Futures
Kraken Futures to Expand Into Russia After New Hire
Kraken Futures is ramping up its Russian expansion with the hiring of a new representative, ICBIT founder Aleksey Bragin.

ErisX Takes on Bakkt With Launch of Physically Settled US Bitcoin Futures
ErisX plans to work with futures commission merchants and brokerages starting next year, allowing investors hoping to trade its physically settled bitcoin futures an alternative to Bakkt

Bakkt Goes Live With Options, Cash-Settled Futures Products
Bakkt’s new options and cash-settled bitcoin futures products have just gone live, joining its three-month-old physical futures contracts.

Bakkt's Bitcoin Futures Launch in Singapore in Just Two Weeks
Bakkt, the bitcoin subsidiary of NYSE owner ICE, has announced the launch date and specs for its Singapore-listed, cash-delivered bitcoin futures.

FTX Launches Futures on Index of 8 China Cryptos Amid Xi Blockchain Pump
Derivatives exchange FTX has launched an index of eight popular Chinese cryptocurrencies, as well as futures offering exposure to the basket.

OKEx Launches Crypto Futures Settled in Tether Stablecoin
The crypto exchange will soon offer futures contract trading for a number of crypto pairs including BTC, ETH, BCH and XRP.

CFTC Chair Says Ether Futures 'Likely' in 2020
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Heath Tarbert says the crypto world will see ethereum futures contracts sometime in 2020.

Binance Hikes Leverage to 125x for Launch of Bitcoin-Tether Futures
Binance’s futures exchange is raising leverage to 125x with the launch of BTC/USDT contracts today.

Now Traders Can Make Bets on When Facebook's Libra Will Launch
Crypto futures exchange CoinFLEX is issuing derivatives linked to the launch of the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency project.

Bakkt Exchange's Bitcoin Futures See Slow Start on First Day of Trading
Trading of Bakkt's physically-backed bitcoin futures kicked off today, with 28 contracts having changed hands so far.
