Some Chinese companies could be left out of the world’s second-largest stock exchange as a result of proposed changes — and crypto is no exception. Nasdaq, the world’s second-largest stock exchange, is going to introduce new restrictions on initial public offerings, or IPOs, to prevent smaller Chinese companies from getting listed, a recent Reuters report citing anonymous […]
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BitMEX firmly leads the market when it comes to Bitcoin futures OI, with Binance in second place, according to new data from Bybit. Derivatives giant BitMEX and cryptocurrency exchange Binance are the Bitcoin (BTC) industry’s biggest — when ranked by open interest (OI). According to updated rankings from exchange Bybit, as of May 19, the […]
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Banco BTG Pactual, the largest private investment bank in Latin America is moving some of its real estate-backed security tokens over to the Tezos blockchain. Banco BTG Pactual is issuing its security tokens representing investment in real estate on the Tezos (XTZ) blockchain. Previously, the bank had issued its ReitBZ tokens on the Ethereum blockchain, […]
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Lykke’s new contest looks to give money to developers to pursue new tech proposals that promise to aid the economic recovery in the wake of COVID-19. As announced on May 19, Swiss cryptocurrency exchange Lykke will be offering four prizes totalling 200,000 Swiss Francs ($205,800) as part of the Open Initiative. The initiative is looking […]
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At the recent Discover MarTech virtual event, where I was honored to host a roundtable discussion, I was intrigued by a marketer who wondered whether marketing would be harder as the economy begins to reopen. He suggested it was because the polarization that divides our society on so many issues now extends to the pandemic, and ranges […]
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Advances in payment settlements and decentralized ledger technology are driving central banks to consider digital currencies, according to a recent Bank of Korea report. South Korea’s central bank, the Bank of Korea, has conducted new research and analysis on the progress of central bank digital currencies — or CBDCs — around the world. The bank […]
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Bitcoin volatility and volumes are cooling off post-halving while a break in either direction could open the door to new market cycles. The price of Bitcoin (BTC), the top-ranked cryptocurrency by market capitalization, has been hovering below the psychological barrier of $10,000. The halving didn’t give the market what they expected as the majority was […]
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Bitcoin price plunged 31% the last time the U.S. imposed tariffs on China. Will this time be any different? The trade war between the United States and China began in January 2018. When tariffs were imposed on Chinese goods in July of the same year, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) plunged 31% from $8,487 to […]
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Bitcoin and stocks are now on the menu for Cash App users wanting to minimize the “impact of market swings,” the payment network says. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Square now allows its users to buy Bitcoin (BTC) automatically in the latest push to boost uptake of the largest cryptocurrency. Confirmed by Dorsey on Twitter on […]
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Vitalik Buterin says both blockchain and antitrust laws have the same goal: preventing the creation of monopolies by imposing decentralization. In a recently published paper, Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin along with Harvard faculty Thibault Schrepel argued that blockchain is positioned to help antitrust laws in areas where regulations are difficult to apply and enforce. The […]
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