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UnionPay Launches Self-service Platform for Merchants to Add Digital Yuan Pay Options
29.3.2022
Chinese businesses are finding more uses for the digital yuan – with merchants being offered services that allow them to sign up to receive central bank digital currency (CBDC) payments through third-party operators.
Per an article from China National Radio, the domestic financial behemoth...
US Congress agency recommends 4 key policy options for blockchain
28.3.2022
GAO aims to help policymakers, including Congress, federal agencies, state and local governments, observe seamless blockchain implementation
Venezuela’s Sunacrip Launches Petro-Based Gift Card Market and Exchange
26.3.2022
Sunacrip, the Venezuelan cryptocurrency watchdog, has announced a set of improvements to its Petroapp wallet, allowing Venezuelans to use the petro (PTR) for new functions. The app now has an embedded cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to exchange petros for other currencies, and a series...
Russia May Accept Bitcoin for Gas Exports, Lawmaker Says
24.3.2022
Russia is moving away from the dollar and the euro as payment options for its energy exports, and bitcoin has been mentioned as a possible substitute alongside the ruble and the national currencies of partnering countries. A high-ranking parliamentarian has indicated that Moscow may take...
Terra’s Bitcoin purchase and BlackRock comments back ETH’s surge to $3.1K
24.3.2022
Recent strength in Ethereum boosted investors' morale and gave bulls the upper hand in Friday's $2.4 billion options expiry
Here’s why Bitcoin bulls will defend $42K ahead of Friday’s $3.3B BTC options expiry
23.3.2022
Holding $42,000 will help determine whether BTC bulls bag a $175 million profit in Friday’s $3.34 billion options expiry
First Mover Americas: Ether Options Shed Bearish Skew for First Time in 2 Months, ETH/BTC Ratio Eyes Big Move
23.3.2022
As bitcoin's post-Fed bounce stalls, the shape of the Treasury yield curve may keep risk appetite under check
$43K BTC flipping support? Not anytime soon, according to derivative metrics
23.3.2022
Short sellers got liquidated to the tune of $150 million, but two metrics show pro traders did not flip bullish after the recent Bitcoin rally
Goldman Sachs Executed Cash-Settled Bitcoin Options Trade - Reports
21.3.2022
Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs is “close to announcing” that it is the first major bank in the US to trade an over-the-counter (OTC) crypto transaction, per multiple reports.
The bank traded a non-deliverable bitcoin (BTC) option – a derivative tied to the BTC price that pays out...
Goldman Sachs completes first OTC crypto options trade with Galaxy
21.3.2022
Galaxy Digital previously facilitated the launch of Goldman Sachs’ Bitcoin futures trading product for CME Group in June 2021
ETH derivatives show pro traders are worried about Ethereum’s $2.5K support
17.3.2022
Ether’s price has been sideways for 27 days, but pro traders are not confident about the $2,500 support, according to derivatives
Bitcoin bulls to defend $40K leading into Friday's $760M options expiry
16.3.2022
BTC price struggles to sustain $40,000, but Friday's options expiry might give bulls the $160 million profit needed to keep the positive momentum
Binance Explores Acquisition of Brazilian Securities Brokerage Firm
16.3.2022
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance is showing its intention of expanding its activities to Brazil. The company announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with a regulated securities brokerage firm in Brazil, with the intention of acquiring it. The company, called Sim;paul...
How professional Ethereum traders place bullish ETH price bets while limiting losses
15.3.2022
Traders who believe ETH will recover but unlikely surpass $3,800 ahead of May can benefit from the skewed iron condor strategy
Bitcoin Options Metric Suggests More Traders Are Taking Bullish Bets
14.3.2022
With a falling ratio of bearish put options to bullish call options in the bitcoin (BTC) options market, the key metric is currently signaling that an increasing number of advanced traders are taking bullish bets on bitcoin.
As of Sunday, the put-to-call ratio in terms of BTC open interest...
Softer-than-expected crypto regulation and stocks’ rebound position Bitcoin for a $42K close
10.3.2022
The Biden administration’s dovish approach to crypto sector regulation and a bounce in equities markets could give bulls a boost in Friday’s $790 million options expiry
Bitcoin’s sub-$40K range trading and mixed data reflect traders’ uncertainty
8.3.2022
The market gave up last week’s gains from Bitcoin’s surge to $45,000, but derivatives metrics suggest retail traders are more bullish than market makers and whales
Thailand Seeks to Offer Russian Tourists Crypto Payment Option Amid Fiat Sanctions
8.3.2022
A popular destination for many Russians, Thailand is now looking for ways to facilitate their payments amid widening western sanctions over Moscow’s military invasion of Ukraine. Cryptocurrency is one of the options being explored by the tourism industry as Russian citizens now face...
Lost Ark Will Offer More Female Armor Options But Keep The 'Revealing' Ones, Say Devs
8.3.2022
Amazon Games has addressed the online discourse surrounding its popular 2019 South Korean MMORPG Lost Ark and elaborated on future updates geared towards fixing the dated depictions of its female characters. Read more
Large Ether Options Flow Guards Against Price Slide Below $2.2K
8.3.2022
Sophisticated traders bought put options to protect against a continued ether price drop, one observer said