Derivatives

'Father of Financial Futures' Seeks Cryptocurrency Hardware Patent

A U.S. economist and businessman known for his work in advancing futures contracts is seeking a cryptocurrency hardware patent.

Ni Stan HigginsAgo 14, 2017

A major US options exchange is seeking to list cryptocurrency derivatives, and has inked a notable partnership to move it toward this goal.

Ni Pete RizzoAgo 2, 2017

New York startup LedgerX has received approval from the CFTC to trade cryptocurrency derivatives to institutional investors.

Derivatives giant CME has developed a system for delivering digital currencies tied to futures contracts, patent documents reveal.

Ni Stan HigginsMay 5, 2017

Thanks to a recent venture capital infusion, bitcoin swaps firm LedgerX is closer to final approval from the CFTC to open for business.

The CME Group officially launched its bitcoin price indexes yesterday.

Ni Stan HigginsNob 14, 2016

Digital asset trading service Crypto Facilities has raised $1.5m in new funding.

Two former BNP Paribas employees have launched their own blockchain startup and are working to create a prototype to serve clearinghouses.

Derivatives marketplace CME Group and Crypto Facilities have unveiled two bitcoin benchmarks designed to give investors a new way to hedge.

A meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Technology Advisory Committee discussed how blockchain could reshape the derivatives market.

Ni Stan HigginsPeb 23, 2016

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