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Fed Chief Bets That US's 'First-Mover Advantage' in CBDC Race Is Stronger Than China's
15.1.2021
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, NBC News
Jerome Powell, the chairman of the US Federal Reserve (the Fed), has suggested that the United States is in no rush to issue a central bank digital currency (CDBC), opining that the dollar’s status as the de facto world...
Top Gambling Firm IGT Obtains US Patent for a System to Enable Customers to Fund Their Bets via Crypto
7.1.2021
A gambling tech giant received the green light from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to start offering cryptocurrency payment options to their users. The company is known for manufacturing slot gambling machines. Gamblers Could Also Transfer Crypto From Their Wallets to...
Gambling Tech Giant IGT Patents Way to Fund Bets With Bitcoin
5.1.2021
IGT's bitcoin funding patent comes as the gambling tech giant's plans for cashless wagering move forward
Ripple Bets On the New SEC While the XRP Purge Continues
30.12.2020
It looks like major US-based blockchain company Ripple is putting their hopes in the new US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following a lawsuit filed against the company by the regulator. Meanwhile, more platforms are suspending trading in XRP.
Ripple is now looking towards the incoming...
"All bets are off" now that Bitcoin has broken $20k, says trader
16.12.2020
Bitcoin zipped past $20,000 per coin this morning, pushing the asset into uncharted waters
MassMutual Buys $100M Bitcoin, Bets on Institutional Adoption With $5M NYDIG Stake
10.12.2020
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. is jumping into the institutional bitcoin game with a $100 million investment in bitcoin and a $5 million equity stake in New York Digital Investments Group (NYDIG). The twin plays – both revealed in a Thursday press release – give MassMutual...
New GnosisDao Bets on ‘Futarchy,’ a Prediction-Market Governance Model
23.11.2020
The newly launched GnosisDAO will allow Gnosis users to vote on platform governance and development
Bad Loans, Bad Bets, Bad Blood: How Crypto Lender Cred Really Went Bankrupt
12.11.2020
Cred’s bankruptcy filing mainly blames fraud by an outside party. The full picture painted by former employees is more complex, and highlights the risks of the budding crypto lending market
Fund execs offer $1M bets that Bitcoin's S2F model won't come true
12.11.2020
The S2F model predicts a Bitcoin price of up to $288,000 by 2022 but two fund execs are betting the model won't pan out
Election Bets Drive Fee Spike at Predictions Platform Polymarket
5.11.2020
Amid the election excitement, decentralized predictions site Polymarket has become the fourth-highest blockchain project by fees generated
Institutions Take Record Bullish Bets in Bitcoin Futures, Shrugging Off Exchange Missteps
17.10.2020
Institutions hold record bullish beets in CME Bitcoin futures as the cryptocurrency shows resilience to negative news
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Has Light Response to OKEx While Ether Options Traders Make Beacon Bets
16.10.2020
Bitcoin’s price is rebounding after an OKex-related dip. Meanwhile, ether options traders have a bearish "beacon chain" attitude
Venture Capitalist Tim Draper Bets Big on Indian Crypto Exchange, Undeterred by Crypto Ban Reports
9.10.2020
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Tim Draper has invested in Indian cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin despite regulatory uncertainty and reports of a possible crypto ban in India. Unocoin has seen the number of new users grow 10-fold since the supreme court quashed the banking restriction...
Google Cloud bets on EOS blockchain, venturing further into crypto
8.10.2020
Major cloud service providers are showing increased interest in joining blockchain networks
Bitcoin Options Volume on CME Jumps 300% as Traders Take Bullish Bets
8.10.2020
Trading volumes for CME bitcoin options surged as traders made bull call spreads anticipating a rally
Crypto Bets on the US Election Show Joe Biden Winning the Presidency by 60%
1.10.2020
During the first half of the year, betting portals that allow people to wager cryptocurrencies on the upcoming U.S. election had shown Donald Trump winning the election. However, after Tuesday evening’s Presidential Debate, betting markets like Cloudbet show Joe Biden’s chances...
Blockchain Bites: Big Bitcoin Bets, SushiSwap Drops, bZx Attacked
14.9.2020
Derivatives traders have placed bets bitcoin will hit $36,000 by year's end while bZx fell victim to yet another hack
US Postal Service Bets on Ethereum Blockchain in Patented Voting System
18.8.2020
As the U.S. is gearing towards the November 3 presidential election, it seems that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) might be preparing to integrate blockchain within its operations to provide a reliable mail-in voting system to voters across the country. Last week, the service filed a patent...
Major South Korean Chat App Bets Big on NFT-Based Stock Trading
15.8.2020
The race for blockchain adoption is on in South Korea
Some Traders Now Taking Bets Ether Will Break $1K by December
11.8.2020
Some option traders are now betting ether will rise to $1,000 by year’s end