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Poloniex, one of the veteran cryptocurrency exchanges, will be joining the derivatives party. The venue has launched Poloniex Futures – a platform that allows traders to use BTC perpetual swaps with USDT as collateral and up to 100x leverage.Poloniex Joins the Bitcoin Futures PartyAccording to an official release dated July 11th, Poloniex has announced the launch of its Futures trading platform.Following the launch, traders will be able to adequately long or short Bitcoin using a leverage...

Brazil’s CVM Says no to Binance Futures Trading: In a statement released on Monday, the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) — Brazil’s securities regulator — announced the ban on Binance crypto derivatives trading in the country. According to the CVM, Binance is not authorized to offer securities trading in Brazil.For the CVM, crypto derivatives constitute a securities offering regardless of whether the underlying asset like Bitcoin (BTC) is not a security. Following the statement, Binance...

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...

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...

The veteran Bitcoin margin trading exchange BitMEX went down for over an hour a few days ago. While the community speculated on several plausible reasons, BitMEX published a post today explaining what happened, how they can prevent similar occurrences in the future, and assuring that all customer funds are safe.Why BitMEX Went DownThe platform “experienced unscheduled downtime” on May 19th between 12:00 UTC and 13:40 UTC. In the blog post from earlier today, BitMEX explained that it was “a...

Bakkt, the Bitcoin futures contract platform of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has partnered with an insurance broker to increase its coverage by an additional $500m. The company also announced the onboarding of 70 new institutional clients and the expansion of its loyalty program.Bakkt Increased Its Insurance CoverageEarlier today, Bakkt’s President Adam White shared a blog post regarding the latest developments coming from the firm. Firstly, Bakkt has partnered with Marsh – one of the...

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...

A record-breaking number of 210 Bitcoin options contracts were traded yesterday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which set up a new all-time high of nearly $10m. Of the total amount, 202 contracts were May calls (bullish), while 8 were May puts (bearish).CME Bitcoin Options Volume On The RiseCME launched options on Bitcoin in January this year. Despite a promising start with massive volumes, the platform has struggled to maintain consistent numbers of traded contracts.Moreover, following...

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...

The latest price developments helped Bitcoin’s price to recover following the massive sell-offs in mid-March. However, while most features of the cryptocurrency market have reclaimed previous positions, a few are still showing weak charts.Bitcoin Price Recovered Since Black ThursdayThe year started quite positively for Bitcoin and the entire cryptocurrency market. Interest, trading volumes, and ultimately prices were soaring.BTC reached its yearly high in February at around $10,500. And when...