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Crypto Facilities Launches Perpetual Futures on Five Cryptocurrencies

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UK-based cryptocurrency exchange platform Crypto Facilities has launched perpetual futures contracts on five cryptocurrencies. The platform is registered with the country’s Financial Conduct Authority and already offers fixed maturity futures on six trading pairs. Also read: 160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, Regulator Reveals Crypto Facilities Launches Perpetual Futures London-based exchange Crypto Facilities announced … Read more

Synthetic Bitcoin Is 100x More Lethal Than the Real Thing

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Derivatives trading isn’t new, but it’s been enjoying a renaissance of late. As the cryptocurrency market has traded sideways, traders have upped the leverage and rushed to swap BTC derivatives that promise greater risk and reward. While platforms like Bitmex and Deribit have profited from the boom in synthetic assets, many traders have been left … Read more

This Week in Bitcoin: Islamic Exchange, Self-Regulation, Social Trading

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In this week’s daily editions of Bitcoin in Brief we reported about a new Islamic trading platform, a couple of steps towards self regulation of the industry and a new app for matching buyers and sellers off-exchange. The most commented-on article during the week covered the claims by Ripple that its coin is more decentralized … Read more

The Daily: Crypto Exchange Rents Pricey HK Offices, UAE Realtor Sells Homes for Crypto

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Crypto trading platform Bitmex has reportedly rented some of the world’s most expensive offices, in a Hong Kong skyscraper. Also in Bitcoin in Brief today, UAE-based realtor wants to add cryptocurrencies to the payment options offered to its customers. Other reports in The Daily cover Square Cash app downloads surpassing those of Paypal’s Venmo, and … Read more

Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Remains as Is, Likely Won’t Reach Five Figures

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At press time, the price of everyone’s favorite cryptocurrency remains unchanged. Bitcoin is still trading in the $6,400 range and hasn’t moved from this spot for the past few days. The word is out that bitcoin isn’t likely to reach the $10,000 mark by the end of the year. This goes against everything many analysts, … Read more

Theories Abound After BTC Leaps While Bitmex is Down

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It’s been an interesting 12 hours for BTC, with the cryptocurrency finally breaking through resistance levels. Most of the drama took place within the space of just a few minutes, when BTC gained $400 without blinking. It is no coincidence, however, that the event took place just as the popular cryptocurrency exchange Bitmex went offline. … Read more

Markets Update: BTC Shorts Approach Record Highs This Week

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Cryptocurrency markets have been consolidating after a few volatile spikes and subsequent dumps over the last few weeks. Now a lot of crypto-traders are uncertain what will happen next, but quite a lot of people are showing pessimism by betting against cryptocurrencies like BTC with short positions. At the moment, BTC/USD short positions on Bitfinex … Read more

9 Major Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Get You in the Game

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With over 1,800 cryptocurrencies and a ton of exchanges, it can be hard to know which one to use, as exchanges vary in how their customers can trade. Some, like Coinbase and Gemini, allow you to get your feet wet in the industry and start out with fiat currencies. Other exchanges only trade crypto-to-crypto. This … Read more

What Is BitMEX’s Quanto?

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Derivatives have begun gaining a lot of traction in the world of cryptocurrency. They are interesting trading instruments, all things considered, although not every cryptocurrency is suited for them. This is why BitMEX is exploring the quanto option, which is a very different type of derivative. The Quanto Concept In some cases, the financial sector … Read more

Exchanges Round-Up: CME Volume Doubles Q2, Lawyer Predicts SEC Delays ETF Until March

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In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has revealed that trading volume on its bitcoin futures markets nearly doubled during Q2; lawyer Jake Chervinsky has predicted that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may postpone its determinations regarding Vaneck’s proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) until March 2019; and Bitmex … Read more