Trading activity in bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has cooled as the top cryptocurrency languishes in the price doldrums.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Spot Volumes Are Weak While Options and DeFi Strengthen
Lower bitcoin spot volumes and flatter-than-usual price action doesn’t mean crypto traders have zero opportunities to capitalize.
Bitcoin Options Trading at CME Surged to New Highs in Halving Week
Investor interest in bitcoin options listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange peaked to record highs in the days after Monday’s halving event.
Market Wrap: Bitcoin’s Price Up 12% Since the Halving
Bitcoin has seen double-digit gains in price since the halving. Institutional investors doing more trading in crypto options on CME is a sign of continued interest.
Bitcoin Breaches $9.2K as Open Positions on CME Futures Hit 10-Month High
Bitcoin is quickly gathering upward momentum alongside a surge in open positions on CME futures.
$166B Asset Manager Renaissance Eyes Bitcoin Futures for Flagship Fund
Renaissance Technologies’ market-crushing Medallion fund is considering jumping into bitcoin futures, recent regulatory filings show.
Aspiring CME Director Wants Exchange to Mine Bitcoin and Issue Tokens
A nominee for a CME director position argued for tokenizing certain shares and building renewable energy sources which could also mine crypto.
CME Bitcoin Futures Daily Trading Volume Hits 2020 Low — That’s a Bullish Sign
Daily trading volume in bitcoin (BTC) futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) dropped to year-to-date lows on Friday.
Above $10K: CME Bitcoin Futures Hit 3.5-Month Highs
Bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange rose to multi-month highs, breaking above $10,000 early Friday.
Open Positions in Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Jump to Record Highs
While bitcoin hit fresh three-month highs on Wednesday, open interest in monthly bitcoin futures on the Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Bakkt platform jumped to record highs.
While CME Shines, Literally No One Is Trading Bakkt’s Bitcoin Options
Trading volumes in bitcoin options listed on the Intercontinental Exchange’s Bakkt platform have completely dried up, even while CME’s options product is seeing strong interest.
CME Open Interest for Bitcoin Futures Up 100% Since Start of 2020
Open interest in bitcoin futures listed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) have doubled in the first few days of the year, as noted by data analytics firm Skew.
CME’s Bitcoin Options See First-Day Volume of $2.3M
Options on bitcoin futures from Chicago Mercantile Exchange got off to a good start on Monday, seeing trading volume reach 55 contracts in the opening session.
Bitcoin.com Looks to List BCH Futures on CFTC-Approved Exchange
Bitcoin.com is in talks to list a bitcoin cash futures contract on a regulated exchange, a company representative told Bloomberg.
CME Seeks to Double Monthly Bitcoin Futures Trading Limit to 10K BTC
CME Group wants to double the maximum number of bitcoin futures contracts traders can buy for each month.
Coinbase Shutters High-Speed Crypto Trading Division, Axing 30 Jobs
Coinbase is shutting down the Chicago trading technology office it opened a year ago, eliminating 30 jobs.
‘No Change’ to Bitcoin Futures Plans, CME Says, as Cboe Pulls Back
CME says it has “no changes” in store for its bitcoin futures contract, following retrenchment by rival Cboe.
UK Royal Mint Says Market Conditions Led to Blockchain Gold Plan Freeze
The U.K. Royal Mint has suspended its plans to issue the Royal Mint Gold token, aimed at helping investors track and manage their gold investments.
CBOE Saw Its Highest-Ever Bitcoin Futures Volumes Yesterday
Bitcoin futures contracts saw a spike in trading volume Wednesday, according to data from both CBOE and CME.
Ripple’s XRP Just Might Be the Next Big Crypto Futures Market
A little-known British crypto company has already turned XRP futures into a budding business worth over $30 million a month.