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Big Guns Back $10M Investment in DeFi’s dYdX
The funding round, led by Three Arrows and DeFiance Capital, was also joined by Andreessen Horowitz, Polychain Capital and Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam.
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Jan 26 2021
Jan 22 2021
Bitcoin Traders Expect Volatility as Options Expire
□ Jan 22 2021 □
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Bitcoin traders are preparing for an extended short-term correction, as options contracts of 118,000 BTC ($3.5 billion) expire on Jan. 29. Bitcoin Price Volatility Ahead Bitcoin's price fell by a record percentage of 13.1% on Thursday. The...
Jan 20 2021
Bitcoin Sells Off on Bearish Sentiment, Yellen Worries
The sell-off also led to major corrections for other cryptocurrencies including ether, stellar, xrp and chainlink.
Dear Crypto Derivatives Industry, Let’s Not Repeat 2008
As the crypto derivatives industry begins to take off, it needs to avoid the lack of transparency that plagued the industry in the 2000s, when the financial system collapsed.
Jan 15 2021
How a Small German Firm Brought FAANG Stocks to Crypto
Cryptocurrency markets have revealed the power of global, never-sleep financial markets. The low barrier to entry has also boosted digital assets' mass appeal. A small German company is now bringing these advantages to Google, Tesla, and other popular American stocks. And this time around, U.S. citizens will be left out of the innovation....
Jan 14 2021
Jan 13 2021
Why this trader thinks the Bitcoin bottom is in based on volume trends
On January 12, the day the price of Bitcoin dropped from $41,000 to $30,500, over $2.5 billion worth of futures contracts were liquidated. The derivatives market, which was extremely overleveraged and overcrowded, saw a massive reset. Following the shakeout, a pseudonymous trader known as...
Cryptocurrency Derivatives Ban Comes Into Effect in the UK
□ Jan 13 2021 □
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Cryptocurrency derivatives were prohibited in the UK starting from January 6. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) first announced the news in October, following extensive discussions around the issue. The ban prohibits companies from offering crypto derivatives, including options, futures, and other similar instruments to customers in the United Kingdom.
Jan 07 2021
Jan 06 2021
UK’s Ban on Crypto Derivatives Goes Into Effect Today
□ Jan 06 2021 □
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The Financial Conduct Authority ban on the sale of derivatives and exchange- traded notes was passed in October.
Dec 29 2020
Dec 25 2020
Bitcoin Derivatives Demand in 2021: Industry Insiders Predict
□ Dec 25 2020 □
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“This is only the beginning of mainstream institutional adoption and, in 2021, it will help drive derivatives growth faster.”
Dec 10 2020
Dec 07 2020
Here’s why options investors may be bearish on Bitcoin
Investors in the Bitcoin options market could be turning slightly bearish in the near term, order books show. In the options market, the value of call options rises when the price of an asset appreciates. In contrast, the value of put options increases when the price of an asset falls. Essentially, a call option is a buy order and a put option is...
Dec 05 2020
Ethereum options volume hits record high—but why is demand surging?
The volume of the Ethereum options market hit a record high as the demand for ETH increased in recent weeks. It follows the high-profile confirmation of Eth2 release, which was formalized after deposits to the Eth2 contract address reached its threshold. Analysts at Deribit, the largest cryptocurrency options market,...
Dec 01 2020
Nov 27 2020
Bitcoin derivatives market hasn’t been this wrecked since the March crash
On November 26, the Bitcoin futures market recorded nearly $800 million in long contract liquidations alone. It marked the worst day for the derivatives market since the March 12 crash. Almost 800 mil in long liquidations alone. The derivs market hasn't gotten this rekt since the black swan in March....
Nov 26 2020
Data shows the Bitcoin derivatives market is becoming less crowded
The Bitcoin futures funding rate has declined across major cryptocurrency exchanges in the past 48 hours. This shows that the derivatives market is getting less overheated and the rally can become more sustainable....
Nov 20 2020
Y Combinator, Pantera Back $3M Investment in New Crypto Derivatives Exchange
□ Nov 20 2020 □
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Globe goes live Friday with the announcement of $3 million in funding from the likes of Pantera Capital, Y Combinator, Tim Draper and others.