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The Faces Behind the Billion Dollar Bitcoin Futures Market
The BTC futures market has exploded like no one could have expected over recent years and it continues to grow. With new players on the scene from Binance to Bakkt and records being smashed left and right, here we take a look at some of the people making it happen.
Bitcoin Analyst: Bitcoin Futures Do Not Manipulate Bitcoin Price In Spot Market
According to a Bitcoin analyst, PlanB, creator of one of the most accurate Bitcoin price models, on April 7, 2020, claimed that Bitcoin Futures do not affect the price of Bitcoin in the spot market. In his tweet, he said that Bitcoin prices stayed within the S2F bands even when Bitcoin was at its all-time-high (ATH) in December 2017 which many people claim was suppressed by the introduction of Bitcoin Futures in Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in 2017.
Bitcoin’s Social and Trading Volumes Hit a 5-Week High as Address Activity Surge to a 3-Week High
As Bitcoin (BTC) continues testing the $40K waters, its social and trading volumes are going through the roof, as acknowledged by on-chain metrics provider Santiment.
Crypto Exchange MEXC Introduces Second-Level K-Line Function for Real Time Furtures Trading
To enhance real-time futures trading, crypto exchange MEXC has introduced the second-level K-line function that will incorporate the one-second time period.
Bit.com Enables Trading of Staked Ether on Spot and Perpetual Futures Markets
To meet the diversified needs of cryptocurrency users, Singapore-based crypto exchange Bit.com has launched Staked Ether (STETH) on spot and perpetual futures markets.
Bitcoin Futures Market is in a Healthy Contango,Indicating that the Price of Bitcoin will Rise Further
The BTC futures market has been scaling the heights based on an uptick in price, which means the market expectations are for higher prices in the future.
Intercontinental Exchange Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Trading Platform Goes Live
Launched as of 8 pm EST on Sept. 22, Bakkt’s physically settled Bitcoin futures trading has launched and is now live for trading on the Intercontinental Exchange Futures US (ICE).
LedgerX “Not Yet Approved” by CFTC to Launch Physical Bitcoin Futures
The United States Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) confirmed that LedgerX has not yet been approved to offer physically-settled Bitcoin futures in contrary to previous announcements.
Possible Impacts of Bitcoin Futures on the World Economy in the Next 10 Years
In the past month, there was a little increase of attention towards Bitcoin futures as Bakkt launched its own market, the Bitcoin futures market has been around since 2017. However, there are still some individuals who don’t clearly understand what it is.
Intercontinental Exchange Plans to Launch Bakkt Bitcoin USD Cash Settled Monthly Futures
Singaporean Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced its plan to launch the Bakkt Bitcoin (USD) Cash Settled Monthly Futures, the first well-regulated futures platform for cryptocurrencies, on December 9.
Bitcoin Futures on CME Breaches The $50,000 Resistance Level
Bitcoin futures on Chicago Mercantile Exchange briefly breached the $50,000 psychological level.
Binance CEO Officially Announces the Launch of Binance Futures
The CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao had announced the official launch of Binance Futures. The announcement which he made open to the general public on September 9 could be seen bold strides in the right direction following the Bakkt's announcement of the Bitcoin futures.
Will CME's Ethereum Futures Launch Send Ether Price Higher?
With the launch of CME’s Ethereum futures contract imminent, what can we expect from the Ether price?
United States CFTC Issues Advisory on Digital Currencies for Futures Commission Merchants
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has released an advisory to futures commission merchants clarifying how to hold digital currencies in segregated accounts.
Investors Double Down on Derivatives Market as Bitcoin Futures Contracts Hit New All-Time High
The derivatives market is growing as the open interest has surged to a new all-time high of $20 billion across major exchanges.
Is Bitcoin’s True Power Being Revealed as COVID-19 Market Crisis Sends Oil Futures Price Below Zero?
As WTI crude oil futures plummeted into negative territory, the pioneer cryptocurrency Bitcoin hardly seemed to notice, recording only a minor correction and dipping under 7k.