TeraExchange Receives US Approval to Launch First Bitcoin Derivative
The first financial instrument tied to bitcoin has launched following approval from the US government. TeraExchange, a swap execution facility based in Summit, New Jersey, is marketing the bitcoin derivative to large institutions looking for a way to reduce the volatility and risk associated with traditional types of bitcoin exposure. CoinDesk spoke with president and co-founder Leonard Nuara, who said that the new product can help bridge the gap between the existing bitcoin trading ecosystem and a broad landscape of investors that are genuinely interested in digital currency. Nuara told....
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Announced today: TeraExchange has announced that they have completed the first bitcoin derivative trade to be executed on a regulated exchange platform. According to the announcement, the trade was executed between digitalBTC and a hedging counterparty. From today's announcement: The TeraExchange USD/Bitcoin swap provides institutional market participants with the first regulated risk transfer mechanism to hedge or gain exposure to bitcoin. All trading of USD/Bitcoin swaps on TeraExchange, a regulated swap execution facility, are now subject to the rules and regulations of TeraExchange and....
TeraExchange has announced a new partnership with bitcoin security firm BitGo, a deal both parties view as a step toward bringing traditional trading standards to the bitcoin industry. The partnership, the companies said, will position TeraExchange as the only player in the bitcoin exchange industry to provide clients with the ability to collateralize bitcoin derivative trades. BitGo will provide multi-signature block chain services for the USD/BTC swaps on TeraExchange's platform, and in turn, TeraExchange will provide its clients with multi-signature escrow accounts where neither party....
Update Sept 18: The popular cryptocurrency exchangeHitBTC signed an agreemen with TeraExchange, a swap execution facility registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to provide an accurate and timed reference point for the first regulated platform for Bitcoin derivatives. According to the agreement, HitBTC’s trading data is included in the TeraExchange Bitcoin Price Index. The Tera Bitcoin Price Index employs a dynamic algorithm that compiles and filters data on a real-time basis from a number of widely utilized global Bitcoin exchanges. HitBTC executes and maintains the....
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted formal registration to a trading platform that was an early entrant in the market for bitcoin financial derivatives. TeraExchange, a swaps execution facility based in New Jersey, had been previously operating under a temporary registration order, and today's announcement formally recognizes this designation. The CFTC said it would regulate bitcoin as a commodity in September of last year. The approval, one of three granted today according to a release from the agency, comes months after the CFTC simultaneously charged and settled....
TeraExchange, a New Jersey-based swap execution facility announced Thursday the completion of the first bitcoin derivatives transaction on a regulated exchange. The maiden transaction was completed between digitalBTC and a hedging counterparty. Incidentally, this first bitcoin derivatives transaction happened on the same day that the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission is hosting the Global Markets Advisory Committee in Washington DC. The public meeting includes a bitcoin derivatives-based panel discussion among CFTC Staff, academics and bitcoin industry participants including....