Tag: Futures

Coinbase Acquires Futures Exchange Amid Plans To Offer Crypto Derivatives to US Customers

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Crypto exchange giant Coinbase is announcing a new acquisition that will allow it to expand its product range into crypto derivatives. Coinbase says it has acquired FairX, a futures exchange that is regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The cryptocurrency exchange says it will initially offer crypto derivatives to US customers through the new acquisition before offering them on its main Coinbase platform. “Through this acquisition, we plan to bring regulated crypto derivatives to market, initially through FairX’s existing partner ecosystem. Over time, we plan to leverage FairX’s…

Indian INX exchange reportedly plans to list Bitcoin futures ETF

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Despite the ongoing uncertainty about cryptocurrency regulation in India, local financial firms are backing new ventures aiming to launch Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETF). Torus Kling Blockchain, a joint venture between Cosmea Financial Holding, a financial firm backed by former Reliance Capital CEO Sam Ghosh, and Kling Trading India, is preparing to launch Bitcoin and Ether (ETH) futures ETFs in India, The Economic Times reported Thursday. The company has signed a memorandum of understanding with India’s major stock exchange, the India International Exchange (INX), to launch crypto ETFs alongside investment…

Bitcoin ETF Launch Hype Fades as Funds Slip in Value, BTC Futures Open Interest Down 38% in 2 Months – Finance Bitcoin News

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Following the charged-up debut of the Proshares bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), Valkyrie’s bitcoin futures ETF and the Vaneck bitcoin strategy ETF, interest in these types of funds seems to have faded a great deal. After the Proshares bitcoin ETF BITO reached an all-time high on November 10, the ETF is down 39% over the last 64 days. Valkyrie’s bitcoin ETF has also shed 37% in value over the last two months. Bitcoin Futures ETF Lull Continues A large portion of the cryptocurrency community was very hyped up for years about…

Interest wanes in Bitcoin futures ETF’s as contracts fall below 5K

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After a stellar launch, interest has waned in the ProShares Bitcoin Strategy Exchange Traded Fund (BITO) which now has the lowest amount of CME contracts since Nov. 2021. The Bitcoin futures exchange traded fund (ETF) holds a total of 4,904 Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) futures contracts, according to the fund’s latest update from Jan. 11. A Bitcoin futures ETF allows investors to speculate on the future price of Bitcoin (BTC) without having to hold the asset themselves. BITO’s assets under management (AUM) figure has retraced to $1.16 billion from a…

Ethereum futures and options data reflects traders’ mixed emotions on $3.2K ETH price

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Ether (ETH) has been an emotional rollercoaster over the past three months primarily because its price rallied twice. First, it peaked at $4,870 on Nov. 10 and at $4,780 on Dec. 1. However, the double top was quickly followed by a harsh rejection, which led to $490 million in long futures contract liquidations in 48 hours. Once again, hope was instilled on Dec. 8 after Ether commenced to rally 28.5% in four days to retest the $4,400 support. Soon after, the downtrend continued, leading to the $2,900 bottom on Jan.…

WisdomTree Adds Bitcoin Futures Exposure to Fund, Refiles for Spot ETF

“We’ve said that for a 100% bitcoin fund, we prefer the spot. We have not filed for a 100% futures [fund]. For a 3% to 5% position, we think that futures are a reasonable access tool. But for a 100% position, we think that you want the spot,” said Schwartz. “We’re making our filings as strong and compelling as possible, and you’ve got to get over the different issues from the SEC.” Source

VanEck Bitcoin Futures ETF Gets SEC Greenlight After Spot Rejection

VanEck has had a rollercoaster of a month with its Bitcoin ETFs. After three Bitcoin Futures ETFs were approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Spot ETFs became the next big thing as they posed a greater advantage for traders. However, this would prove to not be happening anytime soon as the VanEck Spot Bitcoin ETF was rejected by the regulatory body. However, all hope was not lost for the investment fund as it had doubled back with a bitcoin futures ETF. This time around, VanEck found success as the…

Bitcoin Spikes to $12,850, Burning Over $75 Million in Futures Contracts

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Bitcoin is exploding higher on the back of two extremely positive fundamental events: PayPal adding support for cryptocurrency and the U.S. confirming an imminent fiscal stimulus package. BTC currently trades for $12,800, far above the lows seen just a week ago at $11,200. Source: BTCUSD from TradingView.com The price of Bitcoin plunged last week as a result of news that OKEx had frozen withdrawals. The cryptocurrency is now returning higher as the market has shaken off that news event and has instead focused on the bullish ones. Related Reading: Here’s…

Will the CME Bitcoin futures gap buyers at $9,600 be left in tears?

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The recent week has been relatively dull on the price movements of Bitcoin (BTC), as a slow upward trend was established after Bitcoin’s price found a footing at above $10,000. This rally then continued toward $11,000 on Sep. 18 but was pushed back by some short-term resistance levels.  The previous week has been focused solely around Uniswap (UNI) and the airdrop of its token, combined with several listings on high-end exchanges. At the same time, let’s take a look at the price of Bitcoin and its charts to gauge where…

Bakkt Bitcoin futures smashes daily volume record by 36%

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Bakkt, a regulated platform for crypto asset custody and trading owned by Intercontinental Exchange, has reported record daily trading volumes for its physically-settled Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts. On September 16, Bakkt announced that more than $200 million worth of BTC contracts had been traded over a single day — breaking its previous record by 36%. According to crypto market data aggregator Skew, the record figure is roughly double the average daily volumes posted throughout September so far. Bakkt daily Bitcoin futures volume: Skew Despite being touted as the likely catalyst…