An Indonesian financial watchdog has set out new regulations for the trading of crypto assets on futures exchanges in the country.
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ETF Filed With SEC to Invest in Bitcoin Futures, Bonds, and Mutual Funds
A registration statement for a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will invest in bitcoin futures among other traditional investments has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund’s portfolio will include bitcoin futures traded on the Cboe Futures Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange as well as sovereign debts and money market mutual funds.
Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves Crypto Hearing, Community Calls for Positive Regulations
Kraken Advances U.K. Expansion With the Acquisition of Futures Platform
U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange platform Kraken has completed the largest transaction in its history after it made its foray into the futures trading world with the acquisition of London-based Crypto Facilities.
Jesse Powell, chief executive officer of Kraken, stated, “I’m thrilled to welcome the Crypto Facilities team into the Kraken family. Over the coming months, our teams will continue to enhance and expand these offerings. We’ve got great stuff in store for traders and institutional clients in 2019.”
Crypto Futures Platform ErisX Hires Execs From Barclays and YouTube
Crypto trading firm ErisX has hired a COO from megabank Barclays and a head of infrastructure from YouTube.
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TD Ameritrade: Discount Bitcoin Has Piqued Investor Interest in Crypto Futures
In a late December video that was just posted on YouTube this week, TD Ameritrade Manager of Trading Strategy Shawn Cruz told Nasdaq TradeTalks that TDA clients had regained interest in Bitcoin following its dive below $ 4,000. TD Ameritrade Says Clients are Growing More Interested in Trading Bitcoin Cruz said: I’d say that whole space is really in its infancy right now. It makes sense you’re going to see a lot of volatility there. It’s really driven by sentiment. There’s a lot of players coming into this space experimenting with different use cases. But right now I think Bitcoin
The Daily: Bakkt Shares BTC Futures Details, Kucoin Adds Grin Trading Pairs
In the first weekend edition of The Daily, crypto exchange Kucoin lists Mimblewimble coin Grin, giving it several trading pairs, and Bakkt releases product details about its upcoming futures contracts. Also, a Chinese investor sues a famous Israeli crypto entrepreneur for alleged fraud, while Malta issues a warning about a get-rich-quick “Bitcoin Revolution” scam.
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Dow Futures Prep for Opening Bell Plunge as Bitcoin Price Turns Volatile
By CCN.com: The US stock market returns to action this morning following Monday’s holiday break, and the Dow is gearing up for a triple-digit loss at the opening bell. The bitcoin price, meanwhile, experienced a jolt of volatility ahead of the US trading session to break out of what had previously been a relatively calm
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Cboe CEO: Bitcoin (BTC) Futures Growth Relies on ETN Launches
Ed Tilly, the CEO, president and chairman of the largest U.S. options exchange, Cboe Global Markets (CBOE), believes the growth of Bitcoin (BTC) as an investible asset class is hamstrung by the lack of exchange-traded notes (ETNs) currently available. At a luncheon on Wednesday, Tilly discussed the current growth of the Bitcoin futures market, indicating that trading […]
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Blue Monday? Trade Figures from China Shake the US Stock Markets, Dow Futures Fall
New trade data from China is fuelling fears of global recession. Stock markets in Asia and Europe fell in reaction. A premarket drop for Dow futures points to a tough day for the US stock markets. Europe’s leading 300 share index, the FTSEurofirst 300 Index (FTEU3), fell 0.7% in early trading. Asia saw declines with the
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Coinflex Exchange to Offer Leveraged BCH and BTC Futures
Hong Kong-based Coinflex exchange has announced plans to offer futures contracts for bitcoin core (BTC), bitcoin cash (BCH), and ethereum (ETH) with leverage of up to 20x. All futures bought and sold on the exchange will be physically delivered, meaning that when the contracts expire, holders will be paid the underlying cryptocurrency instead of cash.
Also read: Thousands of Banned Binance Customers Remain Cut off by the Exchange
Hong Kong Crypto Exchange to Offer Bitcoin Futures with 20x Leverage
Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Coin Futures and Lending Exchange (CoinFLEX) has announced that it will be providing futures contracts for cryptocurrencies to Asian investors as from February 2019. CoinFLEX was launched in February 2018 as CoinfloorEX, a division of Coinfloor, the oldest British Bitcoin exchange. However, the venture has now announced that it will be breaking
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Japan’s Financial Watchdog Might Approve Cryptocurrency ETFs After Saying No to Futures
The Financial Services Agency of Japan is considering approving exchange-traded funds which track digital assets, Bloomberg reports. According to sources who confided in Bloomberg, the financial regulator is at the moment gauging sector interest in exchange-traded funds tracking cryptocurrencies. This comes less than a month since the financial watchdog put aside plans for cryptocurrency futures.
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Dow Futures Crash 300 Points on Apple’s Mainland China Woes
US stock market futures are signaling deep cuts to open the second trading session of 2019, with contracts tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 all implying losses of more than 1.2 percent. Dow, Tech-Heavy Nasdaq Take Deep Cuts on Thursday As of 8:08 am ET, Dow futures had shed 301
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Nasdaq Futures Plunges 1.84% to Open 2019, But Bitcoin Surges
Nasdaq Futures kicked off on a bearish note this Wednesday as signs of weak economic data from China impacted the US markets. The index has fallen by 116.60 points, down 1.84% at 6,216.75 after closing 2018 on an annual loss of 4.72%, according to CNBC data. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average are also
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Dow Jones Futures Rally More than 200 Points on US-China Trade Talk Optimism
Optimism that the United States and China are making significant progress toward bringing an end to the trade war that has roiled the economy in recent months has the Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indices pointing north ahead of the year’s last trading session. Dow Preps Gains amid ‘New Reality’ of Volatility
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Newsflash: Dow Futures Plunge after Wednesday’s Record Stock Market Rally
The US stock market doesn’t look poised to extend Wednesday’s record-setting after-Christmas rally, with S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures all portending sharp declines on Thursday morning. On Wednesday, the three prominent Wall Street indices had broken out of their recent slump to post major gains, bolstered by bullish data on
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Bakkt Bitcoin (BTC) Futures Could Soon Gain Regulatory Approval
Bakkt, the new crypto exchange venture backed by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the parent of the NYSE, is reportedly set to launch its first futures contract for Bitcoin (BTC). According to a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, Bakkt’s physically-settled daily Bitcoin futures contract is very close to receiving the green light from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). […]
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How Bakkt Could Affect the Bitcoin Price Unlike Existing Futures Markets
Bakkt, a Bitcoin futures market operated by ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is close to receiving a green light from the U.S. government. As CCN reported on December 21, Bakkt has been working with the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to have its business plan approved, which revolves
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Bitcoin Futures Manipulation: How it Works and How to Reduce It
The markets were euphoric. The community was cheer-leading the imminent launch of Bitcoin futures first on the CBOE and then on the CME. Bitcoin reached its all time high. They saw this as an indication that institutional investors were just around the corner and that Bitcoin was about to “moon.” Fast forward to today and the
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