Crypto.com to acquire two US exchanges for derivatives and futures offerings
Crypto.com aims to offer derivatives and futures products to its U.S. customers with the acquisition of Nadex and the Small Exchange. Global crypto exchange Crypto.com is looking to strengthen its foothold in the United States with the acquisition of IG Group's stakes in two exchange platforms.Crypto.com announced that it is purchasing the U.S.-regulated North American Derivatives Exchange (Nadex) and the Small Exchange for a reported $216 million. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2022, following regulatory approval. Both based in Chicago, Nadex offers retail investors....
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has filed an application with the National Futures Association (NFA) to offer futures and derivatives trading on its platform. The exchange says its new offerings aim to “Further grow the cryptoeconomy.”
Coinbase Registers to Offer Crypto Futures and Derivatives Trading
Coinbase Global Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN) announced Wednesday via Twitter that it has filed an application with the National Futures Association (NFA) to register as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM). The exchange wrote:
This is the next step to broaden our....
Micro Ether futures join crypto derivatives products including micro Bitcoin futures, Bitcoin futures, options on Bitcoin futures and Ether futures at the exchange. Major derivatives marketplace Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group has expanded its crypto offerings to include a micro Ether futures product.In a Monday announcement, the CME Group said it had launched a micro Ether (ETH) futures contract sized at 0.1 ETH, giving institutional and individual traders another product for Ether exposure. The cash-settled micro ETH derivatives offering is trading under the Globex code METZ1 and joins....
If Coinbase gets approval from the National Futures Association, it will then need to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to get the green light. Top U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has submitted an application to become a registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the National Futures Association (NFA).Details are sparse, but according to the NFA website the pending application was submitted on Sept. 15 under the name “Coinbase Global Inc.”Coinbase highlighted the move via Twitter on Sept. 16 and stated that “this is the next step to broaden our offerings and offer....
The tides have turned since 2017. The digital asset industry as a whole looks significantly different than it did three years ago. A Wild West-esque year, 2017 boasted astronomical asset price increases and booming fundraises amid underdeveloped regulation. Some elements of 2017, such as initial coin offerings, have largely died off. Other niches, such as derivatives trading, have since experienced watershed growth, as noted in a recent report from United States crypto exchange, Kraken. "Beginning with pioneers like Crypto Facilities, BitMEX, Deribit, BitVC (now HuobiDM), and OKCoin (now....