🚀 Derive Completes Angel Round Funding
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According to BlockBeats, on September 13, the decentralized derivatives trading platform Derive, formerly known as Lyra, announced the completion of its angel round funding. The funding round saw participation from DCFGod, EtherFi co-founder Rok Kopp, and SPREEK, among others.
Derive is a decentralized platform for trading cryptocurrency options and perpetual contracts. It supports various integrators, traders, and financial applications for institutions. The platform aims to make its protocol and infrastructure easily accessible, paving the way for the next wave of on-chain innovation and breakthroughs.#Derive #AngelRoundFunding #DecentralizedTrading #CryptocurrencyOptions #PerpetualContracts #BlockchainInnovation #FinTech
🚀 CME Group Expands Cryptocurrency Futures Trading
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According to Odaily, the CME Group has announced the availability of spot-quoted XRP (QXRP) and SOL (QSOL) futures for trading. Additionally, the exchange plans to introduce 24/7 electronic trading services for cryptocurrency options and futures. Currently, CME's cryptocurrency futures trading operates 23 hours a day, starting from 6:00 PM Eastern Time on Sundays and ending at 5:00 PM on Fridays, with a one-hour maintenance break from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM from Monday to Thursday.#CMEGroup #cryptocurrencyfutures #XRPfutures #SOLfutures #cryptocurrencytrading #electronictrading #24/7trading #cryptocurrencyoptions #futuresmarket
🚀 CME Group Reports Significant Growth in Cryptocurrency Futures and Options
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CME Group has released a report detailing substantial growth in its cryptocurrency futures and options market. According to PANews, the report highlights that in 2025, the nominal principal of these contracts reached nearly $3 trillion, with an average daily trading volume of 280,000 contracts, equivalent to approximately $12 billion. The average daily open interest reached 313,000 contracts, around $26 billion. Compared to the previous year, the fourth quarter saw a 92% increase in trading volume and a doubling of open interest, with the number of Large Open Interest Holders reaching a record high of 1,039.
Bitcoin and Ethereum futures continued to provide liquidity, while Micro contracts and products like MET set new trading records. In the spot-quoted futures segment, QBTC achieved a single-day trading volume of 128,000 contracts on December 30, surpassing one million contracts for the month. The combined daily trading volume of spot-quoted futures, including QBTC, QETH, QSOL, and QXRP, reached 131,000 contracts. This growth supports CME's plans to expand its volatility index and TAS products in 2026.#CMEGroup #CryptocurrencyFutures #CryptocurrencyOptions #Bitcoin #Ethereum #MicroContracts #QBTC #QETH #QSOL #QXRP #TradingVolume #OpenInterest #VolatilityIndex #TASProducts #CryptoMarketGrowth #BTC #ETH #SOL