As cryptos are currently rising from the bottom, the community has started hearing some bullish voices again. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. […]
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Crypto markets are seeing slight gains, having overcome yesterday’s drop, with Bitcoin hovering around the $4,000 mark. Friday, March 22 — All the top 20 cryptocurrencies, except Tether (USDT), are in the green, having overcome yesterday’s drop. Market visualization from Coin360 Bitcoin (BTC) is up 0.31 percent over the past 24 hours, and is trading […]
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The U.S. regulator continues to liaise with representatives despite repeated delays over Bakkt’s launch. United States regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is actively working to approve multiple crypto-related applications, including for Bitcoin (BTC) futures from institutional trading platform Bakkt. A CFTC commissioner revealed the news in remarks to cryptocurrency news network Blocktv in […]
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The CFTC’s delay in issuing Bakkt an approval for its Bitcoin futures is in part due to the fact that Bakkt wanted to hold clients’ funds, according to WSJ sources. Much-anticipated crypto platform Bakkt’s plans to store customers’ Bitcoin (BTC) from its Bitcoin futures could cause further delay on obtaining approval from United States regulator […]
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The significant valuation was leaked to the media following Bakkt’s 2018 Series A funding activities. Intercontinental Exchange’s to-be-launched institutional trading platform Bakkt has earned a $740 million valuation after it raised over $180 million in funding last year, anonymous sources told cryptocurrency industry news outlet The Block on March 21. Bakkt, which has yet to […]
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance is seemingly working on the implementation of margin trading. Changes made to the public Application Programming Interface (API) of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance seemingly reveal that the company is working on implementing margin trading. A Reddit user brought the API changes to public attention on March 20 after they were updated […]
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Asset management platform Caspian announced that it has launched support for cryptocurrency futures and options trading. Institutional crypto trading, portfolio and risk management platform Caspian announced that it has integrated its platform with cryptocurrency futures and options trading exchange Deribit. The news was revealed in a press release from Caspian published on March 20. Per […]
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CoinMarketCap announced that it will launch two cryptocurrency benchmark indices on multiple major finance platforms. CoinMarketCap announced that it will launch two cryptocurrency benchmark indices on Nasdaq Global Index Data Service, Bloomberg Terminal, Thomson Reuters Eikon and Börse Stuttgart. The news was revealed in a post on the crypto data firm’s blog, published on March […]
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A recently published report from former CFTC chairman Timothy Massad has called for better regulations on crypto assets. A recent report published for the Brookings Institution is calling for enhanced regulations on cryptocurrencies. The report was authored by Harvard University fellow Timothy Massad, who served as chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission […]
Continue ReadingLobbying on blockchain and crypto has reportedly grown on K Street, having tripled over the past year. The number of lobbies working on blockchain technology issues in Washington D.C. tripled in 2018, politics-oriented news outlet Politico reported on March 18. The number of entities lobbying on digital currencies and blockchain reportedly grew almost thrice in […]
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