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ForkLog 7 13.11.2020

Open Interest in Futures and Options Reaches New Highs as Bitcoin Rises Above $16,000

The number of open positions on futures and options markets reached record highs as Bitcoin rallied above $16,000. Data from analytics service Glassnode show this.

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ForkLog 11 04.11.2020

DeFi token index futures fall to four-month low

On November 4, the FTX perpetual futures contract on the DeFi token index fell 57.6% from its September peak of $3,498.6 to $1,474.1. The last time such lows were seen was in early July.

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ForkLog 14 03.11.2020

FTX traders back Biden to win U.S. presidential election

FTX-traded futures prices and prediction markets point to Joe Biden, the Democratic Party's nominee, winning the U.S. presidential election on November 3.

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ForkLog 18 26.10.2020

Bybit launches new USDT pairs and cuts trading fees by 30%

On October 26, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Bybit launched USDT pairs. Users can trade the ETHUSDT futures with up to 50x leverage, and the LINKUSDT, LTCUSDT and XTZUSDT futures with up to 25x.

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ForkLog 4 26.10.2020

CME Bitcoin futures activity rebounds to August levels

Against the backdrop of a revival in the spot market, open interest in Bitcoin futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has recovered to levels seen at the end of August 2020. This is according to data from the CFTC.

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ForkLog 7 23.10.2020

BitMEX Announces Listing of Quanto Futures on Binance Coin, Polkadot and yEarn Finance

BitMEX to expand its range of trading instruments with three quanto futures contracts denominated in Tether (USDT).

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ForkLog 5 23.10.2020

Open Interest in Bitcoin Options Hits a Record as Bitcoin Rallies to $13,000

With Bitcoin's first breach of the $13,000 mark, total open interest in Bitcoin options reached a record high.

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ForkLog 6 22.10.2020

Institutional investors were offered a paid service to withdraw Bitcoin from OKEx

Blockchain developer Zulu Republic, together with liquidity provider Alameda Research and the Whalepool trader community, announced a service for withdrawals from the OKEx cryptocurrency exchange.

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ForkLog 7 12.10.2020

Opinion: Tether dominates cryptocurrency trading

In the first quarter of 2017, only 5% of trading volume was denominated in Tether, while BTC pairs accounted for half. Now USDT pairs form 70% of trading volume, another 4% — other stablecoins, and BTC’s share has fallen to 15%.

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ForkLog 6 12.10.2020

Ethereum futures trading volume hits a record $172.2 billion

The monthly trading volume of Ethereum futures in September hit a new record of $172.2 billion, according to The Block.

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ForkLog 17 06.10.2020

Arcane Research: BitMEX share decline will benefit the crypto derivatives market

BitMEX's share of the Bitcoin futures market by open interest (OI) has fallen by more than half this year—from 36.9% to 16.8%. With rising competition, the crypto derivatives market has become less vulnerable to new sudden problems on platforms, according to Arcane Research analyst Vetle Lunde.

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ForkLog 15 06.10.2020

UK regulator bans sale of cryptocurrency derivatives to retail investors

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) banned the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives and exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to retail traders.

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