Crypto Derivatives

1inch – the leading decentralized exchange (DEX) aggregator platform – has announced an integration with the defi derivative platform Opium. The integration will allow 1inch users to access Opium’s derivatives pools directly from within the 1inch app. In a press release shared by 1inch, the company stated that all derivative pool transactions will be conducted through Opium’s smart contract. Opium facilitates the trading, creation, and settlement of decentralized derivatives. It’s based on open-source smart contracts within the Ethereum network. The…

Crypto exchange platform Coinbase wants to offer futures trading. The exchange needs to get approval from the National Futures Association. The firm has to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.  Afterward, they can proceed with their plans. At the beginning of the year, Coinbase took over Skew. The latter is famous for tracking the derivatives market. Bloomberg reported that Coinbase Financial Markets Inc. was seeking membership regarding an application with the National Futures Association yesterday. Coinbase is one of the best cryptocurrency stocks. For…

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), one of the world's two largest futures markets, has just announced the upcoming arrival of Ether Futures (ETH). This development is expected to expose the popular altcoin to more traders who could have a ripple effect on its price. Ether (ETH) Arrives at CME Group CME Group revealed today that it intends to introduce Ethereum (ETH) futures on its platform by February 8, 2021. The launch date of this new derivative will depend on its…

A derivative is a financial contract between two or more parties based on an underlying asset's future price. Crypto derivatives are, therefore, tradable contracts between parties regarding the future of an underlying asset, which in most cases, is Bitcoin (BTC) or other top cryptocurrencies. Trading crypto derivatives enables traders to mitigate volatility-associated risks and hedge against potential losses in trading.    In recent years, crypto-derivatives have grown in popularity. The enormous growth in crypto derivatives is largely attributed to the launch…

The surge in crypto exchanges has been astonishing, considering governments' dire need to sanction cryptocurrencies. However, it seems crypto adoption is inevitable, and the number of crypto exchanges will continue to grow.  Currently, on coinmarketcap, there are up to 314 exchanges. All these exchanges have different features, and transaction fees and support different coins. But which exchanges can you trust? We've all read the news of the many hack incidents that have happened in the crypto space.  Well, put OKX…

Predicting the price of cryptocurrencies is challenging, thanks to their volatile nature. For example, consider bitcoin's volatility, which has seen the coin fluctuate between $69000 - $16000 over the last two years. The uncertainty and volatility are perhaps significant reasons investors shy away from digital assets. Given the growing increase in digital assets investments, finding a solution is vital for Exchange-Traded Funds (EFTto s) to come in at this point and could be instrumental in crypto investing.  So, could ETFs…

A few hours ago, Bitcoin attempted another rally to $10k, in which it attained $9,950 following the close of its candle on May 17. It could not attain the key $10k price point, since its correction to $9.9k. This move is yet to prompt a remarkable reaction from the derivatives market, possibly due to sellers’ deleveraging of their positions as they anticipated the current rally. According to the data provided by Skew.com, only $5 million was liquidated while the upsurge lasted…

Perpetual contracts trading makes up a significant percentage of overall exchange-traded cryptocurrency volumes. Investors looking to bet on the price developments of BTC and other crypto assets are often not too concerned about holding actual tokens but are instead interested in trading highly liquid cryptocurrency derivatives such as perpetual futures contracts. Perpetual futures contracts on cryptocurrencies are financial derivatives enabling traders to bet on the price movements of crypto assets using leverage without owning the underlying digital asset.  A futures…

Singapore is one of the leading countries when it comes to cryptocurrency adoption. As such, it is no surprise that the country is home to several trading exchange platforms.  Bitget.com is one such exchange that has its headquarters in Singapore. However, the digital asset trading platform serves users across the world.  Like any other trading platform, it is necessary to get into the full details before joining Bitget.com. For this reason, we went into all the trouble to provide a…