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Vega launches derivatives market for crypto points, starting with EigenLayer

Vega introduces a derivatives market for crypto points, starting with EigenLayer. Vega aims to allow users to hedge point values, providing cash-settled futures contracts. Other platforms like Whales Market and Pendle also facilitate points trading. Vega, a derivatives network, has introduced a groundbreaking initiative in the cryptocurrency space by launching a derivatives market for crypto points. This innovative move, spearheaded by Vega, aims to revolutionize the trading landscape for points, starting with EigenLayer. Creating opportunities for crypto trading Vega’s entry into the crypto points market comes at a pivotal moment when the demand for trading opportunities for such assets is on the rise. Points, reminiscent of loyalty rewards in traditional settings, have found their way into the crypto sphere, offering users the potential for future token airdrops. However, the uncertain nature of these points poses challenges for traders seeking to ...

BitMEX launches prediction market for real-world events- implications for Chancer?

BitMEX launched the Prediction Markets product to allow traders bet on events such as outcome of FTX bankruptcy claims and Sam Bankman-Fried’s criminal case. The product offers speculative contracts that will be marked at Last Price. Chancer on the other hand is a blockchain-based prediction markets platform expected to revolutionise the gambling industry.  Crypto exchange BitMEX has unveiled a new predictions product for its users, with the global community able to bet on real-world events from within the platform. What is BitMEX’s Prediction Markets and how is this different from what Chancer, an anticipated game-changer for the $80 billion gambling industry, offers? What’s BitMEX’s Prediction Markets? Prediction Markets is a new crypto derivatives offering from BitMEX that will allow traders to take positions that predict the outcome of certain real-life events. While the contracts will cover nearly every topic, industry or ev...