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derivatives exchange CME Group has announced that, pending regulatory approval, it will launch Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Uniswap futures on October 19. The standard BCH contract corresponds to 250 BCH, while the micro contract corresponds to 25 BCH.Following the announcement, BCH briefly surged 30%, breaking above $340 and briefly touching $358, with weekly gains at one point exceeding 50%. Bitcoin SV (BSV) also rose approximately 20% in tandem, approaching its yearly high of $21; Bitcoin fell back to around $84,000 on Wednesday.Digital asset management firm Grayscale has filed to convert its Bitcoin Cash Trust into a spot ETF listed on NYSE Arca. (Decrypt)
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group announced that, after receiving regulatory approval, it will launch BCH and UNI futures on October 19. Market participants can choose to trade larger contracts and smaller contracts: BCH Futures (250 BCH) and Micro Bitcoin Cash Futures (25 BCH); UNI Futures (10,000 UNI) and Micro Uniswap Futures (1,000 UNI).
Odaily News - Nomura Holdings' digital asset company Laser Digital Japan announced this week that it has completed registration as a crypto asset trading service provider under Japan's Payment Services Act, with registration number 00032, and has joined the Japan Virtual and Crypto asset Trading Association, bringing an end to Japan's nearly 4-year period without new industry participants.The license covers six crypto assets: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, and Shiba Inu, all of which are listed on the industry association's "green list." Laser Digital Japan will initially provide liquidity to licensed crypto asset companies in Japan, while the launch date for trading services targeting professional investors has not yet been announced.Japanese regulators require the segregation of customer assets from company assets, with at least 95% of customer crypto assets stored in offline cold wallets, subject to verification through annual audits. The license does not cover crypto asset derivatives, nor does it permit Laser Digital Japan to launch exchange-traded funds; major adjustments to Japan's crypto asset regulatory framework are expected to be implemented in fiscal year 2027. (Bitcoin.com News)
Prediction market platform Kalshi has submitted a self-certification application to launch derivatives linked to Ethereum, XRP, Solana, Dogecoin, Stellar, Chainlink, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Sui, Shiba Inu, Polkadot, and Hedera. This follows the CFTC's approval of Bitcoin perpetual futures last Friday. The CFTC stated that perpetual futures products that US companies intend to list, other than Bitcoin, will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and noted that the design of such derivatives may not be suitable for all asset classes. Therefore, this batch of products submitted by Kalshi has not yet been approved.