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31.05 / 10:35

business Binance BTC Markets Derivatives Will Customers Binance Australia customers seen selling bitcoin at discount to rival exchanges

Binance, the world's largest crypto-currency exchange, were almost A$9,000 lower than prices on rival exchanges on Tuesday, in a sign customers were seeking to exit their positions quickly. The price of the world's biggest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, was at around A$34,000($23,062.20) on Binance Australia, compared with A$43,000 on BTC Markets, an Australia-based cryptocurrency exchange. Bitcoin was quoted at $27,790 outside Australia. Binance did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment.

30.05 / 21:19

CFTC regulation SEC Futures Derivatives letter compliance US CFTC issues letter on digital asset derivatives, clearing compliance in 3 areas

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a staff advisory letter to registered derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) and DCO applicants, reminding them of the risks associated with expanding the scope of their activities. The letter from the CFTC Division of Clearing and Risk (DCR) specifically addressed digital assets.

21.05 / 15:19

markets Ethereum Funding Derivatives Bitcoin Options DAI Bitcoin Bears Bitcoin, Ethereum bears are back in control — Two derivative metrics suggest

A bearish market structure has been pressuring cryptocurrencies’ prices for the past six weeks, driving the total market capitalization to its lowest level in two months at $1.13 trillion. According to two derivative metrics, crypto bulls will have a hard time to break the downtrend, even though analyzing a shorter timeframe provides a neutral view with Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and BNB, on average, gaining 0.3% between May 12 and May 19.

19.05 / 07:29

regulation security Derivatives Bitcoin Regulation TradFi Crypto should become a regular part of TradFi within 5-10 years: Exchange CEO

Crypto needs to establish itself as a “brand new” component of traditional finance, rather than try to squeeze itself into existing financial products, suggests the CEO of crypto exchange Bittrex Global.

12.05 / 14:29

markets Bitcoin Futures Grayscale Derivatives Bitcoin Bitcoin Price Dollar Bitcoin's dive under $27K liquidates $100M — So why aren't margin traders flipping bearish

Bitcoin’s price (BTC) broke below its 55-day support at $27,000 on May 12. In result, the two-day, 7% correction to $26,155 caused $100 million worth of long BTC futures contracts to be liquidated.

11.05 / 12:33

markets stocks Derivatives Bitcoin Options Bitcoin Bitcoin Price Bears Bitcoin bears need BTC price to go below $27K ahead of Friday's $900M options expiry

The $900 million Bitcoin (BTC) weekly options expiry on May 12 might play a decisive role in determining whether the price will succumb below $27,000.

08.05 / 15:23

markets Futures Derivatives Bitcoin Options Bitcoin Bitcoin Price Premium Does Bitcoin price risk losing $28K with BTC futures premium at 2-month lows?

For the past 17 days, Bitcoin (BTC) price has been trading within a narrow 8.5% range from $27,250 to $29,550, causing the 40-day volatility metric to drop below 40%. This wasn't restricted to cryptocurrencies as the S&P500 index's historical volatility has reached 17%, its lowest level since December 2021.

08.05 / 12:13

markets Volatility Derivatives Bitcoin Options Bitcoin Dollar National Debt play Bitcoin options: How to play it when BTC price moves up or down 10%

Here's how Bitcoin (BTC) traders can profit whether its price move up or down 10% within 55 days.

04.05 / 13:53

markets Ethereum SEC coinbase inflation Derivatives Bitcoin How are Bitcoin options traders positioning for the US banking crisis?

For the past 14 days, cryptocurrency markets have been trading within an unusually tight 7.1% range. In other words, investors are unwilling to place new bets until there’s additional regulatory clarity, especially in the United States.

03.05 / 13:29

Ethereum coinbase exchanges Derivatives Bitcoin International Coinbase debuts international exchange following feud with a U.S. regulator

The largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange launched the Coinbase International Exchange, which will be open to institutional investors outside the U.S., following tension with the Securities and Exchange Commission over the past few weeks.

02.05 / 00:53

Blockchain defi Hackers hacks DEX Decentralized Exchange Derivatives Exploit Level Finance confirms $1M exploit due to buggy smart contract

Decentralized exchange Level Finance has experienced a security breach allowing an attacker to steal more than $1 million of the exchange’s native Level Finance (LVL) token.

27.04 / 13:57

markets Bitcoin Futures Congress Derivatives Bitcoin Options Bitcoin National Debt Got liquidated with Bitcoin futures? Get 3.5x leverage using this options strategy

Bitcoin (BTC) bulls might be disappointed after the $31,000 resistance proved stronger than expected on April 14. However, looking at a broader time frame, Bitcoin has been the best-performing asset in 2023, gaining over 74% year-to-date at $29,000.

26.04 / 14:29

markets SEC Federal Reserve Derivatives Bitcoin Options Bitcoin Bitcoin Price Weekly Bitcoin touches $30K as BTC bulls well-positioned for weekly $3.2 billion options expiry

Bitcoin (BTC) price broke above $29,800 on April 26, totaling 9.6% gains in 24 hours, reaching as high as $30,024 on Bitstamp. Some commentators argue that the 50% drop in First Republic Bank (FRB) shares on April 25 has been the catalyst for Bitcoin’s rally.

25.04 / 06:17

Adoption defi Altcoin Decentralized Exchange Derivatives Voting Low Decentralized exchange GMX votes to use Chainlink low-latency oracles

Chainlink’s (LINK) low-latency oracles will integrate with the decentralized exchange (DEX) GMX following a successful governance proposal that sought to provide more “granular” real-time market data to GMX v2.

24.04 / 20:13

markets Ethereum Ether price fees Decentralized Exchange Derivatives Dapps network Support regulatory Ether price struggles to maintain support as regulatory challenges and network issues weigh

The Ether (ETH) price has struggled to sustain the $1,850 support since April 21, the same level it held before the rally toward $2,100 initiated on April 13. Investors have reason to question whether there are buyers, considering the 13.5% price correction in six days and the $548 million in leveraged futures longs liquidated between April 19 and April 21.

24.04 / 18:35

business defi Funding Futures Derivatives Bitcoin Options Ethereum Options DeFi options protocol raises $17M for buy-side marketplace

Thetanuts Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol offering crypto options contracts, has raised $17 million to offer a buy-side marketplace and expanded list of coins, according to an April 24 announcement from the team.

22.04 / 16:07

business Gemini Derivatives Winklevoss Twins Gemini to launch derivatives platform outside the United States

United States-based crypto exchange Gemini announced on April 21 the upcoming launch of a derivatives platform outside the U.S. The move comes amid a tightening and uncertain regulatory environment for crypto firms in the country.

15.04 / 13:07

markets Bitcoin Futures Federal Reserve Derivatives Leverage Bitcoin Options Bitcoin Drop Healthy Bitcoin rally: What does a margin lending ratio drop mean for BTC price?

Bitcoin (BTC) price rallied over 10% between April 9 and April 14, marking the highest daily close in more than ten months. While some analysts may argue the move justifies a degree of decoupling from traditional markets, both the S&P 500 and gold are near their highest levels in over six months.

14.04 / 22:27

business Binance CFTC regulation Derivatives CFTC chair says Binance intentionally broke rules concerning futures, commodities

Rostin Behnam, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), recently spoke out about the allegations levied against Binance, claiming that the beleaguered cryptocurrency exchange’s leadership knowingly operated outside of U.S. laws governing the exchange of commodities and futures.

12.04 / 10:57

Ethereum defi Liquidity Derivatives Staking Upcoming Shapella upgrade fuels liquid staking growth — AMA with Swell

The liquid staking sector, with $16.68 billion in TVL, now surpasses DeFi lending and bridges as the second-largest crypto sector according to Defillama data. The upcoming Ethereum Shapella upgrade, scheduled for April 12, has fueled existing interest: Liquid staking tokens, along with Ether (ETH) itself, see an increase in value as the upgrade date approaches.

10.04 / 06:43

business Asia exchanges Derivatives Bitget launches $100M Web3 fund for crypto projects in Asia

Crypto derivatives exchange Bitget launched a new fund focused on supporting the next generation of Web3 projects. According to a statement seen by Cointelegraph, $100 million will be invested in the fund as an initial investment.

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