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Markets

Former OKEx Exec to Raise $40M for Crypto Derivative Exchange

The Seychelles-based exchange aims to provide retail crypto investors with futures, options, callable bull/bear contracts, warrant contracts and fixed coupon notes, which are traditionally only available to institutional clients.

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Markets

Binance Now Lets Users Borrow Against Crypto Holdings to Fund Futures Trades

The Binance exchange has added a feature allowing users put up their crypto holdings as collateral to fund futures trading.

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao

Markets

Binance Will Soon Reward Market Makers for Providing Futures Liquidity

The exchange is adjusting its fee structure to incentivize market makers to add liquidity on its futures platform.

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Markets

Winklevoss Twins' Crypto Exchange Adds TradingView Integration

Gemini users can now execute trades directly through the TradingView interface.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss of the Gemini crypto exchange.

Tech

Winklevoss Patents Tout Use Case for Gemini Stablecoin Tech in Banking

Banks and other "trusted entities" could become licensed issuers of the stablecoin, the patents suggest.

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Gemini founders (Shutterstock)

Markets

Options Growth Will Ignite Innovation in the Bitcoin Market – But Not in the Way You Think

Richard Rosenblum, co-founder of GSR, points out the lackluster growth in listed options hides the real action taking place in OTC hedges.

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Markets

Deribit to Launch Daily BTC Options as Regulated Competition Heats Up

Launching Feb. 3, Deribit's daily bitcoin index options will appeal to a different kind of trader, the firm says.

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Markets

Exchange Tokens: Neither a Great Investment Nor a Great Market Indicator

It’s surprising that, despite the success of their issuers, exchange tokens have not been more successful as investments, or as metrics of adoption in one of crypto assets' best-proven use cases, speculation.

Line graph showing exchange token and bitcoin returns' correlation vs time

Finance

Bittrex Takes Out Record $300M Insurance on Crypto Held in Cold Storage

The insurance was underwritten by Arch Syndicate 2012, which provides specialized insurance for corporations.

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Markets

Former JPMorgan Exec Joins Binance as Latin American, European Director

Former State Street counsel, JPMorgan vice president and Huobi regional head Josh Goodbody is joining Binance as its new director of European and Latin American growth and institutional business.

Former State Street counsel and JPMorgan vice president Josh Goodbody is joining Binance as its new director of European and Latin American growth and institutional business. (Josh Goodbody image courtesy Binance)