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Markets
Acquisitions
FTX Exchange's $150M Deal for Mobile-First Blockfolio Is a Retail Trading Play
The deal is a strategic play for FTX, whose clientele consists largely of quants and professional traders, to attract more retail customers.
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By Zack Voell
Aug 25, 2020 at 11:07 p.m. UTC
Aug 25, 2020
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Markets
Uniswap
FTX Launches Uniswap Index Futures to Meet Surging Demand for DeFi Access
FTX said customers are demanding access to DeFi products.
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By Zack Voell
Aug 24, 2020 at 4:36 p.m. UTC
Aug 24, 2020
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Markets
Exchanges
Fireblocks Claims Exchange Program Enables Zero-Confirmation Crypto Deposits
Fireblocks says its new system provides crypto deposits on exchanges with zero confirmations and in real time.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Jul 28, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2020
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Markets
Dex
FTX to Launch 'Scalable' Decentralized Exchange in Weeks
Building on the Solana blockchain means the new platform's operations are less restricted than those on Ethereum, the firm says.
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By Paddy Baker
Jul 27, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Jul 27, 2020
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Markets
Binance
Swipe Futures Volume Equals 42% of Its Market Capitalization
SXP futures volume signal continued interest in low-capitalization cryptocurrencies as bitcoin continues to trade in a tight range.
Top FTX perpetual futures markets ranked by 24-hour trading volume
By Zack Voell
Jul 20, 2020 at 4:01 p.m. UTC
Jul 20, 2020
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Markets
Altcoins
Vulgar Crypto Index (Rhymes With 'Bitcoin') Hits All-Time High
A novel index of 50 low-capitalization cryptocurrencies made new all-time highs as it continues to outperform bitcoin.
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By Zack Voell
Jul 13, 2020 at 7:08 p.m. UTC
Jul 13, 2020
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Bitcoin
FTX Is Building Lots of Sophisticated Markets Few Traders Use
FTX has launched eight unique index futures and volatility markets in less than 12 months. But few traders use these markets.
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By Zack Voell
Jun 24, 2020 at 2:09 p.m. UTC
Jun 24, 2020
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Markets
Bitmex
Liquidity on Bitcoin Perpetuals Exchange FTX Catches Up to Industry Leader BitMEX
On a relatively new exchange like the Antigua-based FTX, the order book depth, as represented by the number of buy and sell orders at each price, now matches the depth seen on...
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By Omkar Godbole
Jun 22, 2020 at 6:39 p.m. UTC
Jun 22, 2020
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Finance
Derivatives
FTX Releases COMP Derivatives to Keep Up With DeFi Frenzy
Crypto exchange FTX is launching COMP derivatives later Thursday as deposits on the Compound DeFi platform soar past $300 million.
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By Brady Dale
Jun 18, 2020 at 8:37 p.m. UTC
Jun 18, 2020
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Derivatives
First Mover: US Arms of Binance, FTX Push Into Margin Trading, but Likely Not at 100x
Binance.US and the soon-to-launch U.S. unit of FTX aim to offer cryptocurrency margin trading in the American market, but won't be able to provide leverage to the degree offer...
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By Zack VoellOmkar Godbole
May 6, 2020 at 11:40 a.m. UTC
May 6, 2020
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