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Volatility Shares cancels ETH-ETF futures launch, ‘didn’t see the opportunity at this point in time’

The company’s co-founder and president, Justin Young, told Cointelegraph in an email that plans to launch at a later date were “TBD.” Volatility Shares, a financial firm offering a range of exchange-traded fund (ETF) products, has cancelled its plans to launch an Ethereum future s ETF on Oct. 2, citing changes in the market.  In an email with Cointelegraph, the company’s co-founder and president, Justin Young, confirmed the cancellation: “You are correct, we did not launch today. We didn't see the opportunity at this point in time.” However, in a follow-up email, when asked if the company still planned to launch an ETH future s ETF at a later date Young responded “of course” adding that “plans are TBD.” An Etheruem futures ETF is an exchange-traded fund that tracks the prices of Ethereum futures contracts — agreements to trade ETH at a specific time and price in the future. Essentially, it allows investors to be involved in ETH trading without having to actually hold any Ethereu...

CME Group set to introduce ETH to BTC Ratio futures

The scheduled launch date for these futures contracts is set for July 31, pending regulatory review. On June 29, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group announced its plans to introduce Ether/Bitcoin Ratio futures . The launch of these futures contracts is slated for July 31, subject to regulatory review. Efficiently capture the relative value of ether and bitcoin in a single trade with Ether/Bitcoin Ratio futures , launching July 31. https://t.co/WDFhIt5rJ7 — CME Group (@CMEGroup) June 29, 2023 According to the announcement, the settlement of Ether/Bitcoin Ratio futures will be in cash, based on the final settlement price of CME Group’s Ether (ETH)  futures divided by the final settlement price of CME Group's Bitcoin (BTC) futures . Moreover, this new contract will adhere to the identical listing cycle observed in CME Group’s Bitcoin futures and Ether futures contracts. Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group’s global head of cryptocurrency products, emphasized the potential for...

Bitcoin holds $30K, but some pro traders are skeptical about BTC price continuation

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BTC traders are cautiously optimistic due to Bitcoin traditional assets, but there are still some macro headwinds to be aware of. Bitcoin (BTC) price has finally broken the $30,000 level after the key price zone lasted as a ten months resistance level. BTC price rallied 6.5% on April 10 and the much-awaited price gain ended an agonizing 12-day period of extremely low volatility, which saw the price hovering close to $28,200. Bulls are now confident that the bear market has officially ended, especially considering the fact that BTC price has gained 82% year-to-date. Another interesting note is, Bitcoin's decoupling from traditional markets has been confirmed, after the S&P 500 index presented a mere 0.1% gain on April 10, and WTI oil traded down 1.2%. Bitcoin traders are likely anticipating the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy to reverse sooner than later. Stagflation risk could be behind the decoupling Higher interest rates make fixed-income investments more a...

Betting on turmoil: Deribit launches Bitcoin volatility futures

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Volatility products are popular with traditional investors, as they enable portfolio hedging, risk management and speculation. Crypto derivatives exchange Deribit will soon launch Bitcoin (BTC) Volatility futures , giving investors a direct way to measure and trade BTC market volatility .  On March 17, Deribit introduced BTC DVOL futures — a derivatives contract built on the Deribit Bitcoin Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of the largest cryptocurrency. Deribit’s volatility gauge provides a 30-day outlook on investors’ expectations for annualized volatility. Like other volatility products, BTC DVOL can potentially help traders with risk management, portfolio hedging or market speculation. Volatility-as-an-asset is widely traded in traditional finance, with the most popular product being the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, also known as VIX. The VIX fluctuates on a scale of 1-100, with 20 representing the historical average. Readings below 20 ...

Ethereum rallies to $1,350, but derivatives metrics remain neutral to bearish

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Pro traders aren’t buying ETH’s recent rally to $1,350 and data shows they expect Ether price to retrace if Fed chair Powell takes a hawkish tone on Wednesday. Ether (ETH) rallied 6.3% to $1,350 on Dec. 13, mimicking a similar failed attempt that took place on Nov. 10. Despite reaching the highest level in 33 days, the gains were not enough to instill confidence in traders according to two key derivatives metrics. Ether/USD price index, 12-hour. Source: TradingView Bulls' frustrations can partially be explained by Binance exchange facing a near-record $1.1 billion in withdrawals over a 24-hour period. The unusual behavior comes as Binance attempts to put out multiple disputes about its proof of reserves and overall solvency on crypto Twitter. According to Binance CEO, Changpeng Zhao, the social media posts amount to nothing more than FUD. However, Binance's USD Coin (USDC) reserves were emptied after alleged troubles with commercial banking hours. The negative newsflow contin...