The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group has no current plans to launch physically settled Bitcoin contracts, a senior executive says. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group has no current plans to launch physically settled Bitcoin (BTC) contracts, a senior executive said. Tim McCourt, global head of equity index and alternative investment products at CME Group, told […]
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Global wash trading on crypto markets was down by over 35% in September, according to the latest surveillance report from the Blockchain Transparency Institute. Global wash trading on cryptocurrency markets was down by over 35% in September, according to the latest surveillance report from the Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI). Kraken, Poloniex, Coinbase and Upbit are […]
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s latest research supports the theory that the launch of institutional trading platform Bakkt partly caused Bitcoin to drop 20%. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s newest research supports the theory that the launch of institutional trading platform Bakkt partly caused Bitcoin to drop 20%. In the latest edition of its markets overview, Binance […]
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Crypto derivatives have significant implications on the young market, but are they positive, negative or too difficult to predict? Just a decade ago, speculating on cryptocurrency prices meant figuring out a way to buy Bitcoin (BTC) and add it to your blockchain wallet. This was a feat that was worthy of bragging rights: In 2010, there […]
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A class action lawsuit against Ripple Labs Inc. alleging that XRP is an unregistered security faces another setback. The discourse surrounding the securities laws and the treatment of digital assets continues to draw debate among market participants, regulators and legal practitioners. One of the most high-profile targets in this ongoing debate is XRP, a digital […]
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After long-standing limits, new advances in custodial solutions for Bitcoin are enabling larger financial institutions to enter the market. Bitcoin (BTC) has a unique advantage: self custody, which the traditional financial system cannot compete with. It is important that the Bitcoin ecosystem maximizes this competitive advantage in order to compete with the legacy system. Custodial […]
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Investors are asking: “Why do I need to invest in a crypto hedge fund? How are they different from each other?” The explosive growth of crypto funds is a compelling story, especially when you consider that the concept has only been around for six years. Today, crypto funds have become the engine powering the thriving […]
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Is the Fed’s use of QE a growth catalyst for Bitcoin? Max Keiser tells Cointelegraph: “Bitcoin was introduced to battle zombie banks and QE.” In 2018, the executive on the board for the European Central Bank (ECB) declared Bitcoin, “the evil spawn of the financial crisis” — referring, of course, to the economic disaster 10 […]
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Wyoming Blockchain Coalition president Caitlin Long argues that the recent unrest in the money markets shows that Bitcoin is systemically more stable than traditional finance. Wyoming Blockchain Coalition president Caitlin Long has responded to the recent unrest in the money markets by analyzing the systemic fragility of the traditional financial sector as compared with Bitcoin […]
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Intercontinental Exchange’s Bakkt platform has traded 71 Bitcoin futures contracts in the first 24 hours following its launch. Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) Bakkt platform has traded 71 Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts in the first 24 hours following its launch on Sept. 22. According to ICE historical data on Bakkt’s Bitcoin/USD futures contract trading, the platform has […]
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