Derivatives
Investment Manager Wilshire Teams Up With Crypto Trading Firm FalconX to Develop Digital Asset Indexes
The two firms will jointly develop a set of single-coin, multicoin and thematic indexes to offer institutional investors with access to the crypto derivatives market.
Crypto Analysts Warn Against Shorting DYDX Ahead of $200M Token Unlock
The token unlock, which will take place on Feb. 2, will release 150 million coins worth about $200 million and 15% of the total supply.
Bitcoin Mining Companies Need to Better Manage Risk
The energy and gold mining industries have historically accounted for price volatility with structured financial products. Do crypto miners need similar hedges?
The Ether Trade That Made the Most Noise Last Week
A so-called whale placed a large buy order for bearish put options tied to ether, seeking protection against an extended price slide to below $400 by the end of June.
CME Crypto Trading Volume Slumped to 2-Year Low in December
Poor market sentiment and an extreme lack of volatility were the likely culprits behind the declines.
DeFi Derivatives Trading Has Untapped Potential
If we learn to read the markets, make smart use of the data at our disposal and overcome a few speed bumps along the way, options will certainly drive the next era of DeFi to higher highs than ever before.
Crypto Trading Protocol Drift Relaunches Into Rocky Solana DeFi Landscape
The derivatives trader is back after an eight-month hiatus.
Cumberland Favors Bitcoin Option Trades to Profit From US CPI
Sell bitcoin June expiry calls and hedge the same with short-dated December expiry options, Cumberland said.
DeFi Protocol Perennial Launches, Announces $12M in Funding
Polychain Capital and Variant co-led a seed round for the decentralized derivatives protocol.
Rally in Crypto Game Axie's AXS Token Faces Skepticism From Derivative Traders
With a favorable environment for alternative cryptocurrencies far away, a rise in open interest in AXS futures implies traders shorting the rally, one trader said.
