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Nigerian Presidency: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Against ‘Willy-Nilly Devaluation of the Naira’
15.10.2021
The Nigerian presidency has denied reports that the country’s Vice President (VP), Yemi Osinbajo, was calling for the devaluation of the local currency when he recently questioned the naira’s official exchange rate. The Huge Arbitrage In fact, according to a report that quotes Laolu...
Countries Should Prevent 'Regulatory Arbitrage' for Stablecoins – FSB
7.10.2021
ecoin space.The emergence of global stablecoins (GSCs) would pose greater risks to financial stability than existing stablecoins, said the report, and it may also "challenge the comprehensiveness and effectiveness of existing regulatory, supervisory and oversight approaches."The FSB re
Signs of fear emerge as Ethereum price drops below $3,000 again
28.9.2021
Traders have yet to flip bearish on Ether price, but the recurrent drops below $3,000 increase the likelihood of a sentiment flip
Report: Tweaks to South African Tax Filing System to Result in Decreased Crypto Arbitrage
17.7.2021
Reports from South Africa suggest that tax authorities have plugged a loophole on the online tax filing system that enabled crypto arbitrage traders to make several purchases on overseas cryptocurrency platforms using just one approval. As a consequence of these tweaks, crypto arbitrage traders...
$200M hedge fund pauses crypto arbitrage trading amid market downturn
2.7.2021
The hedge fund co-founder says it is keeping its investment powder dry for when the crypto market resumes its parabolic advance
Bitcoin Futures Market in Capitulation Mode as Traders Turn Bearish
8.6.2021
The declining futures premium indicates uncertainty about bitcoin following a 35% correction in May and another 12% drop already this month
South African Regulator Apologizes to Crypto Firm After Issuing Then Withdrawing a Warning in Less Than 24 Hours
9.5.2021
South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has apologized to a Cape Town-based crypto start, Ovex, less than 24 hours after warning that the firm was operating outside the law. Ovex Does Not Require Licence From FSCA In its May 7 retraction, the financial watchdog said...
GBTC discount presents a unique challenge for Grayscale and investors
8.5.2021
The Grayscale Bitcoin Trust continues to trade at a discount compared to BTC, a situation that presents a unique challenge to Grayscale and investors
Sigmax.io Introduces Innovative Bot Simplifying Arbitrage Trading
7.5.2021
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As the global outlook for Cryptocurrency and traditional forex continues to prove hard to predict, arbitrage trading is increasingly being used by both novice and experienced Altcoin & Bitcoin traders alike...
Sale of MTI Bitcoins in South Africa Briefly Wipes out Premium Buyers
22.4.2021
The premium or arbitrage gap on bitcoin in South Africa recently turned negative following the offloading of coins worth over $75 million by liquidators of MTI. As a result of the temporary supply glut, buying bitcoins on local South African exchanges briefly became cheaper than buying on overseas...
Do $100K–$300K Bitcoin call options signal a bullish BTC price path?
29.3.2021
Derivatives exchanges now offer $100,000 to $300,000 Bitcoin call options but how keen are pro traders to take the bait?
Bank of International Settlements Chief Says Cryptocurrencies Being Used to Evade Laws- Advocates for More Regulation
26.3.2021
Agustin Carstens, the general manager at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), has claimed that cryptocurrencies are “used to evade laws and should therefore face more regulation.” Carstens, who has attacked bitcoin in the past, suggests that many crypto assets are “used...
Discount on Grayscale’s GBTC Plunges to New Record Low as Competition From Emerging Rivals Intensifies
7.3.2021
The premium on Grayscale Investment’s GBTC, which turned negative for the first time on February 23, is continuing its downward slide. As the latest Glassnode data shows, the GBTC was trading at a record low discount of -11.92% on March 4, 2021. According to the same data, this new low is...
Nigeria Crypto Ban: Bitcoin Sells for $76K as Deposits on Centralized Exchanges Plummet
18.2.2021
According to a website that tracks the price of bitcoin across the globe, the crypto asset’s selling price in Nigeria as of February 18 stood at $ 76,000. At this price, the crypto asset is selling for $20,000 more than the approximately $52,000 that most cryptocurrency exchanges...
Arbitrage traders make 10x returns on new DeFi platform for wrapped assets
20.1.2021
A lucky trader turned 0.34 BTC into 4.6 BTC in just one swap
Decentralized Exchanges That Use Automated Market Makers Now Represent 93% of the Market
6.11.2020
A recent report by Consensys says the surge in decentralized exchange (DEX) volumes in Q3 of 2020 is down to their adoption of the automated market maker (AMM). According to the report, DEXs that use AMM, a software that algorithmically creates token trading pairs, now represent 93% of the market....
Defi Protocol Harvest Finance Hacked for $24 Million, Attacker Returns $2.5 Million
26.10.2020
Decentralized finance (defi protocol) Harvest Finance was hacked on Monday for $24 million. The attacker targeted the protocol’s liquidity pools, performing an arbitrage attack using a large flash loan – a type of uncollatarized loan – but later returned $2.5 million. In seven...
PixelPlex Has Completed the Development of Crypto Arbitrage Solution For Its Client
23.10.2020
PixelPlex, as a global blockchain solution provider, is constantly striving to cover different aspects of the blockchain world and make life easier for crypto traders. One of the options to profit from cryptocurrency is arbitrage, which involves making money on differences in currency exchange...
Spanish Police Arrest Head of Billion-Dollar Crypto Arbitrage Platform on Fraud Allegations
22.10.2020
Arbistar 2.0 operator Santiago Fuentes was arrested Wednesday and faces criminal fraud and money laundering charges in Spain
FSB releases recommendations to regulate 'global stablecoins' such as Libra
14.10.2020
The Financial Stability Board has warned that global stablecoins could pose systemic risks to the monetary systems of nation-states