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Record $6.5B Bitcoin options open interest follows BTC all-time high
18.12.2020
Bitcoin options open interest reached a record-high $6.5 billion as investors continue to increase their optimistic long-term bets
QE Infinity: US Fed to Keep Rates at Zero, Billion-Dollar Bond Purchases Until Economy Recovers
18.12.2020
This week the U.S. Federal Reserve met for two days at the Federal Open Market Committee meeting and detailed that it would keep short-term borrowing rates at near zero. Meanwhile, the Fed also stated that it would continue buying bonds until the U.S. economy returns to full employment....
Clever DeFi (CLVA) Offers Guaranteed Interest Payment In Every Fortnight
17.12.2020
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Clever DeFi is a decentralized platform that is offering users guaranteed interest for holding its native token CLVA. Clever intends to build a crypto ecosystem that ensures that all users are compensated...
Perpetual Protocol crosses $500K open interest cap amid BTC all-time high
17.12.2020
Newly launched DeFi derivatives platform Perpetual Protocol crosses open interest milestone in barely 24 hours
Record $7.9B Bitcoin futures open interest shows bears are watching BTC price
16.12.2020
Bitcoin price may have broken above $20,000 but the 40% decrease in volume shows bears are watching BTC closely
Microstrategy Completes $650 Million Capital Raise to Fund More Bitcoin Purchases
12.12.2020
Microstrategy Inc. has raised $650 million from the sale of convertible senior notes so that it could buy more bitcoin. In a note to investors on Dec. 11, the business intelligence and mobile software firm said it completed the sale of $650 million in convertible bonds to private investors at 0.75%...
Clever DeFi Launches 888 Cycle Challenge
11.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Decentralized finance protocol CLEVER (CLVA) launches its latest program called “Will you take the 888 cycle challenge’’. The program offers a guaranteed interest model that enables users to earn compound interest paid fortnightly to all CLVA token holders. This...
Indian Crypto Boom: New Traders Flood Exchanges — CEOs Reveal What’s Driving Massive Growth
10.12.2020
The Indian cryptocurrency industry is experiencing massive growth. New traders are flooding crypto exchanges, executives from four of the largest crypto trading platforms in India exclusively told news.Bitcoin.com. They also share their views on what drives the Indian crypto market, current...
CME Leveraged Funds Double Down on Shorts as Bitcoin Maintains $19,000
5.12.2020
Short open interest for leveraged funds grows on CME as likely hedge trades continue to increase
Is Spotify Looking to Add Crypto as Payment Method? This Job Offer Suggests It
4.12.2020
Music and podcast streaming service Spotify posted a job offer that woke up interest in the crypto community, as it’s related to supporting cryptocurrencies for payments on the music platform, potentially. Spotify Is Treading Crypto Waters With a New Job Listing According to the job listing...
Banks Should Pay Interest on CBDCs to Reduce Tax Avoidance – Report
4.12.2020
Too much stick and not enough carrot might be the wrong approach for those wishing to impose taxes on digital currencies: This was the surprising conclusion of a new report commissioned by the South Korean central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK).
Per EDaily, the report was co-authored by Jaevin Park...
CME Group Outpaces Competition Becoming the World’s Largest Bitcoin Futures Market
29.11.2020
Financial derivatives products for bitcoin have grown massively during the last few months. On Friday evening (EST), Arcane Research explained that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has surpassed Okex as the largest bitcoin futures provider. The regulated derivatives market at CME has doubled month...
Data shows Bitcoin price drops days after BTC futures open interest hits $1B
28.11.2020
Data shows Bitcoin has a pattern of sharply correcting after the open interest on BTC futures tops $1 billion
Record $7.4B Bitcoin futures open interest shows pros still expect $20K BTC
26.11.2020
Bitcoin price fell short of reaching $20,000, but record high open interest on BTC futures shows pros are still bullish
Blockchain Mag Gets Royal OK, Crypto Comedians Question Queen’s Bitcoin Interest
25.11.2020
A letter from Queen Elizabeth II’s office pertaining to blockchain has sent the crypto community into a monarchic meltdown of speculation about the British ruler’s bitcoin (BTC) interest – with some jokingly suggesting the 94-year-old sovereign may be sitting on a stash of satoshis…or could even...
Interest in XRP Highest in Two Years as Price Rides A Rollercoaster
24.11.2020
The interest in the term 'XRP' has reached its highest point in more than two years, as the price of the third-biggest cryptoasset by market capitalization has more than doubled in a week.
According to Google Trends, the interest in this Ripple-affiliated project is now highest it has been since...
What Would Negative Interest Rates Mean For Borrowers And Savers?
22.11.2020
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Harry Scheule, Professor, Finance, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney.
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There’s a row brewing in the corridors of financial power. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) recently advised the trading banks that the official cash rate might move from...
Analysts: Institutional Investor Interest Fueling BTC Rally, Liquidity Crunch Narrative Debunked
22.11.2020
Crypto analysts are pushing back against the narrative that the current BTC rally is being fuelled by a liquidity crunch afflicting bitcoin mining pools in China. The liquidity crunch, which is caused by an ongoing regulatory crackdown in that country, has reportedly left miners unable to sell...
Coinflex Launches Noncustodial Interest-Bearing Stablecoin on BCH and ETH Networks
19.11.2020
The cryptocurrency exchange Coinflex has announced the launch of a unique interest-bearing stablecoin called Flexusd. The new stablecoin is considered to be the first dollar-backed crypto that pays interest at the base level. Moreover, the new token is built on the Ethereum blockchain and...
UK’s CBDC Could Facilitate Negative Interest Rates - Bank of England
19.11.2020
Should the Bank of England decide to issue a widely used central bank digital currency (CBDC), the move could help the country’s economy to benefit from negative interest rates, according to Andy Haldane, the central bank’s Chief Economist and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee.
“On...