CME Looks to Take on Binance and Coinbase, Could Launch Spot Bitcoin Trading: Report
The CME is already the top bitcoin futures exchange by open interest, while the offshore, non-regulated Binance dominates the spot market.
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Hedge Funds Hold Record Bearish Bitcoin Bets, Data Show
Most funds may have taken short positions as a part of a “carry trade,” one observer said.
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Bitfinex Derivatives Users Can Now Place Bets on Bitcoin and Ether Implied Volatility
Bitfinex Derivatives announced the launch of perpetual futures tied to Volmex’s proprietary bitcoin and ether implied volatility indices.
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Ethena’s Prelaunch Futures Surge 22% as ENA Token Is Set To Go Live Next Week
The price surge implied that the token could debut with a market cap of over $500 million.
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U.S Has its Eleventh Spot Bitcoin ETF After Hashdex Fund Conversion
The fund comes with a small twist in that it can allocate up to 5% of its assets into bitcoin futures contracts.
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Bitcoin CME Futures’ Open Interest Reaches Record High of $10B
Notional open interest refers to the dollar value of the active or open futures contracts at a given time.
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Bitcoin Logs Biggest Single-Day Gain Since October, Market-Neutral Bets Yield 3x U.S. Treasury Notes
The attractive yield on the market-neutral cash and carry trade could draw more money to the crypto market.
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Starknet’s STRK Could Debut With Market Cap of Over $1B, Aevo’s Pre-Launch Futures Suggest
Starknet is set to launch its native token STRK through an airdrop of 728 million coins on Feb. 20.
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Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Tops $21B, Highest Since November 2021
While notional open interest has surged, the overall leverage build-up is still relatively low.
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CME Trading Volume Reached Highest in 3 Years After Bitcoin ETF Approval
The total derivatives trading volume on CME rose 35% in January to $94.9 billion, the highest since October 2021.