Bitcoin (BTC) futures options trading is now live on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange – CME. The offering went live yesterday Jan. 13 and began trading after it successfully got approval from regulatory authorities. The CME Group announced this on its website as trading went live. According to the page, Bitcoin futures options were created to satisfy customers’ yearnings. It says it was done “in response to growing interest in cryptocurrencies and customer demand for tools to manage Bitcoin...
Read More »FTX Derivatives Exchange Launches Bitcoin Options Trading
FTX crypto derivatives exchange platform has begun services for Bitcoin (BTC) options. The announcement came in a tweet posted on Saturday from FTX CEO Bankman-Fried.Options are live!https://t.co/B85lrLVDQO— SBF (@SBF_Alameda) January 12, 2020The announcement did not include any specific details about the offering, only that its Bitcoin options. However, in another tweet just about two hours later, the CEO said the platform had hit $1m in volume, since the launch.FTX Bitcoin OptionsEven as...
Read More »Binance Sinks Funds in FTX Platform and Invades Australia with Online Bitcoin Trading
Binance has made a minority investment in the derivatives exchange FTX becoming the first outsider investor in the firm. As part of the deal announced on December 19, the crypto trading platform company acquired equity in the FTX derivatives firm. Additionally, it bought long positions in the FTX native Token, FTT. In that context, Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX founder and CEO said:“The investment will help accelerate the growth of FTX with support and strategic advisory from Binance while FTX...
Read More »Derivatives Exchange FTX Launched an Index of 8 Popular China-Related Cryptos
FXT derivatives exchange announced that it has launched Futures platform tracking an Index of 8 China cryptocurrencies. This announcement came on October 29 in the midst of the blockchain endorsement by China’s President Xi Jinping. The new index will track eight popular Chinese crypto projects.The new development was announced in a tweet by the firm’s CEO Sam Bankman-Fried on October 29.https://t.co/xZ5cjcRb11 is live!— SBF (@SBF_Alameda) October 29, 2019Dubbed Dragon Perpetual Futures Index...
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