Financial Derivatives News

While crypto has weathered past hacks, scams and crashes, acting OCC head Michael Hsu warns that the risks may be multiplying as the technology goes mainstream.

Not everyone is bearish after Bitcoin price dropped from $40,000 to $30,000 and went back up again.

DTrade is planning to build the first derivatives exchange on Polkadot following a highly successful private investment round.

The "Coinbase pre-IPO contract" has seen extreme volatility on FTX derivatives exchange.

The derivatives landscape offers “tantalizing” opportunities for stakers, according to Kent Barton of ShapeShift. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t risks.

The use of blockchain technology in Latin American stock markets is expanding.

The tides have turned since 2017.

The CFTC has issued new guidance for crypto derivatives markets that hold customer funds, much of which boils down to "be very, very careful."

One person will beat all of them.

The announcement follows a Dogecoin marketing campaign that caused the coin’s price to surge 124% in two days.

An investor raised a major criticism about the way in which the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust is set up.

Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced the launch of its Ether options contracts on its trading platform.

Leading Japanese consulting firm Nomura Research Institute jointly launched a crypto index with cryptocurrency investment solution provider Intelligence Unit.

Swiss cryptocurrency financial firm Amun AG launched a derivative giving investors inverse exposure to Bitcoin, called 21Shares Short Bitcoin.

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has launched its new Bitcoin options on futures, following the acquisition of necessary regulatory approval.