Derivatives


Markets

Optimism From Ethereum's Shapella Upgrade Is Fading, Crypto Options Show

Two weeks after the upgrade, the options market is assigning a slightly more negative sentiment to ether.

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Finance

FTX's LedgerX Derivatives Exchange Sold to Miami International Holdings in Bankruptcy Auction

FTX.US purchased Ledger Holdings, the parent company of LedgerX, for $298 million in October 2021, according to audited financial documents viewed by CoinDesk.

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Finance

Gemini to Open a Crypto Derivatives Platform Outside the U.S.

Gemini Foundation's first product will be a perpetual bitcoin (BTC) contract, the company said late Friday.

Gemini co-founders Tyler & Cameron Winklevoss, seen in colorful tuxedos,  announced in June that they will expand their Singapore headcount to more than 100 employees, about 20% of the total worldwide staff.

Markets

Crypto Options Exchange Deribit Adding Zero-Fee Spot Trading

The availability of the spot market means traders no longer have to go elsewhere to exchange major cryptocurrencies and can set up multi-leg complex strategies at one place.

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Markets

Institutions Flock to Ether After Shapella Upgrade

Open interest in CME futures has risen to the highest level since March 2022, indicating an influx of institutional traders to the crypto market.

Interés abierto y volumen de los futuros de ether del CME. (CME)

Markets

Crypto Derivative Volumes Rose in March for Third Straight Month

A report noted an increase in spot DEXs offering derivatives trading on their platforms.

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Videos

What Are Crypto Derivatives and How Do They Work

As more institutional investors seek exposure to the crypto sector, financial instruments called "crypto derivatives" are particularly appealing. B2C2 CEO Nicola White explains how they work and why traders chose to trade derivatives instead of spot.

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Markets

Trading Firm Sees Bullish Signs as Bitcoin Open Interest Surges to Highest Level Since FTX Crash

A rise in open interest shows more participation from crypto traders and a bullish market sentiment, a trading firm said.

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Finance

Binance Australia's Derivatives License Cancelled Following Request by Exchange

The exchange will close all of its customers' open derivatives positions by April 21.

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Markets

Bitcoin's Spot-to-Derivatives Trading Volume Ratio Slides to Lowest in 11 Months

The decline indicates renewed risk appetite in the crypto market.

Relación entre el volumen de trading al contado y de derivados de bitcoin. (CryptoQuant)