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Bitcoin Hits One-Week High as Asian Tech Stocks Rebound; Zcash Sets November Upgrade Date
Bitcoin rose to around $83,500 as Asian tech stocks rebounded. Zcash extended gains after developers set a November date...
Bitcoin options near 60% of derivatives open interest as hedging grows
Options made up just under 60% of bitcoin derivatives open interest last week, up from about 50% at the start of the yea...
Blockchain.com launches crypto options with one-week expiries and $5 minimum premium
Blockchain.com now lets eligible users buy call and put options on bitcoin, ether and five other assets, held to expiry...
U.S. CFTC Sets October 28 Agenda for First AI 'Frontier Forum'
The CFTC's Innovation Task Force will host its first Frontier Forum on October 28, focusing on AI in derivatives markets...
Blockchain.com opens options trading for seven crypto assets
Blockchain.com now offers options on seven cryptoassets, funded with USDC and locked until expiry. US and UK residents a...
Hyperliquid whale loses $469,000 on forced ETH short closures, then adds new shorts
An unknown Hyperliquid wallet lost about $469,000 as overnight Ethereum gains forced closures of its short, then added 1...
Crypto market cap grew $800 billion in Q3 as spot trading fell and derivatives surged
CoinGecko data shows crypto's third-quarter rebound came with weaker spot turnover and stronger perpetual futures open i...
Machi Loses $269,000 on ETH Liquidation, Reopens Position Within Minutes
Tracked Hyperliquid wallet lost $269,225 when 1,650 ETH was force-sold, then rebuilt a larger 2,500 ETH long position se...
Hyperliquid Founder Proposes Regulating Blockchain Users Rather Than the Network
Hyperliquid CEO Jeff Yan suggests U.S. regulators focus on companies using blockchain technology instead of the underlyi...
Crypto Leverage Trading Shifts From Bitcoin to Stocks and Commodities
Speculative futures trading is moving away from crypto and into traditional assets, data shows.
Insiders Shorted Oil Before Trump Backed Down on Iran, CFTC Retraction Sparks Outrage
A CFTC senior adviser ordered a supervisor to retract an oil insider trading referral, drawing sharp criticism from anal...
BitMEX Faces UK Lawsuit Over $27M Bitcoin Return for Unlicensed Derivatives
A UK lawsuit demands BitMEX return $27 million in Bitcoin, alleging the exchange offered unlicensed derivatives trading...