Cross margin uses whole balance, and isolated margin allocates specific collateral for each trade, encouraging diversification.
Rashawn Russell, an ex-investment banker with financial powerhouse Deutsche Bank, has entered a guilty plea for defrauding investors in a cryptocurrency venture
Malta’s Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has moved towards aligning the island’s existing cryptocurrency regulations with Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations, which will come into effect in December 2024. The MFSA has launched a public consultation until 29 September on the proposed changes. Crypto Regulations in Malta Malta was one of the early jurisdictions to […]
There may be over 10 financial giants filing to launch a Bitcoin ETF, but according to one analyst, BlackRock’s application may be the one to watch. In a CNBC video released Monday, Arca Chief Investment Officer Jeff Dorman called BlackRock’s filing “much more important” than the other prospective offerings. To date, other applicants include Fidelity, Digital […]
Ripple Labs has once again become the focus of much scrutiny and debate within the XRP community. Recent data points to a series of high-volume XRP transactions totaling 506 million tokens, valued at approximately $260 million, carried out over the span of 19 days. What makes these transactions especially noteworthy is not just their sheer […]
After a 48-hour coding sprint, a Friend.tech look-alike dubbed Alpha launched on top of Bitcoin this weekend, bringing a social token experience to users of the venerated blockchain. Like Friend.tech—which is built on Ethereum scaling network Base and saw a flurry of activity last month (and a recent revival)—Alpha is a decentralized social network protocol […]
Grayscale Investments has reportedly submitted a second application for an Ethereum futures exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to monitor the value of Ethereum Futures contracts. The investment firm had previously applied for an Ethereum futures ETF, but there is a noticeable difference in the way this one has been filed. Grayscale Applies For Ethereum Futures ETF […]
An original Ethereum (ETH) investor deposited 6,000 ETH worth $9.96 million to the crypto exchange Kraken on Monday, according to the crypto tracker Lookonchain. The whale participated in Ethereum’s 2014 initial coin offering (ICO), receiving 254,908 ETH when the second-largest crypto asset was only priced at $0.31. With ETH trading at $1,647 at time of […]
Despite the fears of some traders, bankrupt crypto exchange FTX’s upcoming liquidations aren’t likely to flood the market, according to Coinbase’s head of institutional research. David Duong notes in a recent analysis that FTX’s crypto liquidations are governed by weekly sell limits of $50 million per week for the initial phase and $100 million per […]
Ripple – the blockchain entity that stands behind the XRP token – has made its way to the top of yet another eminent rank. According to Fortune Magazine, the company provides one of the best working environments (in terms of small and medium firms). Ripple: The Only Crypto Organization on the List The American business […]
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The university said it intends to return the “entirety” of funds received from former cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which it claims were mainly for pandemic-related prevention and research.
Injective, a revolutionary blockchain platform designed for lightning-fast, cross-chain compatibility, has announced the debut of inEVM. This development marks the birth of the very first Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with the ability to achieve true composability across two prominent blockchain ecosystems, Cosmos and Solana. According to the protocol, inEVM emerging as a beacon of innovation […]
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Nomura’s digital assets subsidiary, Laser Digital, has launched the Bitcoin Adoption Fund to promote the adoption of the cryptocurrency. This fund is designed exclusively for institutional investors and offers them a gateway into the world of Bitcoin. Sebastien Guglietta, the Head of Laser Digital Asset Management, commented: “Technology is a key driver of global economic […]
The Chamber of Digital Commerce, an advocacy organization for digital innovation and Bitcoin, has unveiled a new initiative known as the Digital Power Network. The Digital Power Network’s primary mission is to advocate for Bitcoin mining and drive forward productive energy policy, aiming to revolutionize energy markets by championing Bitcoin. The core belief behind this […]
Across their social media channels, Ethereum-based decentralized exchange (DEX) Balancer reported an attack against its front end. The platform confirmed that a Domain Name System (DNS) attack targeted the DEX, preventing users from accessing the DEX. Ethereum DeFi Under Siege According to an official post, a team is investigating the DNS attack against Balancer. In […]
The cryptocurrency market is in a bear market, but there are still positive trends emerging. Here are a few of the top cryptocurrency trends to watch in winter 2023: The rise of Web3 and the metaverse Web3 is a new vision for the internet, one that is decentralized and owned by the users. The metaverse […]
Like many meme coins, Floki Inu has been trending downwards all month, leaving crypto degens looking for explosive gains stuck for options when it comes to their next investment. In fact, at the time of writing, FLOKI sits 95% below its all-time high of $0.0003118 in November 2021. Source: CoinMarketCap From its yearly high of […]
The chief executive of digital asset management giant Grayscale says US regulators have a chance to allow America to dominate the crypto space. In a new interview with Yahoo Finance, Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein says crypto’s market cap is still “quite small and in its infancy” compared to the broader financial spaces. According to Sonnenshein, for crypto […]
Binance CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao received a $250 million loan from BAM Management U.S. Holdings, only to transfer it to BAM Trading, according to court documents unsealed this week. One day after the SEC hit Binance with a massive lawsuit, the Binance US legal team filed responses to questions from the regulator about spacific financial […]
On September 19, Grayscale Investments filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a new ETF tracking Ethereum futures. The firm has filed under both securities acts, the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, reported the WSJ. This is worth noting because the SEC has approved Bitcoin futures ETFs registered […]
Online entities TitanTrader and Coins Capital are offering various opportunities to invest in cryptocurrency trading, leveraging and commodities.
Inactive Bitcoin addresses have hit all-time highs across 1, 3 and 5 year time domains while BTC outflows from exchanges continue.
Ledger issues critical warnings to Ethereum, Polygon and Binance account holders
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the CEO and Co-Founder of Binance has refuted claims that Binance.US utilized custody software provided by its international counterpart, Binance Holdings Ltd (BHL), which was later rebranded as Ceffu. This denial has put CZ at odds with prior statements made by lawyers representing Binance.US in an ongoing investigation by the SEC. The […]
Laser Digital, a subsidiary of $500 billion asset manager Nomura, unveiled its new Bitcoin Adoption Fund today, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine. Notably, this is just the first in a series of investment solutions that Laser Digital Asset Management plans to introduce to the market. The Laser Digital Bitcoin Adoption Fund […]
The latest Glassnode data on September 18 shows that the percentage of Bitcoin supply held by long-term holders is close to an all-time high of approximately 76%. The expansion comes when the broader crypto market is recovering after crashing in recent weeks. The fact that the amount of coins owned by long-term holders is increasing […]
Days after suffering a security breach, crypto exchange CoinEx is attempting to reach out to the hackers responsible for the incident. In an open letter to the hackers, CoinEx says it is ready to reward the perpetrators of the theft with a “generous bug bounty” if the stolen assets are returned. “We hope you recognize the […]
Sergey Nazarov, creator of Chainlink (LINK), says recent experiments have proved that banks and traditional financial institutions can now connect to hundreds of different blockchains easily. In a new interview with Jill Malandrino, a reporter for Nasdaq, Nazarov touches on a recent Chainlink-based experiment conducted by SWIFT and a group of banking giants including Citi, […]
Binance US, the American arm of the global cryptocurrency exchange Binance, is grappling with a substantial drop in trading activity as its legal disputes with US regulatory authorities escalate. According to recent data from independent research firm CCData, the monthly trading volume on Binance US has plummeted by a staggering 98% from January to August […]
On Monday, September 18, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) proposed substantial changes to its virtual currency oversight regime. These changes have a direct impact on what cryptocurrencies licensed firms in New York can offer to their customers. Among the notable changes, the NYDFS has delisted Ripple (XRP) and Dogecoin (DOGE) from its […]