Derivatives
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Partnering with EtherFi and Angle, the fully on-chain perp DEX features bespoke collateral
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Plus, zk startup Lagrange scores $13.2 million and an agricultural tokenization protocol announces funding
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StaFi’s latest testnet launch is the first step in its grand rebrand strategy to become a liquid staking service provider
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Plus, derivatives are growing in popularity, and a16z Crypto has a new way for LPs to invest
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Passage offers 2-day predictions markets for volatility bets with a simple design
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As technology improves, we take a look at some of the achievements made in DeFi innovation this year
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User funds are not affected by the attack, but the DEX’s insurance fund lost around $9 million, dYdX founder Antonio Juliano says
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The bitcoin derivatives market is beginning to show heightened volatility and interest from participants seeking to take advantage of the week’s major price moves
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Futures and options contracts for bitcoin and ethereum are soared in Q3 as institutions continue to grow more interested
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This latest funding round will be used for product development and multichain expansion
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High volume and high speed — two desirable characteristics that rarely find themselves in the same room as blockchain technology
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Non-US retail traders can check if they’re eligible for perpetual futures trading on Coinbase Advanced from Sept. 28, with trading to begin soon
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The company cites “business reasons” for no longer offering trading services via its British Virgin Islands-based subsidiary, according to a Thursday memo to clients
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ZeroEx, the developer of 0x Procotol, alongside Opyn and Deridex are ordered to cease and desist from further alleged violations against the Commodity Exchange Act
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The regulator is concerned issuers are offering unregulated digital assets alongside regulated financial products, which may confuse retail investors
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Perps offer powerful advantages to qualified traders seeking to dominate both sides of crypto’s volatile market
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Binance intends to file a motion to dismiss a CFTC lawsuit, which alleges it knowingly allowed US-based traders access to crypto derivatives
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FalconX said its products will encompass swaps, options and non-deliverable forwards, intended to provide exposure settled against reference rates from CF Benchmarks
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Decentralized derivatives platforms have struggled to attract sufficient liquidity, especially in the options space
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Bitcoin is in its “transitionary phase,” analysts say, marked by lower leverage, fewer short-term speculators — and less volatile price
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Blockworks exclusive: Bitnomial is getting in on bitcoin block trades, its president told Blockworks in an interview
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Open interest has fallen alongside a declining bitcoin price and a negative funding rate, suggesting traders remain reluctant to throw caution to a heated rally
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