#CBOE News

Cboe Plans to Launch Cryptocurrency Indexes in Q2 2021

Cboe Partners With Software Firm to Launch Cryptocurrency Indexes

December 16, 2020 by Evan Ezquer at Bitcoin

In a bid to make cryptocurrency pricing more available to the general public, leading trading solutions provider Cboe Global Markets is set to integrate crypto indexes into its system by the second quarter of 2021. The company made it known that it had entered into a partnership with CoinRoutes, which...

CBoE Withdraws Application for VanEck SolidX Bitcoin ETF

September 18, 2019 by Ashwath Balakrishnan at Bitcoin

The Bitcoin ETF saga has taken another dramatic turn as the VanEck SolidX ETF proposal was withdrawn by CBoE. The SEC informed the public in a filing, September 17, 2019, just a month before they were to come to a decision about the ETF. If the SEC finds the ETF...

Cboe Suspends Bitcoin Futures Contract Amid Weak Trading Volume

March 15, 2019 by Eddie Mitchell at Bitcoin, Business, Finance

The Chicago Futures Exchange (CFE) has declared that its planned bitcoin futures market will not be added this month, as per a notice published March 14, 2019. Prudent Approach The announcement from the CFE arm of The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) explains why and how they came to this...

VanEck and SolidX File for Physically Traded Bitcoin ETF

Cboe Exchange Withdraws VanEck-SolidX Bitcoin ETF Proposal with the SEC

January 24, 2019 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at News

According to an official document published by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on January 23, 2019, the Cboe BZX Exchange has withdrawn its proposed rule change which could have resulted in the listing of the VanEck SolidX Bitcoin Trust on the exchange. Bitcoin ETF Continues to Remain a...

Bakkt’s Bitcoin Futures Contracts Launching in December 2018

October 24, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Finance, Investment, News, Platform

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), which is the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has announced that it's recently established cryptocurrency exchange, Bakkt will launch its physically-settled daily bitcoin futures contracts on December 12, 2018, according to a notice by ICE on October 22, 2018. Bitcoin Futures Gets December Launch...

Monex Group Set to Launch U.S. Cryptocurrency Trading Operations Via Subsidiary

CME Report: Bitcoin Futures Trading Has Surged By 41 Percent in Three Months

October 18, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Exchange, Finance, Investment, News, Platform, Tech

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, also known as the CME Group, has said in a tweet on October 17, 2018, that bitcoin futures trading on its platform is up by a whopping 41 percent in Q3 of this year as compared to the poor performances of the cryptocurrency futures trading product...

CBOE May Launch Ether Futures by the End of 2018

September 1, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Development, Ethereum, Finance, Investment, News

According to Business insider’s article released on August 31, 22018,CBOE is currently waiting for further information from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The launch of Ether futures would be a remarkable step forward for the cryptocurrency community as it could lead to wider trading in the cryptocurrency ecosystem and...

Andreas Antonopoulos Speaks about Bitcoin Mining, Scaling, and The Future of Cryptocurrencies

Not Your key, not Your Coin, Says Antonopoulos about Bitcoin ETF

August 23, 2018 by Eric Czuleger at Bitcoin, Commentary, Finance, Investment, News

Tech entrepreneur and Bitcoin evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos has warned that the much-awaited crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) would perpetuate a flood of new capital into the market. He believes this could actually increase the volatility while decreasing individual control. A Growing Community Cryptocurrencies are now squarely in the mind of potential...

Inside Cboe’s Bitcoin ETF Plans

August 15, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Bitcoin, Exchange, Finance, News, Regulation

Months after announcing the industry’s first Bitcoin futures, Cboe Global Markets (Cboe) now aspires to become the first to list a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). While the company still has to get a final nod from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), speculative reports are suggesting that it’s only...

The Crypto Community’s Obsession with Bitcoin and Altcoin ETFs

July 29, 2018 by contributor at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Commentary, Exchange, Finance, News

Amidst rising sentiment from the cryptocurrency community about the launch of Bitcoin ETFs, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) confirmed it would not introduce futures for any other cryptocurrency shortly, cutting down any sporadic rumors suggesting the contrary. The Future of Cryptocurrency Futures Speaking to Bloomberg on July 26, 2018, CME...

Bitcoin Futures Average Daily Volume Grows 93 Percent In Q2

July 22, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Investment, News

CME Group has released data indicating that the Average Daily Volume (ADV) of bitcoin futures contracts grew 93 percent in the second quarter of 2018. In a July 20, 2018, tweet on its Twitter account, the derivatives trading giant also revealed that over the same period, the rate of open interest...

CBOE Files Application with SEC for Bitcoin ETF License

July 18, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Business, Exchange, Finance, News

Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Global Markets, one of the world's largest futures exchanges, has filed for a bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). CBOE’s future with bitcoin ETF looks promising If the SEC approves the application, this would mean that the exchange...

VanEck Inks Strategic Partnership with SolidX to Launch Bitcoin ETF

June 10, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Bitcoin, Business, Finance, News, Regulation

After trying twice without succeeding, New York-based investment management firm, VanEck has joined forces with SolidX blockchain and fintech firm, in a bid to launch a crypto-powered ETF. Strike One, Bitcoin ETF According to Business Wire, VanEck asset management company has declared it will partner with SolidX blockchain technology company...

Bitcoin Eyes Another Attempt at $9,500 Following Largest One-day Volume for CBOE Futures

April 27, 2018 by Jamie Holmes at Bitcoin, Commentary, Finance, News, Price Analysis

The price of bitcoin (BTC) briefly dropped below $9,000 on April 25 but regained the critical level on April 26. On April 27, BTC-USD reached a high of $9,387.82 on the Bitstamp exchange, rebounding from lows near $8,600 on April 26 after the CBOE experienced the largest daily volume for...