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Deribit options exchange is evaluating buyout offers: Report

DIGIT — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:15:00 +0000

According to Bloomberg, the Bitcoin and Ether options trading platform may be worth up to $5 billion.

Cboe Digital receives nod for margin trades on its crypto futures exchange

DIGIT — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 07:20:05 +0000

Amid regulatory uncertainty, the approval has been seen as a small win for the U.S. crypto market and institutional investors.

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Report: CME Group to Face off With FTX After Filing for Futures Commission Merchant Status

DIGIT — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 18:30:55 +0000

According to a recent report, the world’s largest derivatives exchange CME Group is looking to register as a direct futures commission merchant (FCM). CME Group’s decision follows the digital currency exchange FTX, as the crypto company applied to become a derivative clearing organization and awaits approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). If […]

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Bitcoin Futures Update: Bakkt Testing, CME Breaks Records, and a $100K Call Option

DIGIT — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 16:00:44 +0000

Over the last few months, the interest surrounding cryptocurrency derivatives products has been growing fast. For some time now, open interest in CME’s bitcoin futures has been breaking records. Bakkt’s futures platform began testing contracts on Monday and the company says there are participants from all around the world. Elsewhere, bitcoin derivatives provider Ledgerx is […]

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CME’s Bitcoin Futures Hit New Records

DIGIT — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 18:28:08 +0000

Ever since the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) announced it was ending its bitcoin futures products back in March, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) has seen a huge influx of bitcoin derivatives volumes. During the second week of May, CME’s bitcoin futures touched a milestone when it surpassed 33,000 contracts ($1.3 billion notional value) […]

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CFTC-Regulated Ledgerx Launches Interest-Bearing BTC Savings Platform

DIGIT — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:10:14 +0000

This week the firm Ledgerx announced the soft launch of its ‘Ledgersavings’ platform, a new service that allows users to deposit bitcoin core (BTC) and accrue interest on the deposit over a variety of maturation periods. The CFTC-regulated company explains the new savings program will allow clients to gain an annualized return of roughly 16 percent, even […]

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A Ledger X Bitcoin Contract is Still Pegged for $50K Amid This Week’s Price Decline

DIGIT — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 16:10:33 +0000

Bitcoin’s price has been in a slump this week after reaching record highs in the USD $19K territory. Since then the price has drifted into the $13K, region losing $6,000 in gains this week. Although the price has seen better days, an unknown trader utilizing the Ledger X options market purchased a contract that predicts […]

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