CME Group launched 24/7 Bitcoin futures and options trading on May 29, coinciding with a significant market downturn and a large wave of liquidations. The move aims to provide institutions with regulated hedging tools, but the first week's performance raised questions about whether it calmed or accelerated weekend crypto risk.
CME Group's crypto futures now trade 24/7, eliminating weekend gaps. Despite institutional demand, Bitcoin struggles against record equity highs and negative ETF flows, suggesting a defensive market.
CME Group to offer 24/7 trading for crypto futures and options from May 29, reducing weekend gaps and enhancing institutional risk management, though clearing and settlement remain on business-day schedules.
Thailand’s SEC is seeking feedback on rule changes that would let digital asset firms offer derivatives within existing entities, lowering barriers to market entry.
Thailand’s SEC is seeking feedback on rule changes that would let digital asset firms offer derivatives within existing entities, lowering barriers to market entry.
RAVE briefly crossed a $6.7 billion valuation on Apr. 18 before collapsing nearly 95% in hours. The market infrastructure surrounding the token, consisting of thin float, concentrated supply, and a live perpetual market, drove the scale of both the rally and the destruction. ZachXBT alleged that insiders controlled more than 90% of RAVE's supply, with […] The post How crypto futures markets are feeding ‘scam coin’ insider pump and dumps appeared first on CryptoSlate.
