CME Group is the largest institutional provider of Bitcoin futures contracts. However, according to a nominee for the upcoming Board of Directors election, the company should also focus on additional operations, including mining Bitcoin and other companies, to create additional value for its stakeholders. CME Group Should Start Mining Bitcoin Dante Federighi is a nominee...Read More
Days after the significant volatility and Bitcoin price declines, Bitcoin Options trading volume on regulated exchanges sees record-breaking lows. While CME’s Options platform recently hit its all-time low level, Bakkt’s situation is even worse without any action for weeks. CME’s Bitcoin Options Volume ATL In the middle of March, the cryptocurrency market, along with most...Read More
The recent volatility in the global markets and the cryptocurrency markets has raised most trading volumes. Bitcoin options, for instance, reached a new all-time high yesterday. The futures market also saw a massive jump in the volume, as Binance Futures breaks its all-time high record. Bitcoin Options Volume Soars The past several days have been...Read More
With Bitcoin’s price increase in 2020, so does the interest in futures trading. A few days ago, for instance, CME recorded one of its best trading days with over $1 billion in daily volume. Other significant names in Bitcoin Futures trading, including BitMEX and Binance, are also noting impressive volumes lately. CME Bitcoin Futures Volume...Read More
Bitcoin’s positive price movement continued over the weekend, and it surpassed the coveted $10,000. Today, however, the largest cryptocurrency recorded a notable drop of over $500 in a few hours, which also filled the CME closing gap from Friday. Bitcoin Drops With $500 Bitcoin has been on quite the run lately. For the first time...Read More
According to recent buzz on Twitter, one of the biggest names in the crypto-industry, Michael Novogratz, is speaking up and questioning the biggest price shift made by altcoins yet this year, raising a red flag for crypto-enthusiasts everywhere. Michael Novogratz is the CEO of U.S.-based Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd, a limited partner of Galaxy Digital...Read More
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will launch options on Bitcoin futures starting today. This comes as a result of the increased interest in cryptocurrencies. Moreover, analysts from JP Morgan think that there’s a high-anticipation among institutional investors for CME’s newest product. Anticipating CME’s Bitcoin Futures Options CME recently announced the launch of its newest product...Read More
The last five years have been a test phase for bitcoin derivatives, which began tentatively when Bitmex eased into life in 2014. Now, as the cryptoconomy prepares to enter a new decade, derivatives products will play a pivotal role in price discovery. 2020 will be a big year for bitcoin and for the futures markets...Read More
This Monday, a Bitcoin price gap opened in the CME futures between $7,200 and $7,450 due to weekend volatility in the cryptocurrency market. The thing is, on Monday, the leading cryptocurrency was trading at $7,600, even as high as $7,700, leading some to suggest that the asset was going to leave the CME futures gap...Read More
Once again, analysts have begun to flip bullish on Bitcoin (BTC), citing fundamental and technical factors to back their cheery sentiment. Though, not everyone is convinced that the cryptocurrency market is poised to see upside.Related Reading: Crypto Market’s Long-Term Trend is Positive: Binance CEO Explain WhyCME Futures Show Institutions Bearish On BTCEach week, the Chicago Mercantile...Read More
Statistics show that the Bitcoin price may be on the verge of seeing a red week. No, by red I don’t mean Christmas, I mean a week in which the cryptocurrency falls, potentially to enter back in the range of the $6,000s.Related Reading: Lightning Works: Bitcoin Podcaster Finds Restaurant Shunning Banks for BTCBitcoin Futures’ Imply BTC...Read More
According to recent reports, France just got a new crypto fund, known as Napoleon Bitcoin Fund, which consists purely out of cryptocurrency. Napoleon Bitcoin Fund Launches According to a recent publication by France’s Les Echos, the country recently got its first fully regulated crypto fund, dubbed ‘Napoleon Bitcoin Fund.’ The fund was created by a...Read More
There are many ways in which cryptocurrency trading resembles the traditional ones, but there are just as many differences, as well. That’s why it’s possible to use regular definitions, but they need to be appropriately adjusted and related according to the specifics of cryptocurrencies. Price gaps, for example, are something seen quite regularly within traditional...Read More
In an incredible and slightly confounding turn of events, Bakkt’s bitcoin Futures volume has soared as much as 796% to a new all-time high (ATH). This is a far cry from previous volumes and a bullish sign of revival for Bakkt following its lackluster beginnings. Launching some two weeks ago, Bakkt day one performance showcased...Read More
Conspiracies concerning the manipulation of bitcoin futures may now have some grounds, as researchers claim to have found a “striking systematic trend” between BTC price action and futures expiry dates. Cries of foul play surrounding CME’s bitcoin futures contracts are almost as old as the derivatives themselves. For months, the expiration date of the cash-settled...Read More
Bitcoin price has gained this week but what’s behind the move? | Source: Shutterstock This week brought a small reprisal for bitcoin price and the broader cryptocurrency market as it witnessed $20 billion added to its total market cap by late Tuesday. This was also reflected by an approximate 10% gain for BTC alone; so...Read More
The massive Bitcoin sell-off that sent prices below the $10,000 at the end of August wasn’t the result of manipulations, according to an ex post facto research by Coin Metrics. First Major Bitcoin Sells Spotted on Coinbase Large traders or institutional investors often manipulate the Bitcoin price, especially through fake volume or trading derivatives. The...Read More
After a massive demand for its Bitcoin Futures Contract this year, the CME Group is planning to introduce Bitcoin options contracts as per the internal source. Back in December 2017 when Bitcoin was trading at its all-time high of $20,000, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) was the first to launch Bitcoin Futures contracts in the...Read More
The correlation with bitcoin price is becoming obvious. | Source: Shuttertock Bitcoin (BTC) started this week off in good spirits, citing an impressive rise of around 8%. Interestingly, analysts are attributing some of this action to the close of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Bitcoin’s 8% rise this week which left a gap in the...Read More
Bitcoin has lost almost 7% during the last 24 hours, according to Coinmarketcap data, taking analysts by surprise. Here are main reasons why the cryptocurrency is testing new support levels right now. CME’s Bitcoin Futures Bitcoin’s latest crash, which started on Wednesday afternoon, sent prices below the $9,500 level for the first time since July....Read More
Bitcoin and a few major altcoins have shocked the market as they have shed significant weight in a considerably short time. Right now, the crypto market prices have lost billions and there is no pointer to a bull run in the near future. The entire crypto market has been in a free fall of sorts...Read More
The Bakkt Warehouse will provide the safe and secure of physical Bitcoin tokens in a regulated environment starting from September 6th. The Warehouse facility is specifically designed for its physically-settled Bitcoin Futures contracts. Intercontinental Exchange‘s (ICE’s) Bakkt platform has already started some initial preparations as it is set to launch its Bitcoin Futures contracts in...Read More
The upcoming CME futures expiration set for Friday is expected to have a significant effect on the next bitcoin price action as the biggest cryptocurrency threatens to plunge below the $10,000 mark. In the past nine weeks, the Bitcoin price rally has stalled. Analysts believe that the crypto may suffer a severe pullback if the...Read More
