The crypto industry is ending 2020 on a high note, while major social media platforms face a phalanx of lawmakers and lawsuits. Every Friday, Law Decoded delivers analysis on the week’s critical stories in the realms of policy, regulation and law. Law Decoded will be going on a break next week for the holidays but […]
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Bitcoin derivatives trading is on the rise; one platform is letting traders bet on a $100,000 BTC moonshot by Sept 2021. As of Thursday, Deribit users can bet on the flagship cryptocurrency reaching $100,000 via options contracts that expire on Sept. 24, 2021. The lofty strike price was established following a surge in daily trade […]
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The price of Bitcoin has surpassed $23,000, and analysts predict where BTC is headed next after a significant rally. Bitcoin price surpassed $20,000 with ease on its third retest, buoyed by a surge in buy volume. Following the breakout, analysts anticipate the dominant cryptocurrency to eventually rise to the mid-$30,000s. However, in the short term, […]
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With insane interest rates and yield farmers endlessly jumping from one protocol to another, fears are growing that DeFi isn’t sustainable — and change is needed. In the space of 12 months, DeFi has become a $15 billion industry — spawning governance tokens that are now worth even more than Bitcoin. But the rapid explosion […]
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A research firm’s head recently claimed Bitcoin’s capped supply could be changed. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price rise has brought all sorts of comments out of the woodwork. Although many carry a bullish tint, some folks still doubt crypto as a new store of value class. David Rosenberg, the chief economist and strategist, as well as president, […]
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Improving fundamentals and fresh product rollouts are attracting new investors to Kusama, Decred and Qtum. Since breaking through the critical psychological resistance at $20,000, Bitcoin (BTC) price has moved even higher. In the early trading hours, the top-ranked digital asset pushed as high as $23,800 before pulling back to $23,000 but the trend of investors purchasing […]
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Another institutional financier has come out with a bold Bitcoin prediction. Bitcoin’s (BTC) parabolic rally is only just getting started, according to Nigel Green, founder and CEO of the Dubai-based financial advisory firm deVere Group. In an article that was published to Newsmax on Thursday, Green boldly proclaimed that Bitcoin will have another “record-breaking year” […]
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Entities can receive U.S. dollars or Bitcoin by issuing debt bonds via this platform. An increasing number of mainstream financial activities have become blockchain integrated in line with the growing crypto segment. Now tokenized debt markets are entering the space as well. “CoinFLEX has created a new market for short-term commercial paper, enabling private companies […]
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CB Insights and Blockdata release their first “Blockchain 50” list, highlighting interesting findings behind innovative blockchain companies. Research firm CB Insights and Blockdata, the data company acquired by CB Insights in September of this year, have unveiled their first-ever annual “Blockchain 50” list, which consists of 50 private companies applying or analyzing blockchain technology to […]
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Newly launched DeFi derivatives platform Perpetual Protocol crosses open interest milestone in barely 24 hours. Perpetual Protocol, a new DeFi derivatives exchange, revealed that the platform had already crossed its $500,000 open interest (OI) cap for decentralized perpetual contracts. The announcement is coming less than 24 hours after the mainnet launch of the service on Wednesday. Following […]
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