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Markets

Bitcoin Options: Deribit Exchange Sees Record Open Interest of $1B

Open interest in bitcoin options listed on the Panama-based exchange jumped to a record $1 billion Tuesday, according to data from Skew.

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Policy

The Netherlands’ AMLD5 Interpretation Appears to Be Killing Crypto Firms

The announced closure of one-man bitcoin startup Bittr may be the first of many in the Netherlands as contentious new AMLD5 regulations come into effect.

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Markets

Here's Another, Surprising Reason Why Crypto Prices Fell – Derivatives

The traditional markets' recent sell-off drove cryptocurrency prices down, but the way it did so was more complicated than even many of the most sophisticated players in crypto were able to grasp.

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Markets

Bitcoin Options Saw Record Volume of $198M Amid Recent Price Drop

Trading volume records in bitcoin’s options market were smashed on Monday as investors scrambled to hedge their positions amid the selloff.

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Markets

Derivatives Exchange Deribit Launches Daily Ether Options

The new ETH options will be tradable for just 24 hours before expiry.

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Markets

Deribit to Launch Daily BTC Options as Regulated Competition Heats Up

Launching Feb. 3, Deribit's daily bitcoin index options will appeal to a different kind of trader, the firm says.

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Markets

Deribit Using New Trading Tools to Capture 'Exploding' Options Market

Global provider of professional trading software Trading Technologies announced Wednesday it would provide connectivity to leading derivatives exchange, Deribit

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Markets

Startup Crypto Exchange Blade to Launch Zero-Fee Trading in February

Crypto perpetuals exchange Blade will be introducing zero-fee trading next month in a bid to gain market share from rivals.

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Finance

Dutch Derivatives Exchange Deribit to Move to Crypto-Friendly Panama

Deribit will operate out of Panama starting Feb. 10, citing the Netherlands’ presumed adoption of “very strict” anti-money laundering (AML) regulations.

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Markets

Ride 'Em, Cowboy: Bitmain's Marketing Gambit Ups Its Texas-Sized Position on Bitcoin

Bitmain's new strategy of giving put options on bitcoin to buyers of its miners amounts to a "Texas hedge" – doubling down on risk, not offsetting it.

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