Derivatives

Coinbase Cryptocurrency Exchange app on smartphone (Chesnot/Getty Images)
Coinbase to Offer Faster Transactions on Derivatives Exchange Through Partnership With Infrastructure Provider TNS
The new infrastructure will enable institutional traders to increase storage capacity and process large data sets with minimal delay.
Coinbase Cryptocurrency Exchange app on smartphone (Chesnot/Getty Images)

CDCrop BowTiedBull MI2022 (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Volatility Index's Correlation With Price Flips Positive, Boosts Appeal of Bullish Call Options
The positive correlation between bitcoin's market value and its implied volatility means faster price appreciation for call option holders.
CDCrop BowTiedBull MI2022 (Will Ess for Pixelmind.ai/CoinDesk)

Cactus Raazi, ex-U.S. CEO of Amber Group (LinkedIn)
Amber Group's Ex-U.S. CEO Raazi Joins EDG, a Digital-Asset Structured Product Firm
Enhanced Digital Group (EDG) is helping bridge the gap between TradFi and digital currencies, and Cactus Raazi brings decades of Wall Street experience including time at Goldman Sachs.
Cactus Raazi, ex-U.S. CEO of Amber Group (LinkedIn)

Bitcoin's price chart (CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)
Bitcoin Drops Below $28K as Options Expire, Traders Borrow WBTC From Aave
WBTC is the largest tokenized version of bitcoin and can be swapped on a 1:1 basis for BTC.
Bitcoin's price chart (CoinDesk, Highcharts.com)

Question mark (qimono/Pixabay)
Bitcoin Volatility Likely as Options Worth $4B Expire on Friday
Market makers selling the options may need to buy more bitcoin in the spot market to cover their positions if the cryptocurrency rises further.
Question mark (qimono/Pixabay)

Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss (L-R), creators of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co. on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Crypto Exchange Gemini Looking to Launch Overseas Derivatives Operation: The Information
Binance’s legal troubles and the collapse of FTX may have left an opening for others to grab market share in the crypto derivatives business.
Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss (L-R), creators of crypto exchange Gemini Trust Co. on stage at the Bitcoin 2021 Convention (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", attends the "CZ meets Italy" at Palazzo Brancaccio on May 10, 2022 in Rome, Italy. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Binance, CEO Zhao Sued by CFTC Over 'Willful Evasion' of U.S. Laws, Unregistered Crypto Derivatives Products
The CFTC alleged Binance offered unregistered crypto derivatives products and directed U.S. customers to evade compliance controls through the use of VPNs.
Founder and CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao, commonly known as "CZ", attends the "CZ meets Italy" at Palazzo Brancaccio on May 10, 2022 in Rome, Italy. (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)

Hand of a person casting a vote into the ballot box during elections
IoTeX Blockchain's DAO Votes to Add Ether Liquid Staking Derivatives
The proposal seeks to make the network more secure by increasing the number of people who validate transactions on the platform.
Hand of a person casting a vote into the ballot box during elections

Bitcoin's 24-hour options trading volume on Deribit. (Amberdata)
Bitcoin Options Volume on Deribit Hits Highest Level in 22 Months as Bank Failures Breed Volatility
Traders seek options to hedge against market volatility as U.S. bank failures triggered sharp repricing of interest rate expectations.
Bitcoin's 24-hour options trading volume on Deribit. (Amberdata)

Caution, sign, safety
Crypto Options Market Flashes Bitcoin Warning as Silvergate Winds Down Operations
Bitcoin's options skew favors bearish put options by the most in two months.
Caution, sign, safety