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Ethereum Derivatives Build Tension as Open Interest Swells and Max Pain Tightens Grip

Ethereum is trading above $2,100 on Thursday, down 3% today, while its derivatives market hums with activity. Beneath the surface, futures and options positioning...

Phantom wins CFTC no-action relief, clearing path for crypto wallet access to regulated derivatives markets

Phantom, a developer of self-custodial crypto wallets particularly popular in the Solana ecosystem, secured a no-action letter from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Rise While Derivatives Markets Reflect Caution

Key takeaways:Bitcoin derivatives show persistent fear despite the current rally toward $70,000, as seen by futures premiums being pinned well below neutral levels.The markets’...

Entities Offering Crypto Derivatives Likely Fall under Specific Rules: ESMA

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the financial markets regulator and supervisor in the European Union, issued a notice to remind entities to...

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, and derivatives traders have...

Crypto steadies after selloff while derivatives flash caution signals

Bitcoin BTC$66,547.86 and ether (ETH) both rose around 0.9% overnight while the broader altcoin market lagged on Thursday.BTC was recently trading at $67,000 following...

DerivaDEX Launches Bermuda-Licensed DAO Derivatives Exchange

DerivaDEX has launched a Bermuda-licensed crypto derivatives platform, becoming what it says is the first DAO-governed decentralized exchange to operate under formal regulatory approval.According...

Thailand Approves Bitcoin For Derivatives Trading Markets

Thailand’s government on Tuesday approved the Finance Ministry’s proposal allowing digital assets to be used as underlying assets in the country’s derivatives and capital...

Thailand Clears Path For Crypto In Derivatives Market

Thailand is taking a major step toward integrating digital assets into its regulated financial markets.  The country’s Cabinet recently approved a proposal...

Gen Z ‘nihilism’ is fueling a $100 trillion crypto derivatives boom, in response to a broken system

The surge in speculation driving prediction markets and leveraged bets on various sectors isn’t reckless, it’s rational, according to CoinFund managing partner David Pakman.In...

Regulation, derivatives helping drive TradFi institutions into crypto, panellists say

Clearer rules and improved technology are accelerating the convergence of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized markets, driving established institutions into areas such as crypto...