Google users appear to be becoming increasingly interested in the Bitcoin halving happening this year. With its issuance set to drop, the leading crypto asset by market capitalisation is due to become even more scarce in just a few months time.Many analysts continue to debate whether public knowledge of the event has allowed the market…
Over the past few weeks, a virus in the coronavirus family (same family as the common cold, SARS, MERS, etc.) has started to circulate the globe. This novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) originated in China, specifically in the Chinese city of Wuhan and seemingly due to infected animals being sold at a local market.The virus has thus…
Despite successful shows of force from CME Group and Bakkt’s Bitcoin options offerings, the majority of volume still goes through Deribit. This squashes fears that the new offerings would be in direct competition with the European firm, and highlights the fact that non-institutional investors seem to prefer unregulated exchanges.CME Group’s LaunchCME successfully launched Bitcoin options…
People could be jailed for two years and fined $25,200 just for using more than $10,000 in cash in one transaction under a new bill being considered by the Australian Parliament; if passed, the bill is likely to drive citizens away from traditional financial institutions and towards decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. “Cash Bans” Strengthen Bank’s…
The adoption of blockchain technology and decentralized applications by mainstream industry segments doesn’t need any more introductions, as there are many glowing examples of Fortune 500 companies as well as startups in their respective spaces implementing such solutions to further optimize their processes. As the use cases for cryptocurrency technologies continue to grow, a more…
The BTCUSD Options market created by OKEx—the largest spot and futures digital asset exchange platform is finally open to the public. Developed in-house, the platform went live on Thursday, January 9, 2020, following the successful conclusion of simulation run as well as the exclusive invite-only trading phase. With this latest development, OKEx has become the…
Binance released its report on decentralized finance applications (a trend most often affiliated with Ethereum) yesterday, highlighting the continued growth of the DeFi ecosystem; according to a Tweet by @CryptoWolf, as Ethereum locked in DeFi continues to rise, the price of the coin will rise in conjunction. Defi Built on Ethereum Malta-based crypto-exchange Binance published…