Trading crypto futures with Kraken Futures - Alexia Theodorou, Cyprus

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexia-theodorou-cfa-8ba84a8/">Alexia Theodorou</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/krakenfx/">Kraken Futures</a> Product Lead, spoke to <a href="https://www.rudolffalat.com/">Rudolf Falat</a>, founder of the <a href="https://www.voiceoffintech.com/">Voice of FinTech</a> podcast, about the role of derivatives in the crypto markets and futures in particular. <br> <br>Here is what they covered:</p><ul> <li>Why join Kraken Futures?</li> <li>What’s the problem you are solving at Kraken Futures, and why is it worth solving? What’s your focus?</li> <li>Who are your key clients?</li> <li>How secure is trading at Kraken Futures?</li> <li>Why are derivatives traded so much? Why are they so important to the centralized market and why are they relevant/used to crypto?</li> <li>How big is the crypto derivatives market vs. underlying and how it compares to traditional markets </li> <li>Who are the key crypto derivates players? Do you need ‘market makers’ or their equivalent?</li> <li>You launched MCFs (multi-collateral futures) – what’s their benefit vs. other derivatives on crypto?</li> <li>How do you see the crypto markets this year? Why we have seen such a correlation with traditional public markets this year?</li> <li>What’s your technology angle, or do you have more brilliant engineers than other players?</li> <li>Recommended reading list: see below</li> <li>The best way to reach out and find out more about <a href="https://www.kraken.com/features/futures">Kraken Futures</a> </li> </ul><p><br>Alexia's reading list:</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin">https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin</a></p><ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/cobie">https://twitter.com/cobie</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/hsakatrades">https://twitter.com/hsakatrades</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/jespow">https://twitter.com/jespow</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/sbf_ftx">https://twitter.com/sbf_ftx</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/Alamed