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ForkLog 16 09.02.2021

Ethereum futures trading on CME surpasses $30 million on the first day

Based on the first trading session, Ethereum futures volume on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) stood at 338 contracts. That amounted to more than $30 million with ETH trading at around $1,780 at the time of writing.

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ForkLog 15 08.02.2021

CME launches Ethereum futures

On Monday, February 8, the Chicago-based CME, focused on institutional traders, launched Ethereum futures.

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ForkLog 9 04.02.2021

UMA and YAM Finance to launch a tokenised WallStreetBets portfolio

The UMA decentralized derivatives platform, in collaboration with YAM Finance, has put to a vote a proposal to launch the uSTONKS synthetic contract. It is a basket of ten stocks most discussed in the r/WallStreetBets community on Reddit.

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ForkLog 10 04.02.2021

Opyn, a DeFi options platform, raises $6.7 million

The decentralized Opyn options platform raised $6.7 million in a Series A round.

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ForkLog 9 02.02.2021

XRP futures market experiences cascade of liquidations totaling $1.6 billion

Since January 30, as XRP rose toward levels above $0.70, the combined liquidation volume of long and short positions in the XRP futures market exceeded $1.6 billion. Bybt reports the data.

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ForkLog 10 20.01.2021

BlackRock, with $7.8 trillion in assets, to enter bitcoin futures market

The world's largest asset manager BlackRock has admitted that two of its funds may trade bitcoin futures. This follows from documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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ForkLog 10 18.01.2021

Open interest in Bitcoin options hits $8.8 billion

Open interest in Bitcoin options reached $8.8 billion ahead of expiry of 45% of contracts.

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ForkLog 8 15.01.2021

Options market eyes Bitcoin at $50,000

The options market, pricing in a 20% probability, sees Bitcoin rising to $50,000 by January 29. Data from the analytics service Skew indicate this.

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ForkLog 6 28.12.2020

Binance launches European Bitcoin options allowing traders to issue their own contracts

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched European-style Bitcoin options. The new derivative will allow traders to issue their own contracts.

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ForkLog 19 28.12.2020

CME Halts Bitcoin Futures Trading After Gap Exceeding $3,000

Bitcoin CME futures opened on December 28 with the largest gap on record. After opening nearly 12% above Thursday's close, CME futures trading was temporarily halted amid heightened volatility.

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ForkLog 10 23.12.2020

FTX launches pre-IPO Coinbase stock-price futures

FTX's derivatives exchange launched futures on Coinbase Inc.'s future stock price. The contract documentation states that CBSE will allow traders to speculate on the stock price before its public listing on the stock exchange (IPO).

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ForkLog 12 22.12.2020

Germany to effectively ban trading of crypto derivatives

A new tax regulation in Germany sets a €10,000 limit on losses from cryptocurrency derivative trades. Residents will be able to offset their personal income tax base by up to that amount, BitcoinExchangeGuide reported, citing local media.

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