bitcoin futures

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Market Wrap: Bitcoin Vulnerable to Rising Leverage Despite Short-Term Optimism
Analysts are cautiously optimistic about a sustained price rise in bitcoin.
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VanEck Bitcoin Futures ETF Finds Cool Reception
The new investment vehicle, trading under the stock ticker XBTF, jumped into the competition with a lower fee than two similar funds launched last month. But its first-day trading volume was still comparatively anemic.
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After weeks of delays, the VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF is ready to launch. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
VanEck to Launch Bitcoin Futures ETF ‘XBTF’ Next Week After SEC Rejects Spot Offering
Chicago-based CBOE exchange says in website posting that the VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF will start trading Tuesday under the ticker symbol “XBTF.”
After weeks of delays, the VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF is ready to launch. (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Bitcoin market dominance ratio (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Outperforms as Traders Prepare for Next Leg Higher
Bitcoin is up about 5% over the past week, compared with a 3% rise in ether over the same period.
Bitcoin market dominance ratio (Damanick Dantes/CoinDesk, TradingView)

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Direxion Files for Short Bitcoin Futures ETF
Investment firms are getting creative after last week’s watershed bitcoin ETF launch.
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As the CME’s Volume Gets Pumped, the Bitcoin ETF’s Quirky Structure Could Explain Some of It
If one wants exposure to bitcoin, the purest play is buying bitcoin itself. Everything else comes with its own idiosyncrasies.
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Bitcoin one-week price chart (CoinDesk, TradingView)
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Retreats From All-Time High; Ether Outperforms
The ETF enthusiasm has faded but some investors expect pullbacks to remain limited for the remainder of the year.
Bitcoin one-week price chart (CoinDesk, TradingView)

Bitcoin 24 hour price chart (CoinDesk, TradingView)
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Drops as Indicators Show Extreme Optimism
The price fell from an all-time high of almost $67K as bullish traders took profits. That may continue, but not for long.
Bitcoin 24 hour price chart (CoinDesk, TradingView)

ErisX CEO Thomas Chippas (left) and Cboe Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Chris Isaacson (CoinDesk archives, Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images, modified by Rob Mitchell for CoinDesk)
Cboe Acquires ErisX in Return to Crypto Derivatives Market
ErisX maintains both crypto spot and derivatives trading markets in the U.S.
ErisX CEO Thomas Chippas (left) and Cboe Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Chris Isaacson (CoinDesk archives, Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images, modified by Rob Mitchell for CoinDesk)