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.

South Korean Presidential Committee Wants to Bring Crypto Into Mainstream Finance

Financial institutions should be allowed to launch cryptocurrency products, such as derivatives, according to a government advisory body.

GSR Partners With Canaan-Tied Startup to Offer Crypto Miners Derivatives

GSR and Interhash want to help crypto miners hedge their costs with a new series of derivatives products.

Authoritarian Airdrop: Maduro ‘Gifts’ Petros to Venezuelans for Christmas

Discussing new trials of an LN point-of-sale app; updates in consumer & institutional crypto derivatives, and Venezuelan petros as holiday bonuses.

CME Says It Will Launch Bitcoin Options in January

Chicago exchange CME Group has announced it will launch options on its bitcoin futures contracts in mid-January.

Tassat Is One Step Closer to Offering Crypto Derivatives With CFTC Approval

The CFTC has granted Tassat a swap execution facility registration, bringing it one step closer to offering US customers bitcoin derivatives products.

Bakkt to Launch Options on Its Bitcoin Futures Dec. 9

Bakkt plans to add options on its physically delivered bitcoin futures in December.

Crypto Derivatives: On Misleading Measurements

Noelle Acheson shows how using notional volumes to compare derivatives markets to spot is misleading – but, for now, it’s all we’ve got.

Liquidity Provider B2C2 Launches Gold Derivative Settled in Bitcoin

The U.K.-licensed firm's new product allows clients to synthetically trade gold against bitcoin and aims to capitalize on a growth in haven assets.