Sophie Gilder – Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets at Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) – revealed that the financial institution could start offering more cryptocurrency services to clients. She further disclosed that the organization seeks to double the size of its blockchain team in the months to come. ‘Crypto is Here to Stay’ Australia...Read More
Following the launch of Russia’s “special military operation” against Ukraine, which turned out to be an all-out war, NATO, the EU, and other countries decided to take a different approach and impose sanctions against Russia’s leaders and its economy instead of getting directly involved in the conflict. But it wasn’t just governments that went in...Read More
Ethereum has officially burned more than two million ETH via the EIP-1559 upgrade implemented last year. The biggest on-chain gas burner on the Ethereum network is the leading NFT marketplace OpenSea, followed by ETH transfers. Other gas guzzlers include Uniswap, StrongBlock, Tether, etc. Ethereum Burning According to the latest stats in Watch the Burn, the...Read More
The rumors were true: Goldman Sachs has reportedly conducted its first OTC crypto option trade with investment firm Galaxy Digital. This marks the first of any such trade among all major US banks, and a big milestone for the crypto derivatives market. Bitcoin Options Trades Earlier this month, unidentified sources claimed that Goldman was contemplating...Read More
The folks from the cryptosphere holding onto the second-largest crypto asset Ethereum, have been in talks of Ethereum’s burn feat. As the protocol’s total burn count surpasses the 2 Million milestone, that tallies to a whooping ~$5.8 Billion. On the other hand, the amount of ETH held in crypto exchanges falls to its lowest level...Read More
The cryptocurrency exchange – FTX – has established an Australian branch called FTX Australia Pty Ltd. The Aussie arm of the trading venue will offer OTC digital asset products and services, as well as derivatives. FTX Sets up a Division in Australia According to a recent press release, the new subsidiary of the exchange will...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] SINGAPORE, 21 March 2022 — Amber Group, a leading global digital asset platform, is proud to announce the appointment of Ehsan Haque as its General Counsel for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region (EMEA). Amber Group’s latest appointment comes amid the company’s global expansion plans and its ambitious...Read More
Li Finance (LiFi) became the latest victim of cyber-attackers, with nearly $600,000 worth of cryptocurrencies stolen from 29 wallets. Shortly after, the team published a post explaining the issue and promised to reimburse all affected users. LiFi Falls Victim to a DeFi Hack The blockchain protocol explained that the attack occurred on March 20, 2022,...Read More
Shiba Inu (SHIB) has long been one of the most popular memecoins on the market, and it has attracted the interest of retailers from all over the world. However, it appears that whale Ethereum addresses are also interested in the cryptocurrency. Data from the popular resource tracking large transactions recorded a large Ethereum whale buying...Read More
In February 2022, Gleb Naumenko (Bitmex grant recipient) and Antoine Riard posted a CoinPool whitepaper. The earlier version of the project received less technical coverage in Bitcoin Magazine. This post attempts to build up some intuition on the CoinPool proposal by answering questions based on the feedback. It is aimed at slightly-technical readers (those, who...Read More
[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] Seedify is a leading incubator and launchpad platform committed to fostering growth and innovation in the blockchain gaming/metaverse space, with the mission of bringing the opportunities of GameFi and play-to-earn to global mainstream markets. Since launching on March 26, 2022, as a community launch project, having received no outside...Read More
Formerly known as a Bitcoin-only derivatives exchange, BitMEX has abandoned its plans as it adds support for new assets, with the latest being Ethereum’s native token – Ether. The announcement from March 21 informed that users will be able to deposit, withdraw, buy, and convert ETH effective immediately. This comes as an addition to the...Read More
Fans of the Bored Ape Yacht Club – look no further. ApeCoin (APE) has arrived to the BitMEX ecosystem. Our USDT-margined APE perpetual contract is now live and available for trading. Users will be able to select up to 33x leverage – one of the highest offered on ApeCoin in the derivatives space.APE in with...Read More
Our platform is growing with the launch of Ether (ETH) support. From today, BitMEX users will be able to deposit, withdraw, buy, and convert ETH, Ethereum’s native token. We will also be supporting a growing range of coins and tokens over the coming weeks, so stay tuned. Here’s a deeper look at what you’ll be...Read More
Bitcoin went on the offensive yesterday, hitting $42,000, a near 10-day high, after dropping to $40,000 the day before. Today’s altcoins have also turned green, with Ethereum aiming for $3,000 and Avalanche surging by more than 9%. While updating his forecast on top cryptos Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), a leading crypto expert claims that...Read More
With cryptocurrency markets trading sideways today, several Metaverse crypto coins are showing significant price gains. Let’s look at the top three Metaverse crypto coins gaining the most price today, ordered by 24-hour price growth, lowest to highest. 3. Terra Virtual Kolect (TVK) +9% Launched in December 2020, Terra Virtua Kolect (TVK) is a Metaverse NFT...Read More
