Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance now supports Bitcoin and Ether futures trading on its new iOS app. Binance, the second-biggest cryptocurrency exchange by daily trading volume at press time, now supports Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading on its new iOS app. After Binance initially launched its two futures testnet platforms on Sept. 2, the exchange now allows […]
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Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced that it will launch crypto options trading on Dec. 27. Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx announced that it will launch crypto options trading on Dec. 27. In a press release on Dec. 9, the exchange said that the addition of options makes OKEx the “first crypto exchange to offer C2C, spot, […]
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SBI Holdings is considering the option of paying shareholder dividends in XRP, months after its subsidiary MorningStar began the practice. Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings is considering to pay shareholder dividends in the form of XRP tokens, following the same practice by its subsidiary MorningStar. After MorningStar started offering its shareholders dividends in XRP […]
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San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is adding support for its latest fiat asset, the Swiss franc. San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is adding support for its latest fiat asset, the Swiss franc (CHF). According to a blog post on Dec. 5, Kraken said that in collaboration with Liechtenstein-based Bank Frick, the Swiss franc will join the […]
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CryptoBridge DEX went out with a bang, citing market conditions and increased regulations. Should others be worried? Earlier this week, decentralized cryptocurrency exchange CryptoBridge abruptly announced that it was shutting shop, leaving just two weeks for its customers to retrieve their funds. Around the same time, the Waves DEX also shut down to resume operations […]
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BitFlyer introduces Instant Buy on its European exchange platform, allowing users to buy crypto using a credit card, debit card or local instant transfer. Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer announced the launch of ‘Instant Buy’ on its European exchange platform. BitFlyer launched its latest feature Instant Buy on Dec. 5 to provide its European users with […]
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A further blockchain fund promises to develop the technology in Hainan’s dedicated free economic zone, which was established in 2018. Blockchain will continue to see major investment from China’s Hainan Free Trade Zone (FTZ) with new funds fostering local businesses. As local English-language news outlet Xinhua Net reported on Dec. 5, Hainan’s dedicated economic pilot […]
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Sean Neville is preparing to work on the company’s board of directors from the end of December, according to a media report amid the sale of Poloniex exchange. Payments company Circle will install a new CEO at the start of 2020 after one of its original co-founders steps down from the position. According to cryptocurrency […]
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The crypto loans industry is a relatively new sector, and yet many platforms have already established themselves. It may seem surprising, but platforms designed for loans and lending through the use of cryptocurrencies are a relatively new development for the crypto industry. Each platform adheres to its own strategy, but the idea shared by all […]
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The Fed chairman’s recent letter illuminates how monetary policy bigwigs view crypto and if it might greenlight a USD stablecoin. Where just a handful of years ago, the idea would have been immediately dismissed or even met with ridicule, the United States Federal Reserve is now taking the concept of an official dollar stablecoin seriously. […]
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