Binance Futures Growing Rapidly; Altcoin Perpetual Market Grows by 250%
6.2.2020
Binance introduced its future contracts’ platform in the second half of last year, and since then, the development has been as good as expected. Taking the game forward, the company introduced perpetual contracts on Binance Futures in January 2020, and within a month, it has seen a phenomenal...
SLP Token Trading Platform Cryptophyl Adds BTC Pair With Bitcoin Cash at Flat 0.15% Fee
6.2.2020
Digital asset exchange Cryptophyl has announced it’s launching bitcoin core (BTC) trading. The first available pair is with bitcoin cash (BCH), the platform revealed on social media this week. Trading the two major cryptocurrencies will also allow users to earn the exchange’s native...
True Scope of Crypto-Ransomware Attacks Remains Unknown
6.2.2020
The exact scope of the financial impact of ransomware attacks carried out using cryptocurrency remains unknown, a new study says. According to the 2020 Crypto Crime report published by Chainalysis, a leading blockchain and crypto analytics firm based out of New York, more than $6.6 million was paid...
US Fed Is Exploring Potential for Digital Currency, Says Board Member
6.2.2020
Fed board member Lael Brainard says the institution must remain on the frontier of central bank digital currency research and policy development
Bitcoin and Altcoins Surging, Market Gathering Bullish Momentum
6.2.2020
After forming a strong support base above USD 9,200, bitcoin price started a fresh increase above USD 9,350. BTC/USD gained bullish momentum and surpassed the USD 9,550 and USD 9,650 resistance levels. The price traded close to USD 9,750 and it is currently (09:00 UTC) showing positive signs.
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OKCoin Suspends Five Tokens Citing Low Trade Volumes
6.2.2020
Crypto trading platform OKCoin announced on Wednesday that it will suspend trading for five coins BAT, DCR, XLM, ADA, and ZEC. The company stated that this suspension is part of their marketplace curation process, and the move was planned in advance. As part of our marketplace curation process...
Bitcoin’s Uptrend Is Gathering Pace and Many Altcoins Are Surging Too
6.2.2020
Bitcoin's rally has picked up in the last 24 hours, setting the stage for a test of $10,000. At the same time, a number of alternative cryptos are outperforming even bitcoin
Fed Says it Is Looking into Possibility of CBDC Issuance
6.2.2020
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America appears to be the latest country to have had a change of heart on the matter of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs ) – with the head of the central Federal Reserve suggesting that a “digital dollar” may well be in the pipelines.
In a speech...
Major Central Banks to Discuss Digital Currencies Amid IMF Conference
6.2.2020
Six major central banks will reportedly discuss digital currencies in April during an International Monetary Fund conference
WazirX Token Trades with a Bang; Exhibits 3X Growth on Day 1
6.2.2020
India being the hub and center of growth and development through digitalization, is still lacking due to two main reasons viz., Lack of awareness by the growing young populace Lack of steady support from the government However, we can’t really miss out on the efforts of WazirX + Crowdfire Founder...
NEM (XEM) Gains 25% as Altcoins Follow Bitcoin’s 30% January Surge
6.2.2020
NEM is leading a fresh resurgence in altcoins as 10% gains become commonplace
Former OKEx Exec to Raise $40M for Crypto Derivative Exchange
6.2.2020
The Seychelles-based exchange aims to provide retail crypto investors with futures, options, callable bull/bear contracts, warrant contracts and fixed coupon notes, which are traditionally only available to institutional clients