Bitcoin Futures News

Bitcoin futures open interest surged to over $38 billion today, as BTC price increased 10% over the week.

According to analysis from GreeksLive, there is a strong market sentiment expecting the ETF to pass, reflected in Bitcoin's price surge to short-term highs of $45,000.

Cboe Digital is launching margin futures on Bitcoin and Ethereum, becoming the first U.S.-regulated crypto native exchange and clearinghouse, with support from 11 leading firms. 

The regulated derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange has surpassed Binance to become the leading Bitcoin (BTC) futures exchange. The shift marks the first time in two years that CME has claimed the top spot, indicating a surge in demand from…

CME’s notional open interest has surged to $3.57 billion, securing its position as the second-largest exchange in the trading of standard Bitcoin and perpetual futures. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), a regulated entity, is ascending the ranks among the largest…

Fake news on Bitcoin ETF, initially posted by Cointelegraph, forced a whale to buy an astounding amount of Bitcoin Futures. A whale made a Bitcoin (BTC) futures purchase of $5.7 billion following the false report suggesting that BlackRock, the world’s…

Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading volume dropped by more than half in September, led by Binance volumes falling. According to a Sept. 19 K33 Research report, Bitcoin spot futures trading volumes fell by 57% since the beginning of September — with…

Crypto exchange Coinbase has received the green light from the National Futures Association (NFA) to offer crypto futures to eligible customers in the US. 

Bitcoin (BTC) might be witnessing a drop in investor interest. Its open interest (OI) in perpetual futures across significant exchanges registers considerable declines since May 1. Consequently, OI recently plummeted to a one-month low. Per data from Glassnode, bitcoin’s OI…

Argentina has approved what they say is the first regulated bitcoin futures index in Latin America.

According to the bank’s spokesman on Tuesday, Wall Street giant Citigroup (NYSE: C) is eager as they await regulatory approval to start offering bitcoin (BTC, -3.59%) futures trading contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).  Institutional Clients Another individual familiar…

Galaxy Digital has officially submitted its Bitcoin Futures ETF to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a tweet by Eric Balchunas on August 17, 2021, the ETF was filed under the 1940 Act and it will only invest…

Bitcoin futures do not directly affect the price of Bitcoin. It, however, does not mean that they do not weigh on the price of Bitcoin. Let’s look into the details. Defining Bitcoin Futures Bitcoin futures is a contract between two…

BlackRock, the world’s largest multi-trillion dollar asset manager, is considering investing in Bitcoin futures through two of its funds.  BlackRock’s Funds Contemplating Bitcoin Futures Investment In a pair of filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday…

Bitnomial Exchange, a Chicago-based Bitcoin derivatives platform, recently gained approval from the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to offer traders physically-delivered bitcoin derivatives contracts and options trading. Bitnomial Set to Roll Out Bitcoin Derivatives The bitcoin derivatives exchange announced…

Bitcoin Mercantile Exchange (BitMEX) a bitcoin trading venue that offers professional traders up to 100x leverage, Bitcoin futures and swaps, has announced that it now enabled Bech32 sending support on its platform, making it possible for its users to withdraw…