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Decentralized Exchange Volume Dropped 25% in October

A steeper decline was avoided by one record day for Uniswap and Curve.

Monthly decentralized exchange volume since Jan. 2019

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FTX Raises 'TRUMP' Futures Margins as Price Suggests Lower Expectations of Election Win

FTX said the price of one TRUMP contract roughly equals the president's expected chances of reelection.

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FTX Launches Bitcoin Pairs for Top Stocks Like Amazon, Apple and Tesla

The crypto derivatives exchange has launched a novel way to trade the world's most popular stocks.

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Hxro, FTX Target Retail Crypto Traders With Simplified Options Product

Hxro and FTX have partnered to make options trading more accessible for retail traders.

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Crypto Traders Bet on US Election as FTX Prediction Markets Hit Record Volumes

October sees record volume for TRUMP and BIDEN markets three weeks ahead of the U.S. election.

Prices for TRUMP and BIDEN futures markets on FTX

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Election 2020 Prediction Markets: Bettors Say Trump Lost Tuesday's Debate

With the first presidential debate now smoldering behind us, the betting markets have picked their winner: Joe Biden.

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Structural Issues May Be Causing BitMEX’s Low Bitcoin 'Cash and Carry' Returns

BitMEX may be one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms, but it offers the lowest return on bitcoin "cash and carry" trades.

This isn't how a "cash and carry" trade works. (Pixabay)

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Alameda Research Claimed Nearly 70% of Wrapped Bitcoin Minted in August

The firm claimed 14,654 WBTC in August following approval of its Compound collateral proposal.

WBTC minted per merchant in Aug. 2020

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Exchange Outages Are Going Mainstream: What Robinhood Can Learn From Crypto

With popular online trading platforms hit by more outages amid high volumes, companies like Robinhood may learn something from crypto exchanges.

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FTX Exchange's $150M Deal for Mobile-First Blockfolio Is a Retail Trading Play

The deal is a strategic play for FTX, whose clientele consists largely of quants and professional traders, to attract more retail customers.

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