Derivatives

Litentry Launches Crowdloan Reward Program on Binance With Enticing Reward Pool

Litentry, a decentralized identity aggregation protocol, officially launched its Crowdloan Reward Program on November 4, 2021. Sponsored Sponsored This represents a significant development in Litentry’s quest to win a slot ahead of the upcoming Polkadot parachain auction. Join the crowdloan on Binance now to enjoy 20% LIT (20,000,000 LIT) total supply with an extra $2.5M reward pool, and with approx. 2,760% APY (as of Nov 4). An innovative crowdloan program Crowdloan is a growing trend taken by projects to receive enough funding to participate in Polkadot’s parachain auction. Participants contribute

Another Leading DEX Is Choosing the Order Book Mechanism

As the DeFi segment with the clearest application scenarios and the strongest demand, decentralized exchange (DEX) has always been attracting the most attention.Sponsored Sponsored It also embodies the greatest competitiveness as well as the strongest capital effect. Since its low and stable performance in the middle of last year, DEX’s total trading volume has grown rapidly, and the monthly figure peaked at $162.8 billion in May. Sponsored Sponsored Although it is still lagging behind the centralized exchange (CEX), its market size of hundreds of billions of dollars obviously can not

Why investors are not entirely sold on investing in a Bitcoin futures ETF

With two Bitcoin futures ETFs set to make market debut, let’s dive deep into the cost associated with owning these contracts. ProShares Bitcoin futures ETF is reportedly set to go live on 18 October, likely followed by Invesco’s ETF on the next day on 19 October.  We know that there are additional costs associated with an ETF. Apart from a brokerage commission, analysts are anticipating a higher expense ratio with these traded funds. As the filing by ProShares marks an annual operating expense of 0.95%, an investor will essentially spend

DeFi protocol run by ex-Coinbase dev just did $3.6 billion in daily trading volume

dYdX (DYDX), a decentralized derivatives exchange that runs on Ethereum (ETH), has surpassed Coinbase’s volume for the first time, executing over $3.6 billion in trades in a 24-hour period.The protocol’s success came in the midst of Beijing stepping up its clampdown on crypto, which spurred the recent interest in decentralized exchanges (DEXs) and other decentralized finance (DeFi) products among Chinese users.Ethereum Layer-2 DEX doing more volume than Coinbase“5 years ago I left Coinbase and eventually founded dYdX. Today, for the first time, dYdX protocol is doing more trade volume than

Bitget KCGI Trading Competition Opens for Registration on 20, October with a Prize Pool of 100 BTC

Derivatives exchange Bitget announced the launch of King’s Cup Global Invitational (KCGI). According to the announcement, the contest has set up a prize pool of 100 BTC and 500 million BGB as well as other custom-made prizes. The registration will open from 20 October to 4 November (UTC+8), and the competition will start from 10:00 am on 30 October to 10:00 am on 20 November (UTC+8). It is reported to be an annual event for global elite traders held under the principle of unity, fairness and competitive spirit. “This contest

Pledge: NFT-based fixed lending protocol announces successful Fundraise

Pledge Finance, an algorithm-driven, multi-chain decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem, is announcing the launch of an NFT-powered structured collateralized lending platform targeted at the traditional financial sector. The Binance Smart Chain (BSC) based platform will be fully interoperable with other public chains, meaning other DeFi platforms will be able to interact with Pledge’s numerous product and service offerings.  Pledge Bridges the Gap Between DeFi and Finance Pledge Finance will include liquidity pools which will act as money markets so that users can exchange cryptocurrencies without the need for a centralized exchange.

Crypto Derivatives ‘Somewhat Misunderstood,’ Says FTX CEO

Crypto exchange FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried believes that crypto derivatives are a “somewhat misunderstood area.”Sponsored Sponsored “People will note that derivatives trade more volume in crypto than spot, which is true,” the 20-year-old crypto billionaire said. “But that is true of every asset class in the world.” Bankman-Fried explained that derivatives make markets more efficient. This is because they provide further liquidity, while providing exposure to investors who don’t necessarily want to own the assets. He admitted that derivatives like crypto futures can sometimes facilitate leveraged positions that lead to

FTX Bags Naming Rights Of Cal Memorial Stadium For $17.5M To Display Their Brand

Cal Memorial Stadium has sold its naming rights to FTX during its second vital branding move. This venture was put forward after the purchase of the Miami Heat Arena’s naming rights in March. FTX is a Crypto derivative exchange that bought the Cal Memorial Stadium from California University. This move by FTX aims to introduce its brand to the stadium. This derivatives exchange owned by Sam Bankman-Fried is exploring further in sports. That is why; they have made a 10 year deal of $17M just for the university’s stadium naming