Crypto futures Financial News

crypto landscape is undergoing a major shift, with futures trading emerging as the preferred choice for traders. While spot trading faces hurdles like high taxation and liquidity constraints, crypto futures offer advantages such as leverage, lower capital requirements, and better tax efficiency. In an exclusive conversation on ETMarkets Livestream, Avinash Shekhar, CEO of Pi42, discusses why Indian traders are moving toward futures, how perpetual contracts work, and what’s next for the evolving regulatory landscape.

Singapore Exchange (SGX) plans to list Bitcoin perpetual futures as traditional exchanges push deeper into crypto derivative markets. Singapore's largest exchange group intends to launch the contracts in the second half of 2025, a spokesperson said in an emailed statement. The company will strictly target institutional clients and professional investors, with retail customers barred from trading the instruments.

crypto trading platform, announced on Thursday, October 3, the launch of crypto futures trading on its PRO platform. This new feature offers a versatile trading experience for selected users, allowing them to maximize their trading potential with leverage up to 25x. With CoinSwitch futures, users can trade in over 350 contracts including BTC, ETH, SOL, MATIC, XRP, and more. «CoinSwitch Futures enables users to take long (buy) or short (sell) positions on perpetual futures contracts and can also hedge their spot holdings. The platform is distinguished by its competitive commission rates, ensuring users benefit with the lowest fees in the market. Additionally, new users can avail 100% commission rebate for the first 15 days,» the company said.

cryptocurrency market has undergone a remarkable transformation. What started as a niche space dominated by individual enthusiasts has evolved into a global financial phenomenon, increasingly shaped by institutional involvement. Manav who leads the sales and trading team at Mudrex conducted a live session on ETMarkets Livestream platform to help investors navigate the complexities of the crypto market.

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cryptocurrency market. Although the assets involved are different and there are some unique aspects, the core principles of trading futures contracts remain the same.

Robinhood Markets is reportedly exploring the introduction of cryptocurrency futures trading in the US and Europe.

Delta Exchange on Thursday announced the official launch of its Indian platform which will offer options trading on Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and other crypto assets. A company release said that it is India’s first and only platform to offer options trading. Founded by Pankaj Balani, Jitender Tokas and Saurabh Goyal and backed by investors such as CoinFund, Sandeep Nailwal’s family office, Aave, Kyber Network, SinoGlobal Capital and others, Delta Exchange promises to offer a secure experience to Indian traders allowing them to trade in INR.

Digitex crypto futures exchange CEO Adam Colin Todd willfully failed to include adequate anti-money-laundering (AML) program, Florida federal court alleged.

BlackRock has argued that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission doesn't have any legitimate reason to treat spot-crypto and crypto-futures exchange-traded fund applications differently.

Coinbase Advanced allows retail traders in the United States access to regulated crypto futures contracts four months after Coinbase Financial Markets (CFM) secured approval to operate a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) entity.

The former CEO of Systematic Alpha Management LLC (SAM) pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to commit commodities fraud involving crypto futures contracts, and he is potentially facing up to a five-year prison sentence.

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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has received approval from the United States National Futures Association to offer investments in crypto futures to eligible customers. The approval enables Coinbase to introduce Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) futures contracts through its Commodity Futures Trading Commission-regulated derivatives exchange. 

Coinbase Global said on Wednesday it had secured approval to offer cryptocurrency futures to US retail customers, scoring a major regulatory win even as it battles a lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The move will allow Coinbase to offer bitcoin and ether futures directly to eligible US customers.

Coinbase said it’s received regulatory approval to bring federally regulated crypto futures trading to eligible customers in the U.S., sending shares sharply higher before the opening bell

The exchange says it has been granted approval by the National Futures Association (NFA), a self-regulatory organisation designated by the CFTC, making it the first crypto-native platform to directly offer traditional spot crypto trading alongside leveraged crypto futures.Coinbase applied with the NFA nearly two years ago and says it has been working with regulators since then to ensure it will comply with all regulations and that its business model meets the CFTC’s customer protection requirements. Greg Tusar, VP, institutional products, Coinbase, writes in a blog: "We believe this is a watershed moment to be able to bring regulated crypto products to US customers."The approval is regulatory win for Coinbase, which has been publicly locking horns with the SEC.

(Reuters) -Coinbase Global said on Wednesday it had secured approval to offer cryptocurrency futures to U.S. retail customers, scoring a major regulatory win even as it battles a lawsuit from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Coinbase said it's received regulatory approval to bring federally regulated crypto futures trading to eligible customers in the US, sending shares sharply higher before the opening bell Wednesday. In June, the US Securities and Exchange Commission filed lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase, saying that the companies were in violation of the the law because they were operating as securities exchanges without registering with the agency. Coinbase said Wednesday that it had secured regulatory approval from the National Futures Association to operate as a futures commission merchant. The cryptocurrency exchange said that it filed its application with the association in 2021. Now that it has received approval, Coinbase says eligible US customers will be able to access regulated derivatives products through Coinbase Financial Markets, subject to the oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the NFA. The company tweeted that it can now offers cryptocurrency futures contracts in bitcoin and ether. Futures are derivative contracts to buy or sell an asset at a later date at a price previously agreed to under a contract.

Cboe Digital, a major options exchange in the United States, has had its application to offer margined futures contracts for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) approved by the United States commodities regulator.

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