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Hong Kong’s attitude toward crypto sours after JPEX saga: Survey
18.10.2023
41% of respondents said they prefer not to hold virtual assets or cryptocurrencies — up 12 percentage points from an earlier study
Today in Crypto: Bitcoin Mining Difficulty & Hashrate Set Records as Bitmain Floods US with Machines, Bitget Reveals Future Quant Bot, Pi Network Debutes Staked DMs
17.10.2023
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Binance Futures launches USDⓈ-M BOND Perpetual Contract
16.10.2023
Binance Futures has announced the launch of USDⓈ-M BOND. It is tentatively scheduled to go live on October 15, 2023, at 14:30 UTC. The maximum leverage has been set at 50x. BOND will be the underlying asset, and USDT will be the settlement asset at a tick size of 0.001. The capped funding rate...
Deadline for SEC Appeal Against Grayscale’s Spot Bitcoin ETF Ruling Expires
14.10.2023
The U.S. securities regulator has apparently missed a deadline to appeal a court ruling against its rejection of Grayscale’s spot bitcoin ETF application. Media reports, quoting sources familiar with the matter, unveiled ahead of the deadline that the agency was not planning to appeal the decision...
CFTC Sues Former CEO of Crypto Lender Voyager for Fraud
14.10.2023
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged the former CEO of bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Voyager Digital with fraud. The regulator accused Stephen Ehrlich and the company of luring investors with promises of high-yield returns while breaking derivatives rules. Ehrlich was also...
Former CEO of Miami Investment Firm Pleads Guilty to Crypto Futures Fraud Conspiracy
13.10.2023
The former CEO of Systematic Alpha Management LLC (SAM) pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to commit commodities fraud involving crypto futures contracts, and he is potentially facing up to a five-year prison sentence.
On October 13, the United States Department of Justice said that Peter Kambolin...
DOJ charges exec over ‘cherry picking’ scheme involving crypto futures
13.10.2023
The former CEO of Systematic Alpha Management faces up to five years in prison for his role in a fraudulent scheme tied to crypto futures contracts
Voyager Ex-CEO Charged by U.S. Regulators With Fraud, Making False Claims
12.10.2023
U.S. regulators have targeted former Voyager Digital CEO Stephen Ehrlich with lawsuits claiming he engaged in fraud and deliberately misrepresented his customers’ government protections
Bitcoin Still Number One Due to Higher Futures Premium, K33 Research
11.10.2023
A research conducted by K33 shows that Bitcoin still retains its top position as the most appealing cryptocurrency due to its higher premiums in futures trading.
Ether, the second most valuable crypto asset by market capitalization, is expected to play second fiddle once again due to the lower...
Binance Futures introduces Copy Trading
10.10.2023
Binance Futures has introduced a new feature called Copy Trading. In simple words, copy trading is a method of replicating the trading moves of an expert trader. They may be in the market for the short term or long term, but if users are impressed by their moves and feel that their visions align...
ProShares Launches Six Ether Futures ETFs, Expanding Crypto ETF Market
7.10.2023
Investment management firm ProShares Advisors has introduced six new futures products for Ether, marking the cryptocurrency's debut in the ETF market.
The newly launched ETFs, released on Monday, offer investors exposure to Ether through futures contracts rather than direct investment in...
3 reasons why Bitcoin struggles to rally above $28.5K
5.10.2023
Bitcoin started the week with an uptick in investor sentiment, but there are three major factors preventing BTC price from recapturing the $30,000 level
Hong Kong Police and Securities Regulator Form Unit to Monitor Crypto Exchanges
5.10.2023
Law enforcement officials and financial regulators in Hong Kong have teamed up to better identify illegal activities on cryptocurrency exchanges. The initiative, which comes in the wake of the crackdown on the JPEX exchange, seeks to improve coordination between the government agencies in similar...
Binance CEO CZ Turned Down $40 Million Deal with SBF for Futures Exchange
5.10.2023
Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao turned down a $40 million offer from former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried in March 2019 to create a cryptocurrency futures exchange.
At the time, Binance was primarily a spot crypto exchange, and the idea of a futures-only platform was a deviation from its existing...
Today in Crypto: Yield Protocol Shutting Down, Wirex Reveals App Chain Connecting DeFi & TradFi, Montréal Exchange Announces BTC Futures Contracts
4.10.2023
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Binance CEO CZ rejected SBF's request for $40M for futures exchange: Going Infinite
4.10.2023
Michael Lewis's book 'Going Infinite' reveals that CZ and SBF had different goals when the first collaborative business opportunity arose in 2019
Canadian Exchange TMX Soon to Start Bitcoin Futures Trading
3.10.2023
The futures contracts will trade on the Montreal Exchange and will be cash-settled and denominated in U.S. dollars, the exchange said
First Mover Americas: Slow Start for Ether Futures ETFs
3.10.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Oct. 3, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Ethereum futures ETFs garner lukewarm reception on first day of trading
3.10.2023
Day one trading volume across all nine products stood at less than $2 million
Bitcoin Slumps Below $28K as Yields Spike; Ether Futures ETFs Fizzle on Lukewarm Investor Interest
3.10.2023
Bitcoin slumped below $28,000, and ether dipped below $1670