Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx, one of the most active market operators, is launching a new series of futures settled in Tether (USDT), announced the exchange in a message to Coindesk. The futures market will include the pairings of Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), EOS, XRP, Bitcoin SV (BSV) and Tron (TRX).
The trading will start on November 6, and offer leverage between 1 and 100 times. Settling the futures in USDT means traders will not have to hold the various coins as collateral. Currently, OKEx holds significantly less USDT, at around 24 million, at least in its known wallets.
This would also mean purely USDT trades and positions could be taken, to bet on price mo...