Crypto data analytics startup Skew has raised $2 million in seed funding from several VC firms including Silicon Valley icon Kleiner Perkins.
Rebranded TrueDigital Partners for ‘Imminent’ Launch of Bitcoin Derivatives
Tassat, formerly trueDigital, has teamed up with AlgoTrader to provide institutional traders access to its soon-to-launch bitcoin swaps contracts.
Seed CX Subsidiary Adds Crypto Derivatives Settlement for Institutions
Zero Hash is launching support settlement services for bilateral derivative transactions.
Coinbase Backs $4.3 Million Raise for New Crypto Derivatives Exchange
Blade, a crypto derivatives exchange that hasn’t yet launched, has already won backing from major investors including Coinbase.
Derivatives Drama: The Unintended Consequences of Crypto Regulation
Noelle Acheson points out that the LedgerX confusion highlights potential CFTC priorities regarding the regulation of crypto derivatives that could lead to the opposite of what the regulator intends.
KuCoin Launches Bitcoin Derivatives Trading With 20x Leverage
IDG-backed cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has just launched a crypto derivatives trading platform called KuMEX in public beta.
UK Finance Watchdog Takes Step Toward Ban on Crypto Derivatives, ETNs
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority is now consulting on a ban of cryptocurrency-based derivatives and ETNs in a bid to protect investors.
Digital Asset Is Writing Code to Help ISDA Standardize Derivatives Data
Digital Asset is developing software to ease adoption of derivatives group ISDA’s potentially cost-slashing data standards.
Galaxy Capital-Backed Caspian to Offer Crypto Derivatives Trading
Institutional trading and portfolio management platform Caspian is launching trading in cryptocurrency derivatives.
Crypto Futures Platform ErisX Hires Execs From Barclays and YouTube
Crypto trading firm ErisX has hired a COO from megabank Barclays and a head of infrastructure from YouTube.
UK Firm Gets Regulatory Green Light to Offer Crypto Derivatives
London-based OTC firm B2C2 has just been authorized by the U.K.’s financial watchdog to offer cryptocurrency contracts for difference (CFDs).
Bitcoin’s Tick Problem (Getting Screwed on Crypto Exchanges)
A penny not mean much to you, but for crypto exchange traders it’s a big deal.
OKEx Launches No-Expiry Bitcoin Derivative Product
Crypto exchange OKEx has launched a new bitcoin derivative product called a “perpetual swap,” that lets positions to be held indefinitely.
UK Could Ban Some Crypto Derivatives, Says Financial Watchdog Exec
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority is considering a ban on some cryptocurrency-based derivatives, a senior executive has said.
Markets Tech Firm to Launch Crypto Derivatives Exchange
LevelTradingField is launching a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange with the help of the ethereum blockchain.
CFTC Issues Guidance for Firms Offering Cryptocurrency Derivatives
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has released new guidance for companies issuing cryptocurrency derivatives products.
Axoni, Clearmatics Claim Milestone for Blockchain Interoperability
In a first for interoperability, Axoni and Clearmatics have shown how a derivative contract written on one blockchain can be settled on another.
Barclays, Goldman Champion ISDA Standard for Blockchain Derivatives
U.K.-based bank Barclays is pushing hard for a data standard for derivatives, as a foundation for that market to adopt distributed ledger technology.
LedgerX’s Bitcoin Derivatives Trading Is Up 7X Since Launch
Bitcoin trading platform LedgerX now sees $7.5 million traded weekly in options products, up from $1 million during its first week.
UK Finance Watchdog Issues Warning on Crypto Derivatives
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned that firms offering services around crypto derivatives and ICOs “likely” need to be authorized.