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ForkLog 8 16.04.2022

Poloniex to host futures championship with $80,000 prize pool

The Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange announced a futures trading championship. The event will run for 20 days—from April 19 to May 9.

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ForkLog 17 05.04.2022

Media: BitMEX to lay off a quarter of its staff

BitMEX, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, will cut its staff by a quarter. Management assured employees that the platform will continue to operate normally.

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ForkLog 7 21.03.2022

Goldman Sachs and Galaxy Digital Execute OTC Trade With Cash-Settled Bitcoin Option

Galaxy Digital's trading division facilitated the first OTC cryptocurrency transaction with Goldman Sachs. The transaction was conducted in the form of a cash-settled bitcoin option.

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ForkLog 13 17.03.2022

LMAX Group and SIX Group to launch Bitcoin and Ethereum futures

The institutional-focused Bitcoin exchange LMAX, in partnership with SIX Group, the operator of the Swiss stock exchange, will launch cash-settled futures on Bitcoin and Ethereum in the third quarter.

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ForkLog 13 17.03.2022

Media: Virtu Financial, a market maker, intends to become the Robinhood of the crypto market

The leading U.S. market maker Virtu Financial plans to expand its work with cryptocurrencies. The firm aims to build a business model similar to Robinhood, which earns money from payments to brokers rather than users' commissions.

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ForkLog 14 16.03.2022

Coinbase outlines plans to develop its derivatives division

Representatives of the Coinbase bitcoin exchange attended an international futures industry conference in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. During the event they outlined the strategy for developing its derivatives-focused division, The Block reports.

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ForkLog 10 10.03.2022

Bloomberg: Goldman Sachs to expand its range of cryptocurrency derivatives

The investment bank Goldman Sachs is considering offering over-the-counter bilateral cryptocurrency options, Bloomberg reports.

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ForkLog 6 08.03.2022

Traders ramp up Ethereum option buying as price looks set to fall below $2200

Against Ethereum's fall to a 10-day low, traders began buying put options on the asset to hedge against further declines in quotes. CoinDesk noted this.

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ForkLog 4 15.02.2022

Russia weighs creation of cryptocurrency funds

Russian authorities should allow financial institutions to create funds tied to cryptocurrencies, and for exchanges to create derivatives on them, says Alexey Timofeyev, president of NAUFOR.

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ForkLog 12 15.02.2022

DARMA Capital launches CFTC-regulated Filecoin-based swap

DARMA Capital, a digital assets management firm, announced the launch of Filecoin Asset Use Swap (FAUS) — the first of its kind Filecoin-based swap.

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ForkLog 7 04.02.2022

Stocktwits to launch crypto-derivative trading in partnership with FTX

The social trading platform Stocktwits announced the addition to its iOS app of crypto-derivative trading capabilities. The initiative is being implemented through a partnership with FTX US.

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ForkLog 28 26.01.2022

FTX US closes $400m Series A round at an $8bn valuation

The American arm of the digital-asset platform FTX closed a $400m Series A round at an $8bn valuation.

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