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Controlling The Chaos: FTX Exchange Bails Out BlockFi With $250M
Is FTX saving the crypto industry or taking control of it? The derivatives-focused cryptocurrency exchange has been on the sidelines, watching everything around them collapse, and finally decided to take...
Grayscale Met With The SEC, Tried To Convince Them To Turn The GBTC Into An ETF
Will GBTC get to become the first US-based spot bitcoin ETF? It doesn't look that way. The euphoria from six months ago turned into Grayscale hinting that it might sue...
BlockFi Filed For The Coveted Spot Bitcoin ETF With The SEC
Will BlockFi be the one? The rumors are flying, apparently, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will approve a spot Bitcoin ETF soon. With that in mind, the news that...
Bitcoin Futures ETF Exceeds Expectations, Trades $1 Billion On Day One
The numbers are in, and the Bitcoin Futures ETF had the biggest debut of the year. By far. We have to “exclude ETFs where their Day One volume was literally...
Did US Regulators Began Offensive Against Crypto Platforms? CFTC Fines Kraken
One of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, Kraken, received a $1.25M fine. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposed the “civil monetary penalty” plus a cease and desist from “further violations of...
Will The SEC Approve A Bitcoin Futures ETF In 2021? Here Are The Implications
Rumors are flying. The SEC could approve a Bitcoin Futures ETF before the year ends. It seems like the US Security And Exchange Commission will not give the go-ahead to...
Bitcoin Short Squeeze Revives Trading Volume And Volatility
After what seems like a thousand years of stability and a slight downtrend, bitcoin is back. Volatility is wreaking havoc. Trading volume seems to be picking up steam. And, more...
Bakkt Launching New Bitcoin Options for its Futures Contracts in “Industry First”
The Bakkt platform is getting set to launch new Bitcoin trading derivatives. As of December, users of the regulated platform will be able to trade the Bakkt Bitcoin Options contract....
US Regulator to Probe BitMeX Cryptocurrency Exchange: Bloomberg
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is going to investigate cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. The regulator would focus on whether or not BitMEX, a...
CME Bitcoin Futures See Record Volumes, Crucial Signal For Rising Institutional Demand
This week saw the highest ever volume for Bitcoin futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as volume exceeded 18,000. The big signal is that institutional investors are paying attention as...
