Derivatives

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Luxor Looks to Help Bitcoin Miners Hedge Halving Risk With New Hashrate Futures
The firm partnered with CFTC-approved exchange Bitnomial to offer cash-settled hashrate futures.
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Ether Put Demand Signals Weakness After $4K Price Breakout
By locking in the right to sell ETH at a specified price, options traders are preparing for short-term weakness after the cryptocurrency hit a two-year high.
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Return of Animal Spirits? Bitcoin Traders Lock $20M in the $200K Call Option
Bitcoin traders are having a relook at the $200,000 call option after a gap of nearly three years.
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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Surpasses $65K, Meme Tokens Rally
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 4, 2024.
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Omni Network signs $600 million deal with Ether.Fi (Blogging guide/Unsplash)
Omni Network Signs $600M Restaking Deal With Ether.Fi to Enhance Security
Both Omni and Ether.Fi have committed to EigenLayer's pooled security model.
Omni Network signs $600 million deal with Ether.Fi (Blogging guide/Unsplash)

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Shiba Inu Rings Greed Alarm as Bitcoin Eyes Record High
Open interest in SHIB futures has crossed above $100 million, hinting at speculative froth.
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First Mover Americas: Is Bitcoin Rallying Ahead of Schedule?
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 1, 2024.
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First Mover Americas: BTC Volatility Spikes, Crypto Derivatives Volume Surges
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for Feb. 29, 2024.
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On Friday, $7.7 billion worth of options tied to bitcoin and $3.5 billion of options linked to ether [ETH] will expire on Deribit. (Jason Leung/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
A Record $11B Crypto Options Expiry Looms as BTC Shows Little Volatility
The expiry is Deribit's largest so far and a record of almost $5 billion of options will expire in the money.
On Friday, $7.7 billion worth of options tied to bitcoin and $3.5 billion of options linked to ether [ETH] will expire on Deribit. (Jason Leung/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

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CFTC Pushes FTX-Inspired Rule to Protect Customers' Money
Commissioners took a step toward requiring derivatives clearing organizations, a key type of middleman in the industry, to keep their customers' money segregated from their ow...
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