EU Securities Watchdog ESMA Targets Crypto-Asset Perpetual Futures as CFDs
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued a formal warning to investment firms, clarifying that derivatives on crypto-assets...
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Bitcoin COT Data: Smart Money Goes Net Long With ‘Urgency’
Bitcoin futures positioning among non-commercial traders is swinging sharply toward net long exposure, a move technical analyst Tom McClellan (editor...
Crystalline Tension — Calls Dominate Puts as Bitcoin Derivatives Swell in Tight Trading Band
Bitcoin has been range-bound this weekend, hovering between $67,563 and $68,636 over the last day on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026,...
CME Group Bets on Around-the-Clock Crypto Futures Access
CME Group will begin offering 24/7 trading for its regulated cryptocurrency futures and options products starting May 29, marking a...
CME Plans 24/7 Crypto Futures Trading Starting May 29
CME Group will begin offering 24/7 trading for its regulated cryptocurrency futures and options on May 29, pending regulatory review,...
Solana futures data shows panicked bulls: Will $80 SOL hold?
Key takeaways:SOL futures annualized funding rate. Source: SOL/USD vs. total crypto capitalization, USD. Source: Solana network weekly dApps revenue, USD....
CFTC files brief to defend exclusive authority over US prediction markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the federal agency responsible for overseeing derivatives, has filed an amicus brief asserting its exclusive...
Bitcoin Traders Crowd the Short Side as BTC Defends $68K
On Monday, bitcoin is coasting along at $68,494 per unit as short sellers pile in at levels not seen since...
Futures and Options Data Show Bitcoin Traders Still Eye $80K and Beyond
Bitcoin traded at $68,729 at 4:30 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, and the derivatives market is anything but...
CFTC Taps Chainlink’s Sergey Nazarov for Key Innovation Panel
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has appointed Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov to its Innovation Advisory Committee, a panel...
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Joins CFTC Innovation Committee: What It Could Mean for XRP
The U.S. derivatives regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has appointed Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, to its newly...
CFTC Launches Innovation Advisory Committee, Appoints Coinbase and Ripple CEOs
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has officially launched its Innovation Advisory Committee, appointing a broad group of leaders from...
Ether’s hidden strength: Why institutional demand points to $2.4K
Key takeaways:US-listed Ether ETFs' daily net flows, USD. Source: Farside InvestorsETH 2-month futures basis rate. Source: Ethereum Total Value Locked,...
Interactive Brokers Brings Nano Bitcoin and Ether Futures to Global Clients
Interactive Brokers is widening its crypto derivatives playbook, adding nano-sized bitcoin and ether futures via Coinbase Derivatives as the brokerage...
Ethereum Derivatives Signal a Crowded Trade at Key February Expiries
Ethereum was trading between $2,014 and $2,028 per coin on Feb. 10, while derivatives markets told a far louder story...
