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Structural Issues May Be Causing BitMEX’s Low Bitcoin ‘Cash and Carry’ Returns
10.9.2020
BitMEX may be one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms, but it offers the lowest return on bitcoin "cash and carry" trades
FTX CEO: SushiSwap probably wasn’t a ‘long-planned heist’
9.9.2020
Chef Nomi seemed sincere to Sam Bankman-Fried, but greed probably took over
SUSHI Trims Losses as FTX CEO Takes Control of SushiSwap
7.9.2020
SUSHI, the native token of a recently launched DeFi protocol, SushiSwap, recovered some of its losses after Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of crypto derivatives exchange FTX, agreed to take over admin keys to the protocol from Chef Nomi, the anonymous creator of SushiSwap.
At pixel time (09:42 UTC), SUSHI...
Defi’s Raw Deal: Sushiswap Creator Transfers Multi-Sig Control to FTX CEO
6.9.2020
After a number of individuals from the crypto community accused the anonymous developer Chef Nomi of exit scamming, the developer transferred the project over to Sam Bankman-Fried, the CEO of the trading platform FTX. On Saturday, September 5, the decentralized finance (defi) community got upset...
Alameda Research Claimed Nearly 70% of Wrapped Bitcoin Minted In August
4.9.2020
The firm claimed 14,654 WBTC in August following approval of its Compound collateral proposal
Exchange Outages Are Going Mainstream: What Robinhood Can Learn From Crypto
1.9.2020
With popular online trading platforms hit by more outages amid high volumes, companies like Robinhood may learn something from crypto exchanges
FTX buying Blockfolio continues consolidation trend in crypto industry
31.8.2020
Major crypto exchanges are consolidating smaller, niche services to expand their overall market reach
Defi Project Yearn Finance Smashes Records as Native Token Surpasses $30K
30.8.2020
The decentralized finance (defi) crypto asset tied to the Yearn Finance project has smashed records this week, as the coin touched a high of $30,324 on Saturday evening. Yearn’s token YFI has been recently added to the Aave platform and the project’s founder, Andre Cronje, is currently...
Crypto Exchange FTX Buys Blockfolio for $150 Million in Effort To Expand Retail Presence
27.8.2020
Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX has acquired the popular portfolio tracking app Blockfolio for $150 million in a bid to gain a foothold in the crypto retail market. The deal – consummated after nine months of negotiation – was settled using a combination of cash, crypto,...
FTX crypto exchange acquires Blockfolio for $150 million, set to create ‘New trading experience’
26.8.2020
FTX exchange demonstrates retail expansion aspirations as it acquires the number one crypto app
FTX Exchange’s $150M Deal for Mobile-First Blockfolio Is a Retail Trading Play
26.8.2020
The deal is a strategic play for FTX, whose clientele consists largely of quants and professional traders, to attract more retail customers
FTX Launches Uniswap Index Futures to Meet Surging Demand for DeFi Access
24.8.2020
FTX said customers are demanding access to DeFi products
FTX Launches Uniswap Index Futures to Meet Surging Demand for DeFi Access
24.8.2020
FTX said customers are demanding access to DeFi products
Fireblocks Claims Exchange Program Enables Zero-Confirmation Crypto Deposits
28.7.2020
Fireblocks says its new system provides crypto deposits on exchanges with zero confirmations and in real-time
SOL Jumps Almost 40% as FTX Announces Solana-Based Project
27.7.2020
Solana (SOL) has rallied in double digits today following the news that its blockchain has been used as a basis for a new ecosystem project.
At pixel time (13:19 UTC), SOL, ranked 150th by market capitalization on Coingecko, trades at around USD 2 and is up by almost 40% in a day and 118% in...
FTX to Launch ‘Scalable’ Decentralized Exchange in Weeks
27.7.2020
Building on the Solana blockchain means the new platform's operations are less restricted than those on Ethereum, the firm says
Swipe Futures Volume Equals 42% of Its Market Capitalization
20.7.2020
SXP futures volume signal continued interest in low-capitalization cryptocurrencies as bitcoin continues to trade in a tight range
Vulgar Crypto Index (Rhymes With ‘Bitcoin’) Hits All-Time High
13.7.2020
A novel index of 50 low-capitalization cryptocurrencies made new all-time highs as it continues to outperform bitcoin
Despite Covid-19 Negativity, Crypto Prediction Markets Say Trump Wins the 2020 Election
3.7.2020
According to a number of crypto prediction markets and futures, Trump will still win the election in 123 days, but his chances have lessened a great deal. No matter who wins, however, the large sums of money flowing into these wager platforms indicate that people love to bet on election outcomes....
FTX Exchange 'Games the Rules' on BAL Token Distribution – Report
26.6.2020
Following a sharp rise in price during its first few days of trading, decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Balancer’s BAL token is down by nearly 16% today - after the team behind the new protocol had to intervene to stop an exchange from continuing to exploit a weakness in the token distribution...