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Are stablecoins securities? Well, its not so simple, say lawyers
13.2.2023
One lawyer said that while stablecoins are meant to be stable, buyers may possibly profit from a range of arbitrage, hedging, and staking opportunities
Alkimiya Raises $7.2M Funding Round to Grow Cash Flow Hedging Protocol for Miners, Stakers
12.1.2023
Alkimiya, a a decentralized capital markets protocol has raised $7.2 million in funding as it seeks to attract miners and stakers wishing to hedge their cash flow as they attempt to navigate the digital asset bear market
Hong Kong Firm With Ties to Bitmain Reorganizes to Focus on Crypto Asset Management and Hedging
10.1.2023
Newly-named Metalpha has its work cut out for it, hedging an uncertain market for institutional clients
Basel Committee Finalizes Rules for Bank Exposure to Cryptocurrency Assets
19.12.2022
The Basel Committee, the organization in charge of setting global bank standards, has finalized its new rules related to banks and cryptocurrency exposure. The document establishes two different crypto asset classes, including tokenized real assets and stablecoins in one, and other cryptocurrencies...
FTX's Bankman-Fried to face market manipulation probe, Do Kwon chimes in
8.12.2022
As part of a broader inquiry into FTX's collapse, federal prosecutors are looking at the role that FTX and Alameda may have played in the fall of Terra LUNA
LD Capital Founder Jack Yi Gave a Keynote Address at BWB 2022 in South Korea: Opening of a New Era of Web3
29.10.2022
PRESS RELEASE. LD Capital was established in 2016. Its main business involves direct investment and trading. It has established LD Capital X Ecological Fund, Web3 Alliance Incubation Accelerator, and Hero Group Secondary Hedging Asset Management. In the future, LD Capital’s investment in...
Decentralized App BCH Bull Prepares for Launch, Platform Allows Users to Long or Hedge Bitcoin Cash Against a Myriad of Tradeable Assets
4.10.2022
Just recently the developers behind the Bitcoin Cash-centric project Anyhedge released the alpha version of the Anyhedge Whitelabel and since then, 284 smart contracts were created onchain, and more than $32,900 in funds hedged using the alpha protocol. Furthermore, this month, General Protocols...
Surging Bitcoin-Sterling Trading Volume Points to Hedging Demand for Crypto, or Does It?
29.9.2022
There's a debate over whether rising BTC/GBP trading volume represents hedging demand for the cryptocurrency or speculative interest
Merge-Focused Hedging Makes Ether Shorts Most Expensive in 16 Months
14.9.2022
Some traders appear to hedge their ETH bullish exposure in case there are any technical issues with the Merge, driving the cost of holding bearish bets higher
Celsius Countersues Keyfi Founder, Company Claims Millions Were Stolen From Crypto Lender’s Wallets
24.8.2022
Roughly seven weeks after Keyfi founder Jason Stone filed a lawsuit against the crypto lender Celsius, the company has filed a countersuit against Stone claiming that he stole millions from Celsius wallets and allegedly “pocketed seven-figure returns.” Stone’s attorney Kyle...
Keyfi Founder Sues Celsius — Says Crypto Lender’s Entire Portfolio Had ‘Naked Exposure to the Market’
8.7.2022
On July 7, 2022, the pseudonymous non-fungible token (NFT) collector known as “0xb1” published a Twitter thread that discusses the collector’s true identity and his relationship with the crypto lending firm Celsius. According to 0xb1, otherwise known as Jason Stone, his team...
Argentina Runs to Stablecoins Amidst Political and Economic Uncertainty
6.7.2022
Citizens of Argentina are hedging their savings by using stablecoins amidst the recent climate of uncertainty created by the resignation of certain key members of the government. The minister of economy in the country resigned last weekend, alongside other personalities, creating the turmoil that...
Plan to Become a ‘Cryptoassets hub’ May Just Be the UK Government Hedging Its Bets
15.4.2022
Matthew Shillito, Lecturer in Law at the University of Liverpool. ______
In a busy start to April 2022 for the British chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced his intention to make the UK a “global hub for cryptoassets technology”. Put simply, this means he wants the country to be an attractive...
ProShares ETF's Bitcoin stash hits $1.27B as BTC eyes $50K by mid-April
25.3.2022
While Grayscale Investments' trust fund GBTC still trades at a 25% discount compared to Bitcoin's price
Inflation Hedging Coin Has Announced an International Video Production Contest
15.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. IHC token team just announced a contest of video content creation with a prize pool of 100 million IHC tokens among Youtubers. All Youtube content creators with above 5k subscribers can compete by posting a full explanatory video on “Inflation Hedging Coin” between...
Can Bitcoin break out vs. tech stocks again? Nasdaq decoupling paints $100K target
20.2.2022
Bitcoin's growth has quickly outpaced Nasdaq's in the past ten years
Crypto investors hedging out risks ahead of March rate hike
15.2.2022
Analytics firm Glassnode sees several signs that investors are hunkering down for a rough storm as the Fed rate hike in March looms with uncertain outcomes
Gold Miner Says Investors Prefer Hedging Against Inflation With Gold, Not Crypto
19.1.2022
The CEO of a Canada-headquartered gold mining company, Mark Bristow, has insisted that gold currently has little downside risk. He also highlighted the precious nature of the metal and how it is a better alternative store of value than cryptocurrencies. Better Inflation Hedge Mark Bristow, the...
This simple Bitcoin options strategy lets traders profit while also hedging their bets
2.12.2021
Not sure which way BTC price might go? Here’s how pro traders use the Iron Condor options strategy to place carefully hedged bets
USDC Market Capitalization Hits $30 Billion — Stablecoin Adds $10 Billion in 4 Months
25.9.2021
As of September 25, 2021, there’s $129.3 billion worth of stablecoin assets in existence which represents 6.54% of the crypto economy. The second-largest stablecoin by market valuation, USDC, has seen its capitalization increase a great deal, rising more than $10 billion in 125 days. Since...