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Blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence has started a points program to woo traders to its newly launched cryptocurrency derivatives exchange, according to a Nov. 14 announcement.
Traders can earn points from trading spot crypto and perpetual futures contracts, Arkham <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://arkm.com/points" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" text="null" title="https://arkm.com/points">said</a>. The program will last for 30 days and points will be convertible to Arkham’s native token, ARKM. 
On Nov. 6, Arkham<a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/arkham-launches-crypto-perpetuals-exchange" rel="" target="_self" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/arkham-launches-crypto-perpetuals-exchange"> launched a digital assets derivatives exchange</a>. The exchange will <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/arkham-intelligence-launch-derivatives-exchange-report" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="https://cointelegraph.com/news/arkham-intelligence-launch-derivatives-exchange-report">reportedly </a>target retail traders and compete with existing platforms such as Binance.&nbsp;
Arkham’s exchange integrates Arkham’s research and features live onchain audits and proof-of-reserve (PoR), Arkham said in a <a data-ct-non-breakable="null" href="https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1854186437505376395" rel="null" target="null" text="null" title="https://x.com/ArkhamIntel/status/1854186437505376395">post</a> on the X platform.
It is not available to people in the United States, Arkham said.
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Crypto derivatives products are proliferating, including on established exchanges such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The activity has largely been driven by retail traders.
Crypto derivatives trading volume exceeded $3 trillion in September, up from approximately $1.5 trillion one year prior, according to a report by CCData. 
On Sept. 29, CME’s Bitcoin Friday Futures (BFF) debuted in what the derivatives exchange dubbed the “most successful crypto futures launch ever.”
In 2022, Coinbase Derivatives Exchange launched in the United States, bringing crypto futures to Coinbase’s tens of millions of American users.
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It also listed derivative products tied to Dogelon Mars (ELON) and BONK, according to Oct. 7 Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filings. 
Arkham is best known for offering a popular tool for tracking blockchain transactions and identifying the entities associated with various crypto wallet addresses.
It raised $12 million from investors, including Sam Altman, the founder of ChatGPT maker OpenAI.
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Arkham launches points program to woo derivatives traders

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