Crypto derivatives trading platform Delta Exchange has today launched options trading for two major altcoins, BNB and LINK. Cryptocurrency derivatives trading platform Delta Exchange has today launched options trading for two major altcoins, Binance Coin (BNB) and Chainlink’s LINK. In an announcement on June 19, the exchange indicated it would be following the launch of […]
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Australia is experiencing a DeFi boom, with leading derivatives project Synthetix joined by buzzy newcomers Thorchain, Ren and mSTABLE. Australia is experiencing a decentralized finance (DeFi) boom, playing host to some of the most talked-about projects in the space. They include longtime DeFi leader Synthetix (SNX), along with the up-and-coming Thorchain (RUNE) along with the […]
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Major cryptocurrency firm Ripple released a set of recommendations for Indian lawmakers to legalize cryptocurrencies. American fintech firm Ripple has proposed a policy framework for regulating crypto in India amid local crypto uncertainty. In an effort to persuade Indian authorities to support fintech regulation and the growing crypto industry, Ripple issued a policy paper addressed […]
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Bitcoin price is pinned below $10K but on-chain data and market correlations show investors remain bullish. Since recovering from this week’s drop to $8,900, Bitcoin (BTC) price has struggled to gain above $9,600 and this level needs to flip from resistance to support before further upside can occur. The largest digital-asset on CoinMarketCap has been […]
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As protests against police brutality continue in the U.S., privacy advocates warn of the risks posed by centralized social media platforms. The protests in the United States against police brutality and systemic racism sparked by the murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25 are showing no signs of […]
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The utopian idea of universal basic income — which has been with humanity for at least half a millenia — can become real with digital currency. Due to the crisis caused by COVID-19, millions of people have lost all or part of their income. To support them, governments have been giving out money to victims. […]
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Chris Giancarlo, who as CFTC chairman decreed that both Bitcoin and Ether were not securities, has argued the same for XRP. However he is now at a law firm providing counsel to Ripple, calling the impartiality of such claims into question. Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Chris Giancarlo, published an opinion on June […]
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The origin of the abnormal Ether transactions that paid more than $5 million in gas fees seems to be Korean “exchange” GoodCycle. After a week of searches, it appears that the culprit behind at least two of the anomalous high fee transactions on Ether (ETH) was found. As reported by Chinese blockchain analytics company PeckShield […]
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The number of crypto ATMs worldwide has grown to more than 8,000, just months after passing the 7,000 mark in March. The total number of Bitcoin ATMs has now passed 8,000 worldwide. According to monitoring resource CoinATMRadar, there are currently 8,208 ATMs in 73 countries allowing users to buy and sell Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins […]
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ConsenSys has announced that six top crypto firms will receive early access to its ETH 2.0 staking platform. Six high-profile crypto firms will participate in an ETH 2.0 staking pilot project using the ConsenSys Codefi platform. On June 17, ConsenSys tweeted that cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Crypto.com, digital asset custody providers Trustology, Matrixport, and Huobi […]
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