Cryptocurrency derivatives volumes have soared to a new all-time high of $602 billion in May, and have been gaining market share in the space. Top exchanges trading crypto derivatives were BitMEX, Binance, OKEx, and Huobi.
The European Union’s law enforcement agency, Europol, has its eyes set on Bitcoin privacy tool Wasabi Wallet as it makes things harder for the agency when tracking criminals using BTC.
HDR Global Trading Limited, the parent firm of crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, has offered a $100,000 grant to Bitcoin Core researcher Gleb Naumenko.
Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:
- Crypto Derivatives Volumes Hit an All-time High in May
- EU’s Europol Eyes Bitcoin Privacy Tool Wasabi Wallet
- BitMEX Parent Firm Offers $100,000 Grant to Bitcoin Core Researcher
At the time of writing, bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $9,782.01 (1.47%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $2.77 bn. As for ether (ETH), it is trading at $243.83 (0.06%) with a daily Top Tier volume of $875.57 million. The MVIS CryptoCompare Digital Assets 10 Index is currently tracking at 3,286.56 (0.23%).