News with the tag "crypto futures"

A total of $226.53 million in crypto futures positions were liquidated on major centralized exchanges over the past 24 hours, according to data from CoinGlass . Of the liquidations, 76.89% —approximately $174.17 million —came from long positions , while $52.36 million were liquidated from short posi...

Standard Chartered's venture capital arm gets a toehold in Europe with its investment in the EU's only MiFID II-compliant crypto platform.

The Bitpanda spinoff offers Tradfi the advantages of blockchain and could soon provide investors with a host of new advantages.

New data from market intelligence firm Kaiko Analytics shows that hedge funds are net short on Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). In a new research article, the crypto analytics platform says that while hedge funds are net short on both BTC and ETH on the CME,...

Data shows the cryptocurrency futures market has seen liquidations amounting to $700 million in the past day as Bitcoin has gone through its volatility. Bitcoin Has Seen Intense Price Action In Past 24 Hours The past day has been a bit of a rollercoaster for Bitcoin, with the asset registering sharp...

On Tuesday, CME Group unveiled plans to introduce micro euro-denominated bitcoin and ether futures, set to debut on March 18, contingent on regulatory green lights. These euro-based offerings will mirror their U.S. dollar-based equivalents, each representing one-tenth of the respective cryptocurrenc...

The former chief executive of an investment firm has been sentenced to two years in prison for a “cherry-picking” scheme involving crypto derivatives. In a new press release, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) says that US-Russian national Peter Kambolin, the founder of Systematic Alpha Management...

The investment landscape is witnessing a thrilling battle between Bitcoin futures and the emerging Spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). As the cryptocurrency market continues to evolve, the next few weeks are crucial in determining the future of Bitcoin-linked ETFs in the United States. The Pr...

In a recent turn of events, the cryptocurrency market has witnessed a significant correction, primarily driven by a surge in spot market activity and the resulting overleveraging of traders. This price adjustment has also coincided with a return to normalcy in funding rates for crypto futures contra...

BlackRock questioned the SEC's preference for the 1940 Act that oversees futures ETFs, and argued that it lacks relevancy to both crypto-spot and futures ETFs.