Derivatives
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Remains Around $48.5K Amid Flat Trading Activity
“We are at all-time-highs territory [and] the market still has to make up its mind" about next resistance or supporting levels, says one broker.

Elon Musk-Prompted Bitcoin Price Surge Causes Liquidation of $387M in Shorts
The shorts were liquidated after Elon Musk added "Bitcoin" to his Twitter bio and prices rose by over 15%.

Big Guns Back $10M Investment in DeFi's dYdX
The funding round, led by Three Arrows and DeFiance Capital, was also joined by Andreessen Horowitz and Polychain Capital.

Bitcoin Sells Off on Bearish Sentiment, Yellen Worries
The sell-off also led to major corrections for other cryptocurrencies including ether, stellar, xrp and chainlink.

Dear Crypto Derivatives Industry, Let's Not Repeat 2008
As the crypto derivatives industry begins to take off, it needs to avoid the lack of transparency that plagued the industry in the 2000s, when the financial system collapsed.

OKEx Adds More Coin-Margined Perpetual Swaps for Real-Time Settlement
The real-time settlement function went live on Dec. 29.

Crypto Derivatives Exchange BitMEX Says All Users Are Now Verified
After getting in hot water with U.S. regulators last year, the exchange has rolled out mandatory verification for all users.

CME Becomes Biggest Bitcoin Futures Exchange as Institutional Interest Rises
Chicago Mercantile Exchange now tops the list of the biggest bitcoin futures trading platforms, accounting for nearly 20% of all open interest.

UK's Ban on Crypto Derivatives Goes Into Effect Today
The Financial Conduct Authority ban on the sale of derivatives and exchange-traded notes was passed in October.

OKEx Launches Real-Time Settlement for Derivatives Trading
Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has introduced real-time settlement for the trading of derivatives on its platform.
