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NADA: No one traded Bakkt's bitcoin options this past week. Credit: Shutterstock

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Literally No One Is Trading Bakkt’s Bitcoin Options

Trading volumes in bitcoin options listed on the Intercontinental Exchange's Bakkt platform have completely dried up, even while CME’s options product is seeing strong interes...

NADA: No one traded Bakkt's bitcoin options this past week. Credit: Shutterstock

By Omkar Godbole

Jan 29, 2020 at 5:15 p.m. UTC

Jan 29, 2020

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CME Open Interest for Bitcoin Futures Up 100% Since Start of 2020

Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) have doubled in the first few days of the year, as noted by data analytics firm Skew.

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By Omkar Godbole

Jan 20, 2020 at 6:48 p.m. UTC

Jan 20, 2020

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Markets

CME's Bitcoin Options See First-Day Volume of $2.3M

Options on bitcoin futures from Chicago Mercantile Exchange got off to a good start on Monday, seeing trading volume reach 55 contracts in the opening session.

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By Omkar Godbole

Jan 14, 2020 at 12:55 p.m. UTC

Jan 14, 2020

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Bitcoin.com Looks to List BCH Futures on CFTC-Approved Exchange

Bitcoin.com is in talks to list a bitcoin cash futures contract on a regulated exchange, according to the head of the company’s exchange division.

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By Danny Nelson

Sep 13, 2019 at 2:50 a.m. UTC

Sep 13, 2019

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Markets

CME Files to Double Monthly Bitcoin Futures Open Position Limit to 10K BTC

CME Group wants to double the maximum number of bitcoin futures contracts traders can buy for each month.

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By Nikhilesh De

Sep 12, 2019 at 10:43 p.m. UTC

Sep 12, 2019

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Coinbase Shutters High-Speed Crypto Trading Division, Axing 30 Jobs

Coinbase is shutting down the Chicago trading technology office it opened a year ago, eliminating 30 jobs.

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Apr 23, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. UTC

Apr 23, 2019

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'No Change' to Bitcoin Futures Plans, CME Says, as Cboe Pulls Back

CME says it has "no changes" in store for its bitcoin futures contract, following retrenchment by rival Cboe.

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By Anna Baydakova

Mar 15, 2019 at 7:59 p.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2019

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UK Royal Mint Says Market Conditions Led to Blockchain Gold Plan Freeze

The U.K. Royal Mint has suspended its plans to issue the Royal Mint Gold token, aimed at helping investors track and manage their gold investments.

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By Nikhilesh De

Oct 25, 2018 at 4:05 p.m. UTC

Oct 25, 2018

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CBOE Saw Its Highest-Ever Bitcoin Futures Volumes Yesterday

Bitcoin futures contracts saw a spike in trading volume Wednesday, according to data from both CBOE and CME.

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By Nikhilesh De

Apr 26, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. UTC

Apr 26, 2018

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Ripple's XRP Might Be the Next Big Crypto Futures Market

A little-known British crypto company has already turned XRP futures into a budding business worth over $30 million a month.

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By Michael del Castillo

Mar 20, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. UTC

Mar 20, 2018

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