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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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance launches a market maker program for its high volume users. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced in a blog post published on Sept. 30 that it is launching a market maker program. Per the announcement, users whose monthly trading volumes exceed 1,000 Bitcoins (BTC) — or can reach such volumes — and […]
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Fusion Network’s swap wallet was compromised, resulting in roughly a third of FSN tokens stolen. Fusion Network’s token swap wallet was compromised. Roughly a third of FSN tokens was stolen as a result. Fusion Foundation announced in a Medium post published on Sept. 29 that its swap wallet was compromised, which resulted in the theft […]
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The first federally regulated platform for trading Bitcoin futures is off to a slow start, but predicted to pick up steam over time. After more than a year spent ensuring full compliance with the United States authorities, Bakkt, the first federally regulated platform for Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading, launched on September 23. Conceived by the global […]
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Binance’s decision to re-enter the Chinese crypto market seems to make a lot of sense to many experts operating within this space. In what is being considered a major step forward for Binance, CEO Changpeng Zhao (aka CZ) recently announced that his firm was all set to make its first strategic investment in China since […]
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OKEx, a cryptocurrency exchange, announced that it plans to host Tether (USDT) futures margin trading starting in October. Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx plans to launch Tether (USDT) futures margin trading in October, the firm confirmed in an email to Cointelegraph on Sept. 23. An OKEx spokesperson said that Tether futures are scheduled to be launched next […]
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Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has refuted fresh allegations of manipulative practices such as wash trading on its platform. Cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has refuted fresh allegations of manipulative practices such as wash trading on its platform. In a statement shared with Cointelegraph on Sept. 23, the exchange wrote that the wash trading allegations made in a recent […]
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The Blockchain Transparency Institute finds that Kraken and Coinbase are among the cleanest cryptocurrency exchanges in the industry. The Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) has released its latest market surveillance report which states that Kraken and Coinbase are among the cleanest cryptocurrency exchanges in the industry. BTI cleans wash trading from exchanges’ volumes On Sept. 19, […]
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South Korean exchange UpBit has announced the delisting of certain privacy coins, citing money laundering concerns South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit announced that it will cease trading support for six cryptocurrencies, including some so-called privacy coins. Block the possibility of money laundering In a Sept. 20 notice, UpBit announced that the exchange will delist and […]
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The need to identify the sender and receiving parties in crypto transactions allegedly means support for privacy-focused altcoins must end. The South Korean arm of cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is removing support for five major altcoins due to new international regulations. FATF rules halt privacy coins trading According to crypto news outlet The Block on Sept. […]
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