Cboe Launches Continuous Bitcoin & Ether Futures

Cboe recently announced new continuous futures for bitcoin and ether, mimicking popular offshore perpetual contracts but with a key difference: they're long-dated, cash-settled products with a 10-year expiry. In today's Markets Outlook, CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie sits down with Cboe's Global Head of Derivatives, Catherine Clay, to dive into these innovative new products, plus Catherine shares key takeaways from the Hood Summit, including what today's retail traders are really after. - This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes. - Midnight is introducing a novel approach to token distribution. The Midnight Glacier Drop is a multi-phase distribution of the NIGHT token, aimed at empowering a broad, diverse community to build the future of the Midnight network. Holders of ADA, BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB, AVAX and BAT are eligible to participate in the first phase. Help usher in the next generation of blockchain with rational privacy and cooperative tokenomics on the Midnight network. To learn more, visit https://www.midnight.gd/ and prepare for the Midnight Glacier Drop. - Timestamps: 01:39 Catherine's reflections from the HOOD Summit 02:31 Retail traders' interests and demands 03:11 What institutional markets are asking for 04:11 Cboe's launch of new perpetual futures 05:50 Regulatory approval and timeline 07:10 Future plans and expansion of the product 07:40 Trader reaction to Cboe's announcement - #cryptocurrency #digitalfinance #finance #bitcoin #crypto Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoinDesk?sub_confirmation=1 CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/coindesk LinkedIn: https://www.din.com/company/coindesk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coindesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinDesk Newsletters: https://www.coindesk.com/newsletters CoinDesk Podcast Network: https://open.spotify.com/show/2jyIhkvAQhed8AWDZiPpSP Markets Daily Crypto Roundup: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sDXM8BlxsUqzL2IqmLqwE