What is the difference between BTC and inverse contracts?

If you were accumulating your profits in BTC, the USD value of your profits would decrease as the price of BTC decreases. Inverse Contracts are crypto-margined, quoted in USD, but settled in the underlying crypto. You can only trade inverse contracts using the appropriate Crypto Contract Trading Account.

What are inverse contracts?

Inverse Contracts are crypto-margined, quoted in USD, but settled in the underlying crypto. You can only trade inverse contracts using the appropriate Crypto Contract Trading Account. Let’s walk through an example using our recently added ETHUSD Inverse Contract.

What would a bitcoin futures market look like?

The standard Bitcoin futures market would treat Bitcoin as a commodity itself, and the profit/loss would be settled in conventional currencies. For example, one contract could represent 1 BTC and would be settled in USD, so the traded pair would be BTC/USD. Now imagine if we swap BTC and USD places in such contracts.

How to trade inverse bitcoin volatility token?

Inverse Bitcoin Volatility Token can be traded using Coinbase Wallet, your key to the world of crypto. Inverse Bitcoin Volatility Token is only available through Coinbase Wallet. Assets on Coinbase Wallet are not held by Coinbase. Use of Coinbase Wallet is subject to these terms.