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Bitfinex Now Has a Derivatives Contract Offering Exposure to Bitcoin Dominance
Bitfinex says the perpetual swap provides investors with a less volatile form of exposure compared to a plain-vanilla bitcoin futures contract.
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By Paddy Baker
May 8, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 8, 2020
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Market Wrap: Derivatives May Reduce Miner Selling Pressure After Bitcoin Halving
The crypto derivatives market is helping to hedge the uncertainty on which way the bitcoin market will go when miners have less revenue post-halving.
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By Daniel Cawrey
May 6, 2020 at 8:37 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2020
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First Mover: US Arms of Binance, FTX Push Into Margin Trading, but Likely Not at 100x
Binance.US and the soon-to-launch U.S. unit of FTX aim to offer cryptocurrency margin trading in the American market, but won't be able to provide leverage to the degree offer...
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By Zack VoellOmkar Godbole
May 6, 2020 at 11:40 a.m. UTC
May 6, 2020
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Skew's founding team, Emmanuel Goh and Tim Noat. (Credit: Skew)
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Crypto Data Provider Skew Raises $5M, Launches Trade Execution Platform
The $5 million round, led by Octopus Ventures, adds to a $2 million seed round raised in September of last year.
Skew's founding team, Emmanuel Goh and Tim Noat. (Credit: Skew)
By Ian Allison
Apr 29, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 29, 2020
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Quarterly crypto analysis: bitcoin hodlwaves show long-held assets stayed put
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What's Next for Bitcoin After March's Crash – CoinDesk Quarterly Review
Will bitcoin move beyond "digital gold"? Is ether viable as money? In 24 charts, CoinDesk Research looks at what happened to crypto assets in the first quarter and what may em...
Quarterly crypto analysis: bitcoin hodlwaves show long-held assets stayed put
By Galen Moore
Apr 9, 2020 at 4:07 p.m. UTC
Apr 9, 2020
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Crypto Derivatives Platform Gets Nod From London Stock Exchange’s Software Tester
ZUBR, which only opened for trading in early March, said its trading software had been successfully stress-tested by Exactpro
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By Paddy Baker
Mar 30, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 30, 2020
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Bybit Enables Two-Way Margin Trading With Perpetual Contracts Quoted in Tether
The Singapore exchange is adding tether (USDT) perpetual contracts to simplify account management and allow two-way trades.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Mar 24, 2020 at 10:25 a.m. UTC
Mar 24, 2020
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Customized Crypto Options Seeing Record Demand From Funds, Miners, Says GSR
The Hong Kong-based firm is seeing soaring interest in its customizable options contracts amid high price volatility.
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By Paddy Baker
Mar 20, 2020 at 2:20 p.m. UTC
Mar 20, 2020
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Huobi Adds Crypto 'Circuit Breaker' After Last Week's Mass Liquidations
The new liquidation mechanism would pull the plug on futures trading should prices become too volatile.
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By Paddy Baker
Mar 19, 2020 at 4:01 p.m. UTC
Mar 19, 2020
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Investors Can Hedge Long-Term Risk With New 2-Year Bitcoin Derivatives
Quedex's new bitcoin derivatives contracts, which expire in December 2021, saw more than $5 million in volume last weekend.
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By Paddy Baker
Mar 13, 2020 at 10:15 a.m. UTC
Mar 13, 2020
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