Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has added perpetual swap contracts for 7 additional crypto assets, in addition to BTC/USD. Major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has added multiple new crypto derivative pairs to its platform, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Jan. 3. As Cointelegraph reported in late December, the exchange first launched a derivative product called […]
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Cryptocurrencies have entered the green zone after seeing some losses over the past couple of days. Friday, Dec. 28 — The top 20 cryptocurrencies are in the green after seeing some tough losses over the last couple of days. Some coins have registered double-digit increases over the last 24 hours, according to Coin360. Market visualization […]
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Daily traded volume of cryptocurrency contracts on the Huobi Derivatives Market has broken past $1 billion. Daily traded volume of cryptocurrency contracts on the Huobi Derivatives Market (DM) has broken past $1 billion, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Dec. 27. Huobi Global — which operates the world’s third-largest largest crypto spot […]
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British regulators are taking more time over crypto, but this won’t make U.K. legislation more permissive. A significant crypto market slump has brought concern and alarm, but also some unexpected side benefits. One such benefit comes from how financial regulators in the United Kingdom now appear sufficiently relaxed about crypto and its growth that they can […]
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Crypto exchange BitMEX and French wine retailer Madison Holdings Group are reportedly partnering to acquire a majority stake in BitOcean. Crypto exchange BitMEX and a fine French wine retailer are reportedly partnering to acquire a majority stake of licensed — but as yet inactive — Japanese crypto exchange BitOcean. Cointelegraph Japan reported on the potential […]
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Crypto has the potential to become a new asset class in the next ten years, BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes has said. Bitcoin (BTC) has the potential to become a new asset class in the next ten years, CEO of major crypto derivatives platform BitMEX claimed on the podcast Unchained Dec. 16. Arthur Hayes, CEO and […]
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One year after Bitcoin broke crypto industry records to hit $20,000, Blockchain Capital’s Spencer Bogart says today’s bearish market represents “a fantastic buying opportunity.” One year after Bitcoin (BTC) broke crypto industry records to hit $20,000, a partner at venture capital firm Blockchain Capital says that today’s bearish market represents “a fantastic buying opportunity.” Spencer […]
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A Barclays Intrapreneur said that blockchains should be built with regulatory compliance in mind during a recent industry event. A Intrapreneur from financial services giant Barclays has expressed the idea that blockchains should be built with regulatory compliance in mind, tech news website The Next Web (TNW) reported Dec. 14. Speaking at a Hard Fork […]
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Allianz Global Investors’ CEO has called for crypto assets to be “outlawed,” citing surprise over regulators’ lack of intervention. The CEO of Allianz Global Investors (GI), an investment management firm with €524 billion ($595 billion) in assets under management, has called for crypto assets to be “outlawed,” Reuters reported Dec. 11. Allianz GI CEO Andreas […]
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As Coinbase and Poloniex open up dedicated investor accounts and Russia’s state-owned bank conducts a large over-the-counter transaction, OTC trading takes center stage in attracting institutional investors With the increasing trend for major financial institutions to invest in Bitcoin, United States crypto exchange and wallet provider Coinbase announced the launch of over-the-counter (OTC) trading for […]
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