Derivatives

Crypto Derivatives ‘Somewhat Misunderstood,’ Says FTX CEO

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Time Stamp: August 31, 2021 9:45 AM - Modified On: August 31, 2021 - Published By:
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Crypto exchange FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried believes that crypto derivatives are a “somewhat misunderstood area.”Sponsored Sponsored “People will note that derivatives trade more volume in crypto than spot, which is true,” the 20-year-old crypto billionaire said. “But that is true of every asset class in the world.” Bankman-Fried explained that derivatives make markets more efficient. This is because they provide further liquidity, while providing exposure to investors who don’t necessarily want to own the assets. He admitted that derivatives like crypto futures can sometimes facilitate leveraged positions that lead to

FTX Bags Naming Rights Of Cal Memorial Stadium For $17.5M To Display Their Brand

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Time Stamp: August 28, 2021 6:19 PM - Modified On: August 28, 2021 - Published By:
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Cal Memorial Stadium has sold its naming rights to FTX during its second vital branding move. This venture was put forward after the purchase of the Miami Heat Arena’s naming rights in March. FTX is a Crypto derivative exchange that bought the Cal Memorial Stadium from California University. This move by FTX aims to introduce its brand to the stadium. This derivatives exchange owned by Sam Bankman-Fried is exploring further in sports. That is why; they have made a 10 year deal of $17M just for the university’s stadium naming

$400bn Wealth Manager Neuberger Berman Green-Lights Bitcoin Investments

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Time Stamp: August 21, 2021 8:36 AM - Modified On: August 21, 2021 - Published By:
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In brief Neuberger Berman’s Commodity Strategy Fund is worth $164 million. The company says that up to 5% of its Commodities fund can now be invested in Bitcoin futures and ETFs. Neuberger Berman is not the first asset management firm to take an interest in crypto. New York asset management company Neuberger Berman, which controls over $402 billion in private wealth, has earmarked up to 5% of its $164 million Commodity Strategy Fund for investment in Bitcoin products, such as Bitcoin futures and Canadian Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds. In a regulatory filing

How profitable is Ethereum in the current market

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Time Stamp: July 28, 2021 9:00 AM - Modified On: July 28, 2021 - Published By:
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The recent 34.4% rally Bitcoin achieved stabilized the market after almost a month of a consolidated downtrend and the rally also reflected on Ethereum. When it comes to altcoins it is assumed they follow Bitcoin’s lead thus at the moment they should be rising as well. However, while Ethereum did follow BTC and jumped in value, at the moment it seems to be hitting consolidation again. Which way is ETH headed? Ethereum back into consolidation After registering a 28.8% rise in the past week, on July 27, ETH started showing

Institutional investors — the future of crypto is in their hands. Or is it not?

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Time Stamp: December 30, 2020 6:02 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Institutional investors are believed to drive the cryptocurrency market’s adoption and growth. Their involvement promises to make crypto widely recognized and accepted as a truly global currency. Bitcoin is supposed to gradually become an alternative to gold and skyrocket to unprecedented crypto prices.  But is this really how institutional investors work? In which direction are they actually driving the crypto market — and, after all, who are they? In this article, we will bring you the latest examples of huge whales’ interest in crypto, discover the reasons for that, and

Flare Network Review: Smart Contract Network For XRP

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Time Stamp: December 26, 2020 11:08 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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As the third largest cryptocurrency most people familiar with the space have heard about Ripple and they understand that it is a global payment and foreign exchange network that was designed to replace the outdated SWIFT banking network. And while it works great for that specific use case, otherwise it has shown limited usefulness in other functions.That might all be fixed however as the Flare Network has been created with the goal of improving the utility of XRP tokens by creating a network with smart contract capability for the XRP