

Corn Farmers Hedge Their Crops With Futures. This Solana DEX Wants Vaildators to Follow Suit

Cypher, which launched a new service Wednesday, thinks the futures markets can help validators hedge their risks.

A frontend developer for Cypher at mtnDAO. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Markets

Ether's Deepest 'Backwardation' Since 2020 Crash Shows Traders Prepping for Ethereum PoW Split

Traders have been buying ETH in the spot market and selling ether futures to withstand volatility, creating the unusual dynamic.

Ether futures trade at a discount to spot prices ahead of the Merge. (LauraTara/Pixabay)

Markets

Ether Dominates Futures Trading as Shorts See $200M in Liquidations

Crypto markets jumped after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to hike rates by 75 basis points. The move caught short traders by surprise.

Posiciones cortas de ether registraron liquidaciones de $200 millones. (deepblue4you/Getty images)

Markets

Ether Futures See $230M in Liquidations as Merge Pushes ETH to $1.5K

Shorts took on the most losses as buying pressure built up on ether over the weekend.

Los futuros de ether acumularon la mayor cantidad de liquidaciones en un período de tres meses. (Unsplash)

Finance

CoinFLEX to Launch a $47M Recovery Token to Solve Withdrawal Issues

The exchange said last week it was halting withdrawals amid market declines and counterparty uncertainty.

CoinFLEX halted withdrawals. (FLY:D/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Miami International Holdings, Lukka Form Pact in Plan to Launch Crypto Derivatives

The companies seek to launch cash-settled bitcoin and ether futures and options, pending regulatory approval.

MIH and Lukka signed a deal for crypto derivatives. (© Krunja/Getty images)

Markets

Solana, Dogecoin Tokens Dip as Futures Suggests Bearish Sentiment

Choppy trading in broader markets failed to temper a gradual dip in major cryptocurrencies, with some sliding as much as 8% in the past 24 hours.

Crypto's still in a bear market. (Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)