Crypto Trading Volumes Rise for First Time in 3 Months Amid ETF Optimism

Even so, spot trading volumes are at historically low levels.

• 2023-07-05
• derivative trading derivatives market Chicago Mercantile Exchange Crypto trading spot trading BlackRock

Bitcoin Options Market Still Afraid of USDC Volatility

The options market is still valuing options that settle in the underlying rather than in USDC at a relative premium due to a continued concern of a further depeg, one observer said.

• 2023-03-15
• implied volatility derivatives market Andrew Melville USDC options trade underlying Block Scholes options contracts term structure

CFTC Chair Says Ethereum Is a Commodity—Despite Gensler’s ‘Bitcoin Only’ Position

Rostin Behnam parts ways with his SEC counterpart over federal jurisdiction over ETH.

• 2023-03-09
• Futures Trading Commission Rostin Behnam Security and Exchange Commission CFTC Senate Agriculture Committee Gary Gensler derivatives market Ethereum digital asset market SEC