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As Bakkt has announced in its blog post, Bitcoin monthly options and cash-settled futures are now available.The recent post provides more details on these new offerings.Bakkt Bitcoin (USD) monthly options are based on the benchmark Bakkt Bitcoin (USD) Monthly Futures contract. It is the first CFTC regulated product of this kind. These options will offer new opportunities for trading and earning for traders from all over the world.Bakkt Bitcoin (USD) cash-settled futures are now available, as...

There are many ways in which cryptocurrency trading resembles the traditional ones, but there are just as many differences, as well. That’s why it’s possible to use regular definitions, but they need to be appropriately adjusted and related according to the specifics of cryptocurrencies.Price gaps, for example, are something seen quite regularly within traditional markets, and we can already see them becoming a factor to consider when it comes to Bitcoin price analysis as well.What Are Price...

After in September, Bakkt’s physically-backed Bitcoin futures platform finally started its work, a lot of crypto believers wondered what is next. Well, there is something. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved a new investment fund that will invest in Bitcoin futures contracts. The registration statement filed by Stone Ridge Trust VI for the NYDIG Bitcoin Strategy Fund began with its work on Monday after the company, already in October filed Form N-2 with the...

The Bitcoin CME gap has turned out a tradable situation as of late, in any case, in past weeks, the gap has remained underneath the weekly gap however this isn’t the situation now.On November 29, the CME market left at $7,800, and at the hour of composing, Bitcoin was trading at $7,278.04. This implies if the CME is filled, Bitcoin may encounter a 7% value growth.While the scenario isn’t ensured aftermath, it has turned out an entirely dependable and extraordinary measurement for the...

Institutional investors are pouring into bitcoin. Trading volume across top U.S.-regulated BTC futures markets is skyrocketing. Retail investors are losing interest in the pioneer cryptocurrency. The massive downturn that the cryptocurrency market experienced over the last week sent retail investors into “extreme fear,” according to the Crypto Fear and Greed Index (CFGI). Even Mark Dow, a former U.S. Treasury and International Monetary Fund economist, boasted on Twitter that bitcoin was...

Blockchain activists used to praise Bakkt for introducing Bitcoin-settled futures. From the “OG” standpoint, any Bitcoin-alike asset looks somewhat shady if it is not backed by a government or a company with astronomical budgets and shiny names in the board of directors.But “Bitcoin free” trading is considered normal among many of the crypto activists. However, the recent announcement made by ICE regarding the Bakkt futures made traders wonder. They took an aggressive approach and asked ICE...

There are rumors that the bank and stock brokerage company The Charles Schwab Corp. is negotiating a purchase of online broker TD Ameritrade. The two companies are the largest publicly-traded discount brokers in the United States but it is interesting to see what would this merger mean for the cryptocurrency trading.But, let’s start from the beginning. Nebraskan TD Ameritrade has been crypto-friendly for a longer time now – meaning, its clients had the possibility to trade Bitcoin futures...

Verhilft Bakkt Bitcoin zur Massenadaption? Vor einer Weile kündigte Bakkt an, Bitcoin-Futures für US-Dollar anzubieten. So wollten sie mit der CME Group konkurrieren. Bakkt ging mit dem Projekt am 23. September online und der Bitcoin-Kurs brach prompt zusammen. Dabei handelte es sich um einen der schlimmsten Tage für Bitcoin in diesem Jahr: Am ersten Tag wurden nur 71 Verträge...

ICE Clear Singapore will be offering a new type of Bitcoin futures. Those are cash-settled ones, thus will also be available via ICE Futures. Venture funds from across Earth show their intent to work together with ICE‘s Bakkt too. Bakkt COO Adam White says that the new product is under discussion with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MАS).When Bakkt first appeared on the horizon in 2018, it took almost a year to build their first product: physically-settled monthly Bitcoin futures. Their...

In the last few months, Bitcoin futures trading is on the rise, beating up to 50% of the total spot market on 13 well-known exchanges. The futures market helps to keep the price less volatile, and it increases liquidity via the attraction of new investors. Wise actors always made predictions that cryptocurrencies would co-exist with the current banking and stock markets. They are not doing any substantial harm to banks and classic exchanges. Instead, cryptocurrencies add fungibility and...