After releasing TRUMP trading last week, crypto exchange FTX plans to launch five more presidential election futures products, including BERNIE. After launching TRUMP futures trading last week, FTX plans to release five additional 2020 presidential election-based futures products. “What we’re about to come out with is just similar contracts for the top five Democratic candidates,”…
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Crypto derivatives exchange FTX has created a new, specialized futures contract for traders to bet on President Donal Trump’s reelection in 2020. Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX has created a new, specialized futures contract for traders to bet on President Donal Trump’s reelection in 2020. Dubbed TRUMP-2020 (TRUMP), FTX announced on Feb. 5 that the contract…
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Binance continues futures trading platform expansion, adding BNB to the mix. Crypto exchange unicorn Binance will launch Binance Coin (BNB) futures trading on Feb. 10. As the 17th cryptocurrency available on Binance’s futures trading branch, BNB comes with 50x leverage, paired against Tether’s USDT stablecoin, Binance detailed in a Feb. 7 press release provided to…
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Crypto exchange FTX launches TRUMP futures trading, letting users bet on the upcoming U.S. presidential elections. Crypto derivatives exchange FTX recently launched “TRUMP,” a new futures trading product that lets users bet on President Trump’s re-election in 2020. “So far most of the volume has traded on the offer, implying that traders think Trump is…
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Binance’s futures platform is launching a Zcash–Tether perpetual contract with maximum leverage of up to 50x. Binance’s futures platform is launching a Zcash (ZEC)–Tether (USDT) perpetual contract with maximum leverage of up to 50x. An announcement from the exchange on Feb. 4 revealed that trading for the new ZEC/USDT contract will go live at 8.00…
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Little more than a month after their launch, Bitcoin options contracts on ICE’s digital asset platform Bakkt appear to have seen sluggish uptake. Little more than a month after their launch, Bitcoin (BTC) options contracts on the Intercontinental Exchange’s digital asset platform Bakkt appear to have seen sluggish uptake. The latest available reports for the…
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CME’s recent launch of BTC options on futures is already generating significant volume, but will it have any effect on Bitcoin’s price? CME Group launched new Bitcoin options on Jan. 14, which was revealed by the company’s global head of equity products Tim McCourt. The introduction of crypto options by a derivatives heavyweight in CME…
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CME launched its first Bitcoin options product, but is its initial success a matter of good timing? In the two years since it launched cash-settled Bitcoin futures, CME has firmly established itself as a leader in the regulated crypto derivatives space despite not always being the first to market. In December 2017, it launched regulated Bitcoin futures a…
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CME and Bakkt saw record trading volumes on their respective Bitcoin futures contracts as both exchanges look to introduce BTC options. The United States Bitcoin (BTC) derivatives market witnessed a slew of developments in 2019 as “old players” set trading volume records and “new players” introduced novel market products. After months of regulatory maneuvering, Bakkt finally launched and…
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Chicago-based crypto exchange ErisX has notified its members and participants that it will start trading futures tomorrow in a strange notice. Chicago-based crypto exchange ErisX has notified its members and participants that it will start trading futures digital currency products in a strangely low-key announcement. On Dec. 16, ErisX reached out to its members, informing…
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