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  1. Blockchain.com Crypto Options Trading Launch Rolls Out Buy-Only Contracts on Seven Assets

    Blockchain.com introduced options trading on October 20, 2026, allowing eligible users to buy call and put contracts on BTC, ETH and five other assets with upfront USDC funding.

  2. CME Bitcoin Cash Futures Launch Expands Regulated Crypto Derivatives on October 19

    CME Group launched standard and micro futures contracts for Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap on October 19, 2026, adding two more single-asset crypto products to its derivatives suite.

  3. Payward Hyperliquid perps Set for First CFTC-Regulated HIP-3 Deployment Through Bitnomial

    Hyperliquid confirmed on October 26, 2026 that Payward subsidiary Bitnomial will become the first CFTC-regulated deployer of HIP-3 permissioned perpetual futures markets.

  4. Bybit VARA License Issued to Bybit Fintech FZE for Dubai Spot Trading

    Bybit Fintech FZE received an active VARA license on October 20, 2026, authorizing spot trading services for institutional, qualified, and retail investors in Dubai.

  5. GCEX Options Launch Delivers Bitcoin and Ethereum OTC Contracts for Professional Clients

    GCEX launched European-style Bitcoin and Ethereum options on October 22, 2026, available exclusively to professional and institutional clients via its UK entity.

  6. CME BCH Futures Launch Adds Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap Contracts on October 19

    CME Group started trading standard and micro Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures on October 19, 2026, bringing the exchange’s single-asset crypto futures total to eleven.