Chanpeng Zhao, CEO of the leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance, believes that there’s an ongoing altcoin season in the digital asset market.In a recent interview, he also emphasized on Bitcoin’s increased stability, joking that it has become a stablecoin now.CZ Suggests An Altcoin SeasonDuring the past several weeks, the altcoin market has boomed with double-digital increases charted almost daily. These events pushed cryptocurrencies such as Chainlink’s LINK to new highs. The DeFi sector...
Read More »With The Latest TikTok Pump, Binance and OKEx Invite Their Traders To Short Dogecoin (Doge)
Following the latest impressive pump in the price of Dogecoin, largely attributed to the influx of TikTok-inspired traders, two major exchanges have added perpetual futures contracts for the coin. This allows users to essentially short DOGE with very high leverage.Dogecoin Receives The SpotlightAs CryptoPotato reported yesterday, Dogecoin surged by over 100% in less than a couple of days.The reason for this pump, however, doesn’t hide in complex technical analysis or improving fundamentals....
Read More »Open Interest on Binance Futures Up 180% in June Despite Lower Trading Volume
Binance Futures traders held more open positions in June compared to May, even though trading volumes declined month-on-month. Open interest on Binance Futures rose 180% in June compared to May, from 220 million USDT to 580 million USDT. Binance concluded that this might anticipate an increase in Bitcoin volatility.Traders Held More Open Positions in BTC Contracts Than in MayBinance released its monthly report discussing the activity on its futures trading platform. While trading volume...
Read More »VP of Binance Futures, Aaron Gong: We Saw 217% Institutional Clients Increase In Q1 2020 (Exclusive Interview)
Binance is currently the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange by means of the trading volume. Launched in 2017, the company has managed to become a standard in the industry quickly.Despite its fast phase growing, the giant exchange launched Binance Futures, the cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform of Binance, only in September 2019. Binance Futures allows users to trade Bitcoin and leading altcoins with leverage as high as 125x.In the months following the launch, Binance Futures...
Read More »Binance To Launch Regulated UK-Based Cryptocurrency Trading Platform This Summer
The leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, will launch a trading platform in the United Kingdom this summer, a recent report informed. It will allow both retail and institutional investors to use the platform, which will be regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority.Binance Goes To The UKAccording to today’s Reuters report, the popular cryptocurrency exchange will begin operations in the UK this summer with up to 65 digital assets initially and more to be added in time.The UK-based...
Read More »Binance Launches Its First Bitcoin Futures Contract With Quarterly Expiration
The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has launched its very first futures contract with a quarterly expiration date. The contract is already available in its derivatives trading interface – Binance Futures.BTC/USD Quarterly Futures Contract on BinanceBinance has officially launched its very first cryptocurrency futures contract that has a preset expiration date. It’s a quarterly BTCUSD futures contract that traders can engage with a leverage of up to 125x.The new contract is...
Read More »Crypto Derivatives Monthly Volume At New All-Time High: Binance Ahead of BitMEX
Cryptocurrency derivatives trading volume reached a new monthly all-time high in May 2020, surpassing the previous record recorded in March, recent research indicates. Volumes on regulated exchanges such as CME soared as well for both futures and options trading. Crypto Derivatives Monthly Volume ATH According to the report by CryptoCompare, the monthly trading volume of cryptocurrency derivatives surged by 30% in May. It hit a fresh all-time high of $602 billion, beating the previous record...
Read More »CryptoPotato & Binance Futures Launch 10,000 USDT Airdrop: 50 USDT Free Voucher For Sign-Ups (Exclusive)
Binance Futures is the leveraged trading platform of Binance, the leading cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume worldwide.Since its launch less than a year ago, Binance Futures is showing constant growth and is one of the top Bitcoin futures platforms by volume. Just like its big brother Binance, offers an easy-to-use interface, high liquidity, and above all, the widest variety of trading pairs with leverage levels of up to 125X.Exclusive For CryptoPotato: 10,000 USDT AirdropHow to...
Read More »Bitcoin Dump Post Halving Will Be Caused By Exchanges Themselves, Says Willy Woo
Another popular cryptocurrency analyst believes that it’s entirely plausible the price of Bitcoin to plunge following the halving. He argued that exchanges offering futures trading will induce the biggest sell pressure on the market.BTC Price To Drop Because Of ExchangesWith the third Bitcoin halving scheduled to take place only a few days from now, speculations regarding potential price effects continue to spiral. Popular on-chain analyst, Willy Woo, believes that after the event, miners...
Read More »Bitcoin Accounts For 78% Of The Cryptocurrency Derivatives Market In Q1 2020, Study Finds
According to a new study, the total trading volume of cryptocurrency derivatives has increased dramatically by over 300%.At the same time, BitMEX’s leadership position in the field has been challenged by Huobi, OKEx, and Binance.Derivatives On The RiseAnd amid the most apprehensive days of uncertainty prompted by the eventual aftermath of the COVID-19, the cryptocurrency market went through a substantial losses. Most assets plunged by as much as 50% in mid-March.During these times of hyper...
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