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Crypto Derivatives Set New Records, ETH Futures Set All-Time Highs, CME Open Interest Spikes
5.8.2020
Digital currency derivatives have been on fire during the last two weeks as ethereum futures volumes touched an all-time high on Sunday. The popular derivatives trading platform Deribit saw 1.9 million ETH contracts traded and CME Group is now the third-largest exchange in terms of bitcoin futures...
South African Bitcoin Investment Company Faces Fresh Scam Allegations
4.8.2020
FX Choice, a forex and crypto trading company, is making new allegations that South African bitcoin investment company, Mirror Trading International (MTI) is a multi-level marketing scam. The company says it uncovered this after researching into MTI, a firm that claims to have “118,027...
CoinDesk Monthly Review, July 2020
4.8.2020
In the opening weeks of July, it looked like gold would surpass bitcoin for monthly returns, as it reached an all-time high, a frustrating state of affairs for those who believe the current macro situation should be a “perfect storm” for bitcoin’s “gold 2.0” narrative. That was before bitcoin shot...
Decentralized Exchange dYdX Debuts Ether Perpetual Swaps
4.8.2020
Perpetual swaps that track the price of ether (ETH) are coming to dYdX, the company announced Tuesday
Genesis’ Crypto Lending Rebounds in 2Q; Firm Acknowledges Unsecured Loans
4.8.2020
Genesis’ crypto lending arm came back strong in 2Q after a rocky 1Q. Separately, executives acknowledged the firm makes some uncollateralized loans
Government-Owned Swiss Bank Launching Crypto Trading and Custody Services
4.8.2020
Basler Kantonalbank (BKB), Switzerland’s eighth-largest bank, is getting into crypto through its subsidiary, Bank Cler. Owned by the Swiss Canton of Basel-City, BKB has total assets of approximately $49 billion. Swiss Canton Bank Launching Crypto Services Local Swiss government-owned...
European Bitcoin Exchange Hacked for $1.4 Million, Claims It Cannot Afford to Repay Users
4.8.2020
2gether, a Spanish cryptocurrency trading platform, has been hacked for about $1.4 million and company executives claim that they do not have the money to repay customers. Chief executive officer Ramon Ferraz Estrada said over the course of several tweets on Monday that the breach of July...
Hackers Steal Over $1.3M from European Crypto Trading Platform
3.8.2020
2gether’s servers were attacked by unknown actors who managed to steal over $1.39 million from crypto-investment accounts
A General Strategy on How to Select a Crypto Fund, Part 1
3.8.2020
A basic framework of useful metrics to assess the true risk of a crypto fund as a quantitative screening tool
Major Chinese Banks Bar Customers From Buying Gold, Precious Metals
1.8.2020
Major Chinese banks have taken measures to prevent customers from buying gold, platinum, palladium, and other precious metal-related products through them. The Shanghai Gold Exchange also says it may take necessary measures to curb gold trading to “protect investors.” Chinese Banks...
Japan’s Dormant BTC Trading Accounts Wake up as Bitcoin Price Rallies
1.8.2020
“Old-time” Japanese crypto traders are coming back as Bitcoin recovers to $10K
What a Professional Trader Thinks of the Fed, Robinhood and Real Estate, Feat. Tony Greer
31.7.2020
The editor of the Morning Navigator newsletter discusses a variety of macro topics and how to trade against a very strange market
Bitcoin Trading Is Booming in Uncertain Russia, With 350% Spike in New Users on Paxful
31.7.2020
Bitcoin trading is growing in Russia. That’s despite attempts by the government to make it difficult for investors to do so. For years, Russian lawmakers have blown hot and cold over cryptocurrency regulation, creating an atmosphere that has often left the entire digital asset industry in...
Upbots—A One-Stop Shop Solution for Trading and DeFi Investments
31.7.2020
With the massive rise of DeFi platforms in the last month, there has been a new focus in the blockchain industry with its emphasis on automation. For example, you can add liquidity to a lending economy, a decentralized exchange, or a market maker. Your investment automatically begins to accrue...
Russian Interest in Paxful’s P2P Platform Surges 350%
31.7.2020
Paxful has released data showing growing usage of its peer-to-peer trading platform in Russia
Bitcoin Exchange Reserves Drop to a 12-Month Low Fueling Bullish Optimism
30.7.2020
The number of bitcoin held on exchanges has touched a 12-month low, as bitcoin exchange balances have reached levels not seen since June 2019. According to onchain statistics, there’s more than 2.6 million BTC held on global trading platforms worldwide. Data from a number of sources show that...
Dharma Adds Uniswap Trading in Bid to Become ‘the Robinhood of DeFi’
30.7.2020
Dharma, the Coinbase-backed decentralize finance startup, is adding token-exchange protocol Uniswap as its latest in-app offering
Cointelegraph Live on YouTube: Learn Trading Crypto From the Best
30.7.2020
Join the world’s largest live crypto trading event on July 30 on Cointelegraph’s YouTube channel!
Circle Gets $25M From DCG to Drive USDC Mainstream
30.7.2020
USDC backer Circle is teaming with Genesis Trading in a $25 million deal aimed at pushing the stablecoin to the fintech masses
‘Huge Demand in India’ Spurs Zebpay to Launch OTC Bitcoin Trading Desk
30.7.2020
Indian cryptocurrency exchange Zebpay is launching an OTC bitcoin trading desk. The exchange has shared the details with news.Bitcoin.com, stating that “There is huge demand” among bitcoin traders and arbitrageurs in India for OTC desk services. Zebpay Sees Huge Demand for OTC Crypto...