The crypto industry is ending 2020 on a high note, while major social media platforms face a phalanx of lawmakers and lawsuits. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Law Decoded will be going on a break next week for the holidays but […]
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Bitcoin options open interest reached a record-high $6.5 billion as investors continue to increase their optimistic long-term bets. The open interest on Bitcoin (BTC) options contracts has reached a new all-time high at $6.5 billion on Dec. 17. That figure represents a three-fold increase from 90 days ago and is proof that the market has […]
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Bitcoin derivatives trading is on the rise; one platform is letting traders bet on a $100,000 BTC moonshot by Sept 2021. As of Thursday, Deribit users can bet on the flagship cryptocurrency reaching $100,000 via options contracts that expire on Sept. 24, 2021. The lofty strike price was established following a surge in daily trade […]
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Brian Brooks, the acting head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, said crypto regulation could either focus on safety for participants or could undo all progress. The latter half of 2020 has seen record Bitcoin (BTC) prices and a number of key regulatory developments, such as the Office of the Comptroller […]
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Crypto is no stranger to weirdos, so here’s a few times the space got strange in 2020. Every industry, group, clique and conclave has its own share of weirdos — cryptocurrency and blockchain are no exception. Considering that cryptocurrency is the so-called “native” currency of the internet — the repository of the sum of human […]
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The price of Bitcoin has surpassed $23,000, and analysts predict where BTC is headed next after a significant rally. Bitcoin price surpassed $20,000 with ease on its third retest, buoyed by a surge in buy volume. Following the breakout, analysts anticipate the dominant cryptocurrency to eventually rise to the mid-$30,000s. However, in the short term, […]
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The exchange’s ties to Goldman Sachs go all the way back to Fred Ehrsam, who co-founded Coinbase in 2012 with Brian Armstrong. Digital currency exchange Coinbase has reportedly approached Goldman Sachs to lead its upcoming initial public offering — a move that could bolster the appeal of cryptocurrencies to a broader mainstream audience. Citing two […]
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Lawyers of the alleged $4 billion Bitcoin launderer appeal to the court, arguing that Alexander Vinnik was just an employee at BTC-e. The defense team of Alexander Vinnik, an alleged Bitcoin launderer who was sentenced to a five-year prison term, disagrees with the court’s decision. According to a Dec. 18 report by Russian news agency Kommersant, […]
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With insane interest rates and yield farmers endlessly jumping from one protocol to another, fears are growing that DeFi isn’t sustainable — and change is needed. In the space of 12 months, DeFi has become a $15 billion industry — spawning governance tokens that are now worth even more than Bitcoin. But the rapid explosion […]
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Elrond is quietly becoming one of the best-performing altcoins in the current bull market. With Bitcoin (BTC) largely in the spotlight after hitting a new all-time high of nearly $24,000, other projects are starting to ride BTC’s coattails as well. One of the latest standouts is Elrond (EGLD), which is up 20% over the past […]
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