Category: Cryptocurrency

CME Group launches Ether Options
December 17, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CME Group launches Ether futures from February

Tim McCourt, CME Group Global Head of Equity Index and Alternative Investment Products, said: Based on increasing client demand and robust growth in our Bitcoin futures and options markets, we believe the addition of Ether futures will provide our clients with a valuable tool to trade and hedge this growing cryptocurrency. Ethereum is the second-largest…

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December 16, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Bitcoin broke the $20K threshold for the first time in history

Other popular cryptocurrencies, including ethereum (ETH, +6.02%), litecoin (LTC, +7.3%) and XRP (+7.04%) are still down 58% to 88% from their respective lifetime highs reached three years ago. Bitcoin has double its price in the past three months. Unlike its previous rally in 2017, when the demand came from the retail market, this time it’s…

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FCA regulation
December 16, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

The FCA sets up a temporary registration regime for crypto firms

The Temporary Registration Regime is intended for existing cryptoasset businesses which have applied for registration before 16 December 2020, and whose applications are still being assessed. The regime is meant to enable those existing businesses to continue to trade after 9 January 2021 until 9 July 2021, pending the FCA’s determination of their application. The…

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Robinhood
December 09, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Robinhood picks Goldman Sachs for $20 billion IPO

According to PitchBook data, US-based crypto trading platform has raised a little more than $2 billion from private investors. Robinhood was backed by venture capital investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia and Ribbit Capital, as well as celebrities including rapper Snoop Dogg and actor Jared Leto. Robinhood was founded in 2013 by Baiju Bhatt and…

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Gate.io
December 01, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Gate.io releases ETH2 staking solution

More information on Gate.io's ETH2 staking solution: Gate.io will list ETH2 tokens and holding ETH2 tokens will be a certificate for users to participate in ETH2 staking. One ETH2 represents one ETH locked in ETH2 staking Users can buy or sell ETH2 on USDT and ETH markets freely Gate.io will distribute the net income (staking…

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ASIC
November 17, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASIC brings charges to former BitConnect promoter John Bigatton

ASIC alleges that Bigatton served as a Australian National Representative of an online cryptocurrency platform BitConnect and cryptocurrency investment scheme BitConnect Lending Platform between 14 August 2017 and 18 January 2018. ASIC claims Bigatton operated an unregistered managed investment scheme known as the BitConnect Lending Platform in Australia and that he provided unlicensed financial advice…

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BitPay launches new mass payout service BitPay Send
November 13, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

BitPay launches new mass payout service BitPay Send

AdGate Media is one of the first companies to use BitPay Send. The company can now efficiently and cost effectively pay its affiliates all over the world. AdGate Media connects digital advertisers with users of popular apps and websites that reward users for engagement. AdGate’s President, Dan Sapozhnikov, shared: We have lots of affiliates who…

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