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According to CoinDesk, Cboe is exploring the launch of perpetual futures linked to the VIX index, which is still in the early stages, with no contract specifications yet and no filing documents submitted. This news comes from Bloomberg.The VIX index measures the expected volatility over the next 30 days as reflected by the pricing of S&P 500 options. As investors buy options to hedge against sharp market declines, the demand for options during downturns surges, thereby raising the index, which is why it is regarded as Wall Street's "fear gauge." Perpetual futures were first proposed by economist Robert Shiller in 1993 and were subsequently commercialized by the cryptocurrency industry.A mature derivatives ecosystem has already formed around the VIX, covering futures, options, and exchange-traded products tracking the index. However, futures come with expiration dates, and when contracts terminate, traders must roll over their positions or shift their bets to the next available contract. This rolling operation is costly and erodes returns, which was a major criticism faced by Bitcoin futures ETFs when they debuted at the end of 2021.In contrast, perpetual swaps never settle and instead anchor contract prices to the spot index through a funding rate mechanism, theoretically providing investors with the closest investment channel to the actual VIX spot price. Martin Lee, Head of Market Insights at DWF Labs, told CoinDesk that traders do not need to worry about expiration and value decay, as they can focus solely on assessing the direction of the underlying asset. He expects a strong trend of "perpetualization" to emerge in the coming months.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) and index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that they have extended their exclusive licensing agreement for 25 years, which will keep their long-term collaboration going until 2051.According to the extension agreement, Cboe will continue to hold exclusive trading rights for its flagship S&P 500 Index (SPX) options. Cboe and S&P Dow Jones Industrial Average (S&P DJI) may also collaborate beyond traditional index derivatives to explore innovations, including new products such as tokenized options contracts.

ARK analyst Lorenzo Valente stated that Uniswap completed approximately 140 million transactions in August this year, surpassing the total number of transactions on both the Cboe BZX and NYSE American trading platforms. NYSE American, a subsidiary of the New York Stock Exchange, has been operating since 1908, while Uniswap was launched in 2018; five years ago, Uniswap's monthly transaction volume was only about 2 million transactions.Valente noted that in terms of transaction volume, the next target for Uniswap to catch up with is NYSE Arca, which completed approximately 232 million transactions in August.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is reviewing the rule change application submitted by Cboe BZX Exchange, involving six leveraged commodity ETFs that track the benchmark's daily performance by three times. The initial review period set by the SEC is 45 days after publication in the Federal Register.Volatility Shares LLC is the sponsor of the relevant funds, which include 3x Gold, Silver, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crude Oil, and Natural Gas ETFs, all intended to operate under a commodity pool and not classified as investment companies. Among them, the Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs will primarily invest in near-month and next-month futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), rather than directly holding Bitcoin or Ethereum, and will allocate cash and cash equivalents as collateral or margin.Before the relevant products are listed, the SEC must approve the exchange rule changes, and the trust's Form S-1 registration statement must also become effective. Each fund must have at least 100,000 shares at the time of listing, and authorized participants can subscribe or redeem cash at a rate of 1,000 shares per 10,000 shares.

Cboe BZX Exchange is seeking approval from the U.S. SEC to list a set of leveraged commodity ETFs, including daily leveraged products that provide 3x long exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum. According to the proposed rule change document submitted on Friday, Cboe plans to launch the 3x Gold ETF, 3x Silver ETF, 3x Bitcoin ETF, 3x Ether ETF, 3x Crude Oil ETF, and 3x Natural Gas ETF.These funds will primarily achieve their objectives by holding CME or COMEX futures contracts and using cash and cash equivalents as collateral, aiming to deliver 3x returns corresponding to the daily performance of the underlying assets. Since the related products do not comply with the exchange's general listing standards regarding leveraged products, Cboe needs to apply for approval through special rules. Such highly leveraged funds are typically aimed at sophisticated investors for short-term tactical trading and are not suitable for long-term holding.The document also indicates that these funds will operate in the form of a "commodity pool," subject to CFTC regulation, rather than as an investment company under the 1940 Act regulated by the SEC, like many traditional ETFs. Commodity pools typically aggregate funds from multiple investors to trade derivatives or other commodity-related instruments.

The Bank of England (BOE) has entered the second phase of the digital pound project, testing whether publicly issued stablecoins can operate in conjunction with central bank currency within a single payment process for trade finance.BOE will collaborate with NOBO Finance, Dun & Bradstreet, and Polygon Labs in the digital pound laboratory to explore the establishment of reusable credit profiles for small businesses and to study the use of stablecoins in conjunction with potential digital pounds in invoice factoring. The related experiments do not involve real customers or funds and aim to provide a reference for BOE and the UK Treasury to assess the interoperability of different forms of digital currency.

According to Gate market data, Boeing plans to acquire shares of Archer Aviation, and the company's stock price surged 15% in pre-market trading.

Bitcoin Treasuries.NET posted on platform X that the French Bitcoin treasury company Capital B ALCPB has been listed on Cboe Europe, the largest pan-European stock exchange.This move further expands institutional investors' access to Capital B shares.

According to BBX data, yesterday traditional derivatives giant made a high-profile entry into the prediction market, and a counter-cyclical signal appeared for digital asset reserve companies. The core dynamics are as follows:Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: $CBOE) announced yesterday the re-launch of binary options products benchmarked to the S&P 500 index ("Yes/No" structure, providing fixed returns or zero at expiration based on contract conditions). This marks Cboe's first return to this category since it withdrew about ten years ago, directly entering the prediction market track pioneered by Polymarket and Kalshi, which has become "one of the fastest-growing areas on the internet." This move signifies that one of the largest regulated derivatives exchanges in the U.S. officially recognizes binary options/prediction markets as an independent asset class, entering the competition with the compliance endorsement of a traditional exchange and institutional distribution capabilities, rather than holding a regulatory exclusion attitude towards this model. For cryptocurrency concept stocks, Cboe's entry has dual implications: first, it further validates the market size and legitimacy of prediction markets; second, Cboe's institutional channels and Coinbase (the only licensed prediction market FCM by the CFTC) will compete in parallel under the same regulatory framework, leading to an increase in the valuation and policy attention of the entire track.Strive, Inc. (NASDAQ: $ASST) was cited in a market analysis report yesterday (pending independent confirmation from the official SEC 8-K document), stating that the company recently increased its holdings by approximately 759 BTC at an average price of about $65,850; based on this calculation, the company's BTC holdings have increased from 19,032 disclosed in the SEC 8-K on June 5 to about 19,791 (approximately $1.17 billion). This increase occurred against the backdrop of Bitcoin continuously declining from the $65,000 to $66,000 range. Strive and Strategy (which also increased its holdings by 520 BTC during the same period) are among the few DAT companies that maintained active purchases during the reporting period; CEO Matt Cole previously positioned the continuous increase in BTC as a "differentiated catch-up" to Strategy's scale advantage rather than a pure directional bet on price. The company holds approximately $139.2 million in cash, and the capital balance between the 9.5% annual dividend obligation of preferred stock (SATA) and BTC purchases is currently the most noteworthy balance sheet risk point.

Cboe Global Markets announced the launch of a new prediction market platform "Cboe Predicts," along with the rollout of its first prediction products. These products include binary options contracts based on the mini S&P 500 index (XSP) with codes XSPBW and XSPBX. The contract size is one-tenth of the standard S&P 500 index options (SPX).Currently, the contracts are available on Interactive Brokers and are planned to be rolled out to more retail brokerage platforms such as Charles Schwab in the coming months. Additionally, as securities options, these products will be centrally cleared by the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) and will follow the same regulatory and monitoring framework as U.S. listed options.

Rob Hocking, the Global Head of Derivatives at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), stated that the exchange is exploring the conversion of Bitcoin and Ethereum continuous futures into perpetual futures. Previously, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved the cryptocurrency perpetual futures of the prediction market Kalshi, paving the way for similar products for other registered U.S. exchanges. Rob Hocking did not provide a timeline for the potential conversion.

Nate Geraci, President of ETF Store, posted on platform X that the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe) is considering converting its Bitcoin and Ethereum continuous futures products into perpetual futures. Nate Geraci believes that traditional financial institutions are continuously being forced to respond to crypto-native innovations. He stated that this is just the beginning of traditional finance absorbing the innovations from the crypto market.

According to Gate market data, the three major U.S. stock indices opened higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.7%, the S&P 500 index rising 0.7%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index rising 0.8%. Boeing (BA.N) rose 4%, with first-quarter earnings exceeding expectations and revenue increasing by 14% year-on-year. Alphabet (GOOGL.O) rose 1.1%, as Google Cloud released a new type of TPU chip for artificial intelligence. Tesla (TSLA.O) fell 0.1%, as it will release its first-quarter earnings report after the market closes today.

According to Jinshi reports, the CBOE Volatility Index rose 2.1 points during the day, closing at 26.67.

According to the official website of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Cboe), the staking Solana exchange-traded product Invesco Galaxy Solana ETP (QSOL), launched in collaboration with asset management giant Invesco and digital asset and data center infrastructure provider Galaxy Asset Management, was officially listed on Cboe BZX this Monday (December 15).This ETP provides exposure to spot investments in SOL, with a fee rate of 0.25%, an initial holding of 17,500 SOL, and the assets are custodied by Coinbase Custody Trust Company, supporting the acquisition of SOL staking rewards through Galaxy Digital, which are included in the ETP's revenue.

According to Cointelegraph, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has approved the listing and registration of the 21Shares XRP ETF.

According to Bloomberg, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) will launch Bitcoin and Ethereum Continuous Futures contracts on December 15.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the CBOE Volatility Index has hit a two-week low, down 0.71 points to 16.59.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, U.S. stocks opened with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.34%, the S&P 500 up 0.21%, and the Nasdaq Composite up 0.05%. Boeing (BA.N) opened up 4.39%, with news that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will ease restrictions on Boeing aircraft deliveries. Most popular Chinese concept stocks fell, with Bilibili (BILI.O) down 3.88%, Alibaba (BABA.N) down 2.17%, Li Auto (LI.O) up 3.76%, and Xpeng Motors (XPEV.N) up 3.01%.