Futures

Sized for retail users, the futures contracts for bitcoin and ether “offer lower upfront capital requirements”

While analysts expect the exchange to again report quarter-over-quarter trading volume declines, bitcoin ETF buzz could offer tailwinds moving forward

Low levels of volatility, which had plagued the market for over a month, finally cracked on Thursday as price action sent derivatives reeling

The crypto exchange has gained approval to operate as a futures commission merchant two years after filing an application with the National Futures Association

An SEC rule allows an existing fund amendment to go effective more quickly than new offerings — but that may not matter

The dual-crypto futures proposals come after various fund groups filed in recent days for funds that would only hold ETH futures

Bitcoin open interest has reached levels not seen since May 2022, just before Terra’s implosion destroyed market confidence

Coinbase’s perpetual contracts will offer up to 5x leverage and direct access trading via API is available to institutional clients outside the US

Ethereum derivatives markets are heating up, with open interest setting new yearly records across multiple exchanges

While not a definitive indicator of market sentiment, open interest in futures markets can help shape expectations around the forward price of an underlying asset

Coinbase is attempting to buoy short-term pain with declining crypto spot prices by jumping into the derivatives game via its first offering

The expansion into margin trading comes on the heels of the exchange’s acquisition of institutional crypto trader LedgerX

BTC trades sub $44,000 as miners in Kazakhstan power down due to a forced internet outage by the nation’s government

Ethereum has outperformed Bitcoin over the past 5 days as derivative activity picks up

BTC briefly trades below $46,000 on the 13th anniversary of the genesis block being mined

BTC investment vehicles are absorbing demand that would otherwise take place on-chain

Bitcoin breaks below $48,000 as daily exchange volumes and network activity remain stagnant

BTC and ETH bearish price action are contributing to a broader market sell-off of altcoins, Bitcoin derivatives open interest retraces

The Fed looks to tighten monetary policy in the face of high inflation, BTC price action may be foreshadowing a Fed policy error.

Bitcoin price tops $64,000 as ETF launches, Coinbase announces partnership with the NBA, Element Finance lands a $320 million valuation.