Coinbase acquires derivatives exchange FairX LeapRate

January 13, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Coinbase acquires derivatives exchange FairX

Coinbase confirmed its plans to offer crypto derivatives and make the derivatives market more approachable for its retail customers. The official announcement said: Through this acquisition, we plan to bring regulated crypto derivatives to market, initially through FairX’s existing partner ecosystem. Following its announcement, Coinbase explained in a tweet that adding derivatives trading to its…

September 13, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tassat and AlgoTrader to provide institutions access to new XBT/USD swaps contracts

Tassat, a global provider of financial technologies and products for traditional and digital asset markets, announced today that it has teamed up with AlgoTrader to provide institutional clients with its automated, quantitative trading software. The partnership will also include direct access to Tassat’s cryptocurrency derivatives to be offered soon on a regulated exchange. Tassat LLC…

May 03, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC Chairman hints that more crypto futures clearinghouses will happen

We sometimes forget that our regulatory bodies have more to do than just look at crypto exchanges and the markets they serve. Representatives of these august bodies often have speaking engagements in other industry sectors, where they often share their opinions on the major topics of the day. For example, the Chairman of the U.S.…

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