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Coinbase Explores FTX Acquisition and Derivatives License

Until FTX collapsed in November, FTX Europe was the only firm offering special crypto derivatives (perpetual futures) to the European market. Reports have emerged that Coinbase considered acquiring FTX Europe after the exchange’s bankruptcy in November. While the acquisition talks were not successful, Coinbase’s interest in FTX Europe underlines how important

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Crypto Derivatives Exchange BitMEX’s Prediction Market is Now Live

BitMEX’s prediction market, which its calling its newest derivative product, is going for the former rather than the latter, launching with offerings of prediction contracts on the percentage recovery rate of FTX’s bankruptcy claims, the chance of an approval of a Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund on or before October 17,

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Bitcoin derivatives data suggests BTC price holds the current range

Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a 5% increase after testing the $25,000 support level on Sept. 11. However, this breakout rally doesn't necessarily indicate a victory for bulls. To put today’s price action in perspective, BTC has witnessed a 15% decline since July. In contrast, the S&P 500 index and gold have

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Kraken expands offerings in crypto derivatives, adds PayPal support in Europe and UK

Kraken, a crypto exchange, is making strategic moves to broaden its offerings in trading and payment. After FTX’s downfall last November, Kraken’s subsidiary Crypto Facilities aims to target the lucrative derivatives sector, which had $1.85 trillion in trading volume across centralized exchanges last month alone. Concurrently, Kraken is also widening

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Synthetix takes on counterparty risks with Infinex derivatives exchange

Synthetix, a DeFi project in the crypto space, is preparing to expand its range of affiliated products.Kain Warwick, the founder, revealed intentions to introduce a new derivatives front-end called Infinex to the decentralized trading infrastructure of Synthetix. The upcoming exchange, Infinex, will cater to both novice and experienced traders by

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Bitcoin price rallies to $31.8K, but derivatives data highlights BTC bears’ advantage

This July 14 Bitcoin weekly options expiry holds the potential to be a significant turning point for market sentiment, potentially leading to a breach below the crucial $30,000 support level.Despite the initial bullish surge triggered by the spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) requests, the recent macroeconomic data has not been favorable

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UK Treasury plans to exclude derivatives and ‘unbacked’ tokens from regulatory sandbox

The Treasury Department of the United Kingdom has proposed excluding unbacked crypto assets and derivatives from its plans for a digital securities sandbox.In a consultation paper released on July 11, HM Treasury said the regulatory sandboxes that will be established under the country’s Financial Services and Markets Act will provide

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