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Markets
Derivatives
Bitcoin Options: Deribit Exchange Sees Record Open Interest of $1B
Open interest in bitcoin options listed on the Panama-based exchange jumped to a record $1 billion Tuesday, according to data from Skew.
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By Omkar Godbole
May 20, 2020 at 11:29 a.m. UTC
May 20, 2020
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Policy
Netherlands
The Netherlands’ AMLD5 Interpretation Appears to Be Killing Crypto Firms
The announced closure of one-man bitcoin startup Bittr may be the first of many in the Netherlands as contentious new AMLD5 regulations come into effect.
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By William Foxley
Apr 27, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2020
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Markets
Derivatives
Here's Another, Surprising Reason Why Crypto Prices Fell – Derivatives
The traditional markets' recent sell-off drove cryptocurrency prices down, but the way it did so was more complicated than even many of the most sophisticated players in crypt...
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By Daniel Cawrey
Mar 10, 2020 at 8:55 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2020
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Markets
Ledgerx
Bitcoin Options Saw Record Volume of $198M Amid Recent Price Drop
Trading volume records in bitcoin’s options market were smashed on Monday as investors scrambled to hedge their positions amid the selloff.
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By Omkar Godbole
Mar 10, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2020
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Markets
Derivatives
Derivatives Exchange Deribit Launches Daily Ether Options
The new ETH options will be tradable for just 24 hours before expiry.
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By Omkar Godbole
Feb 17, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 17, 2020
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Markets
Derivatives
Deribit to Launch Daily BTC Options as Regulated Competition Heats Up
Launching Feb. 3, Deribit's daily bitcoin index options will appeal to a different kind of trader, the firm says.
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By Paddy Baker
Jan 31, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2020
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Markets
Derivatives
Deribit Using New Trading Tools to Capture 'Exploding' Options Market
Global provider of professional trading software Trading Technologies announced Wednesday it would provide connectivity to leading derivatives exchange, Deribit
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Jan 17, 2020 at 12:54 a.m. UTC
Jan 17, 2020
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Markets
Exchanges
Startup Crypto Exchange Blade to Launch Zero-Fee Trading in February
Crypto perpetuals exchange Blade will be introducing zero-fee trading next month in a bid to gain market share from rivals.
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By Omkar Godbole
Jan 15, 2020 at 5:18 p.m. UTC
Jan 15, 2020
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Finance
Derivatives
Dutch Derivatives Exchange Deribit to Move to Crypto-Friendly Panama
Deribit will operate out of Panama starting Feb. 10, citing the Netherlands’ presumed adoption of “very strict” anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.
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By William Foxley
Jan 9, 2020 at 8:02 p.m. UTC
Jan 9, 2020
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Markets
Bitmain
Ride 'Em, Cowboy: Bitmain's Marketing Gambit Ups Its Texas-Sized Position on Bitcoin
Bitmain's new strategy of giving put options on bitcoin to buyers of its miners amounts to a "Texas hedge" – doubling down on risk, not offsetting it.
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By Lawrence Lewitinn
Dec 12, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 12, 2019
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