Cryptocurrency Derivatives

Bitcoin volatility

Bitcoin Volatility Index ‘BitVol’ Makes First Trade

Damanick DantesMar 17, 2021

The BitVol index level puts the cryptocurrency's annualized volatility at 100%.

BitMEX

BitMEX Says It’s ‘Business as Usual’ Despite 30% Drop in Bitcoin Balance After CFTC, DOJ Action

Zack VoellOct 7, 2020

More than 57,000 BTC have been withdrawn from BitMEX since Sept. 30.

Cryptocurrency Derivatives

Binance’s Crypto Derivatives Platform Sees Record Open Interest of $10B

Omkar GodboleApr 3, 2021

Binance's crypto derivatives platform sees record open interest as retail participation grows.

DeFi

These 3 Trends Are Driving Crypto Market Growth Now

Noelle AchesonOct 6, 2020

The latest CoinDesk Quarterly Review looks at some of the main drivers of crypto market evolution including DeF, derivatives and stablecoins.

Crypto Derivatives

New Crypto Derivatives Let You Bet on (or Against) Tether’s Solvency

William FoxleySep 3, 2020

Credit default swaps (of “The Big Short” infamy) have come to the Ethereum blockchain. Opium Exchange says they can help crypto investors manage risk.

Cryptocurrency Derivatives

Brazil

Binance Ordered to Halt Offering Derivatives Trading in Brazil

Danny Nelson

The order is the regulator’s first public stance on cryptocurrency derivatives trading.

CoinShares

CoinShares Hires WisdomTree Exec as Company Plans Expansion Outside UK

Paddy Baker

The new hire brings the London-based digital asset manager connections to major financial institutions in Europe.

Data

CoinGecko Now Tracks Data From 20-Plus Crypto Derivatives Markets

William Foxley

The data aggregator has added a new service tracking the growing number of crypto derivatives products.

Exchanges

Crypto Exchange Launches ‘Shitcoin Futures Index,’ Offering New Way to Short Alts

William Foxley

A crypto exchange has bundled altcoins into a one-of-a-kind futures index

Japan

Data Shows US Dollar, Not Japanese Yen, Is Dominating Bitcoin Trade

Adam Hart

Inconsistency in the way data providers count trades across exchanges has overstated the yen's importance as a trading pair, CoinDesk research finds.

Telegram

Former Telegram Employee to Launch Crypto Token Platform

Anna Baydakova

Former Telegram director of special projects Anton Rosenberg is launching Mikado, a crypto derivatives trading platform.

Derivatives

French Regulator Says No to Online Crypto Derivatives Ads

Annaliese Milano

France's market regulator says crypto derivatives fall under MiFID II regulation and that they should not be electronically marketed.