Chilean cryptocurrency exchange, Buda.com has denied allegations that it transferred client funds without authorization, a local news site has said. Per the report Itau bank now known as Itaú Unibanco, a private sector bank based in São Paulo, Brazil filed a lawsuit against the exchange and that both the bank and the exchange were set...Read More
Coinbase Around the Block sheds light on key issues in the crypto space. In this edition, Justin Mart explores the synthetic asset landscape as well as other notable news in the space. Today, most Decentralized Finance (DeFi) applications look like copies of traditional financial products. You can swap one token for another, borrow or lend...Read More
San Francisco-based venture company Blockchain Capital filed a lawsuit against another similarly named Florida based firm on Thursday for infringement on its trademark. The other company which goes by the name Blockchain Capital. Management LLC (BCM) was owned by one Fareed Iftikhar whose company also operated in the financial services sector. According to case papers...Read More
The popular Bitcoin and cryptocurrency derivatives exchange BitMEX announced the launch of ‘quanto futures’ for four crypto coins – EOS (EOS), Chainlink (LINK), Tezos (XTZ), and Cardano (ADA). This comes after BitMEX’s recent move that requires users to sign up for a mandatory ID verification procedure’. BitMEX To Launch Quanto Futures Trading For LINK, XTZ,...Read More
Tether has become more mainstream than ever. It ranks third with a market capitalization of $13.7 B with its market dominance having increased by 2.9% since August 31, 2020. Source: CoinMarketCap However, this level of dominance and explosive growth makes it an outlier in stablecoins. Tether was introduced as the ‘digital dollar’ for facilitating entry...Read More
Decentralized network, Chainlink was under attack by a spammer who targeted select few node operators on Sunday, with the intention of disrupting the network through unnecessary on-chain computation. Chainlink nodes are oracles that allow smart contracts that reside on the Ethereum to interact with external software. Chainlink community member further said in the thread that...Read More
The effects of Bitcoin’s recent collapse were far-reaching, with many of the market’s altcoins noting repercussions on their own price charts. The likes of Bitcoin Cash, Synthetix, and VeChain weren’t immune to these effects either, with all the value of all these alts falling dramatically. It should be noted, however, that the depreciation in the...Read More
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced today the launch of its “centralized” Automated Market Maker (AMM) pool called Binance Liquid Swap, which will have different liquidity pools that will allow liquidity providers to earn interest and income from trading fees. Founder and CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao said that he was taking cues from the DeFi trend and...Read More
The events of the past seven days took a turn for the worst throughout the entire cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin started the week trading at around $11,500 and managed to advance to a peak of around $12,050 a few days later. And that’s when it went downhill. In less than two days, BTC lost around $1,500...Read More
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Binance may have entered the derivatives space late, but within no time, it has established its place in the market and among users. The reason behind its success was the variety of altcoins offered by the exchange along with the major coins. 2020, has been the year of DeFi and Binance realized this and added...Read More
For all the talk about an altseason, Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, continues to share high correlation stats with the rest of the market’s altcoins. This was very apparent over the last 72-hours as the larger crypto-market bled following Bitcoin’s incredible depreciation on the charts. The likes of Chainlink, IOTA, and DASH were among them,...Read More
Brazil Central Bank President, Roberto de Oliveira Campos Neto, announced that plans to have a digital currency by 2022. In an interview with Bloomberg Markets’ Editor, Erik Schatzker, Neto said that Brazil’s central bank digital currency or CBDC will modernize the country’s banking system. According to Neto, Brazil’s central bank leadership in 2019 led to...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) Bitcoin saw a steep 10.6% price decline this week as it hit the current $10,250 level. The cryptocurrency had started September off with a bullish tone as it managed to spike above the $12,000 level. However, this changed two days ago as Bitcoin started to roll over. It initially found support at $11,150...Read More
It seems that the pressure continues on global markets as major US indices such as the S&P 500, Nasdaq, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, all took a nosedive following the market’s open today. Bitcoin continues to correlate with stocks and also dived to a low of $9,875 on Binance. The prices have since recovered...Read More
A recent report compiled by Santiment revealed that the number of Bitcoin whale addresses had been gradually increasing in the past few years. The growing accumulation levels and HODLing mentality could reduce the impact of short-term bearish developments and pump BTC in the long-run. Bitcoin Whales At ATH BTC whales are considered individuals or organizations...Read More
The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, Binance, has created its own centralized version of an automated market maker (AMM) pool, named BSwap, or Binance Liquid Swap. Launched on September 4, Binance’s take on the Uniswap decentralized exchange (DEX) will bring token swap functionality, and allow users to provide liquidity in return for an annual...Read More
Disclaimer: The following article attempts to analyze the emerging patterns in the Ethereum short-term market and its impact on price. The Ethereum market has been synonymous with the tremendous growth witnessed in the cryptocurrency market. However, this week has been a bit brutal, as volatility caused significant price swings in the market. Ethereum which was...Read More
Ethereum fell by a steep 5% over the past 24 hours as the bears push it beneath $400. ETH has now dropped by a total of around 19% from the September high of $490. Against Bitcoin, it decreased to 0.0364 BTC, but the bulls regrouped. ETH/USD – Ethereum Holds At Downside 1.272 Fib Support Key...Read More
Bitcoin may be the dominant cryptocurrency in terms of its market cap, but altcoins have gained a lot of attention this year. Chainlink [LINK] has been one such altcoin, that grew exponentially over the past few months, providing investors massive gains. There have been several products introduced by exchanges to invite more user interest on...Read More
Joseph Frank Abel has pled guilty regarding his involvement in the notorious Bitcoin mining scheme BitClub Network worth over $700 million. The development follows the alleged owner’s arrest in June and a Romanian programmer also admitting to his participation in July. Another BitClub Operator Pleads Guilty According to a statement from the US Internal Revenue...Read More
After a week of battling to regain position above $200 effectively, Bitcoin SV’s price finally gave in to the pressure of the bears as the collective crypto market fell. For BSV, it felt almost expected as the asset declined by 13 percent over the past day. The token also dropped in the rankings and is...Read More
This week has been filled with the likes of Sushi, Kimchi, Hotdog, and Pizza, half of which have pumped and dumped back into obscurity. The latest copycat to appear on the now highly contentious DeFi scene is a Curve clone called Swerve Finance. Honest Hard Working Farmers Wanted Swerve claims to be a fair launched...Read More
Many in the community sighed with relief after Bitcoin arrested its fall on the 2nd of September by holding steady around the $11,300-mark. However, this wasn’t to last as over the next 24-hours, a bloodbath ensued, with the world’s largest cryptocurrency falling to under $10,300, at the time of writing. As is usually the case,...Read More
The cryptocurrency market is not finished dumping in value as Bitcoin is fighting to stay above $10,000, while Ethereum is already well below $400. The rest of the alts are bleeding out as well, as the total market cap shed $60 billion in two days. Bitcoin Dipped Below $10,000 It was merely 48 hours ago...Read More
