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Bitcoin Options Launch Imminent as CME Open Interest Hits 7-Month High
13.1.2020
Volume and open interest in Bitcoin futures are spiking as new options products come to market
6 High Interest-Paying Options for Crypto Lenders
10.1.2020
As anyone who has ever sought to lend crypto will attest, significant variance exists in the APR offered to lenders. Indeed, the spectrum can swing from 1% to 8% – even when it’s the same asset being loaned across platforms such as Coinbase, Poloniex, Compound and Dharma. As...
Low Interest Rates Provide Precarious Protection Against Crisis, World Bank Warns
10.1.2020
The latest global debt wave is the largest in the past five decades, the World Bank has acknowledged in a new report. The international institution notes that previous waves of broad-based debt accumulation lead to widespread financial crises. Historically low interest rates this time might not...
German Banks Increasingly Charging Retail Clients Negative Interest Rates
16.12.2019
A growing number of banks in Germany are charging retail customers negative interest rates, starting with the very first euro deposited into their accounts. At least three German banks are reportedly doing so, with more expected to follow suit in the near future. As the European Central Bank...
The Country With Europe’s Highest Interest Rate Has Cut It 5 Times This Year
14.12.2019
Around half of European countries, over 20, now have 0% interest rates and a few are already in negative territory. Ukraine, which has the highest benchmark interest rate on the continent, has just reduced it again, for the fifth time this year. The race between central banks to cut rates, when...
BlockFi to Offer First Interest-Bearing Crypto Accounts in Washington State
12.12.2019
BlockFi has obtained a money transmission license in Washington and intends to offer interest-bearing crypto accounts in the state
How to Increase Womens (And Men's) Interest in Bitcoin + More News
10.12.2019
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92% of surveyed women said that they would be more likely to invest if Bitcoin had a longer...
Crypto-Focused Lender Blockfi Launches Trading Platform
5.12.2019
Crypto financial services company Blockfi has launched a trading platform supporting three cryptocurrencies. The new offering adds to the company’s existing services: interest-bearing accounts and crypto-backed loans. Blockfi has completed registration with the U.S. Financial Crimes...
European Banks Struggle With Low Interest Rates and Strict Regulations
4.12.2019
Banks in Europe have been in a difficult spot lately. A new report reveals that financial institutions across the region faced serious difficulties in the 2018 financial year, and despite all the cost cutting that followed, haven’t managed to compensate the revenue decline in 2019....
Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Open Interest Hits New All-Time High of $6.54M
3.12.2019
Open interest on Bakkt’s Bitcoin futures platform has hit a new record high of $6.5 million
Institutions Are Showing Interest in ETP Tied to Binance Coin, Amun Says
3.12.2019
Swiss crypto finance firm Amun says it’s received significant institutional interest in its exchange-traded product tied to Binance Coin (BNB)
‘In Small Steps’ China Cuts Benchmark Interest Rates
1.12.2019
Careful not to rush too much with stimulus, the Chinese government nevertheless realizes that its behemoth economy is invariably slowing down. New loan interest rate cuts have been announced recently to encourage bank lending and borrowing in the private sector. With a brewing liquidity crisis...
As Halving Interest Grows, Spectators Discuss Miner Hoards and Capitulation
28.11.2019
Recently, cryptocurrency advocates have been discussing the upcoming halvings set to happen on the BTC and BCH blockchains in six months or less. Since crypto prices have been heading southbound, the SHA256 consensus hashrate continues to remain relatively unfazed and data stemming from freshly...
Survey: 58% of German Banks Charge Negative Interest Rates
24.11.2019
Germany’s central bank, the Deutsche Bundesbank, has conducted a survey of banks charging negative interest rates on customer deposits. Some are charging retail customers as well as corporate clients. An independent price comparison portal shows which banks are currently charging for deposits...
Grayscale: 84% of Q3 Interest Came From Non-Crypto Hedge Funds
21.11.2019
Grayscale’s Michael Sonnenshein reveals 84% of the digital asset manager’s inflows in Q3 were from non-crypto hedge funds
German Bank Boosts Bitcoin — Negative Interest Rates Hit Every Account
21.11.2019
“We had to” — German bank charges everyone 0.5% negative interest
Mega-Utility Token UPT Will Offer Interest and Discounts on Trading
20.11.2019
About to make its initial exchange listing, Universal Protocol Token (UPT) will serve as a mega-utility token, offering holders attractive interest rates when lending and borrowing, lower exchange fees, cashback and discounts on trading. Also Read: Universal Protocol Alliance to List Mega-Utility...
WATCH: Coinmine Adds Interest Payments to Its At-Home Crypto Miners
14.11.2019
The company now offers 6.5 percent interest on earnings held in Coinmine wallets
Low Interest Rates Are Crushing Young People and Fueling Global Riots
27.10.2019
There are currently riots going on in Chile, Hong Kong and Lebanon. While in every place they are caused by complex local issues, there is a global problem that is an underlying trend: low interest rates which make it impossible for young people to save for their future and at the same time push...
Blockchain-based Lending Platform Nexo Lowers Interest Rates on Instant Credit Lines
25.10.2019
Nexo, the leading blockchain-backed overdraft platform that gives instant crypto loans to customers, has announced the news about its lowered interest rates on its instant credit services. The crucial information was broadcasted through an official press release on October 22, 2019, by Nexo....