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WeChat Pay to Offer Digital Yuan Payment Options as China’s CBDC Pilot Expands
8.4.2022
The Chinese e-pay platform WeChat Pay has unveiled a digital yuan interoperability solution that will allow users of the service to make payments in the central bank-issued token.
As reported, the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has recently expanded the number of cities included in...
Bears have a $100M reason to keep Bitcoin price under $45K until Friday’s options expiry
7.4.2022
BTC price is in a freefall, and data suggests bears will keep the pressure on until Friday’s options expiry
Positive News for Two Biggest Cryptos: Hope Sparked for Spot BTC ETFs; Goldman Sachs' ETH-Based Options Contracts
7.4.2022
There's some positive news for the two biggest cryptoassets in the world. The approval of a new bitcoin (BTC) futures-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again sparked hope that a spot-based bitcoin ETF could come next. Meanwhile, investment...
Bitcoin price drops to $43.5K, but data and BTC’s market structure project strength
6.4.2022
BTC price took a sharp tumble below a key support level, but data shows April 6’s dip could be another buying opportunity for bulls
Here’s how pro traders use Bitcoin options to profit even during a sideways market
3.4.2022
BTC price might be consolidating or even reaching a short-term top, but that doesn’t stop pro traders from using options to generate profits
Bitcoin derivatives metrics favor a move to $48K, but only after a lower support retest
31.3.2022
Analysts are mostly bullish on BTC’s short term price action, even if a retest of the $45,000 level must happen first
Crypto Firms Weigh Options as UK Registration Deadline Looms
31.3.2022
Crypto companies wanting to operate in the U.K. have until Thursday to receive Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approval. So far, just 33 have passed the regulator’s checks
Leading Derivatives Exchange CME Group Launches Micro Bitcoin and Ether Options
31.3.2022
CME Group, one of the world’s largest derivatives marketplaces, has launched micro-sized bitcoin and ether options. “The launch of these micro-sized options builds on the significant growth and liquidity we have seen in our micro bitcoin and micro ether futures,” said a...
Pro traders curb their enthusiasm until Ethereum confirms $3,400 as support
29.3.2022
ETH price has shown a strong recovery since bottoming at $2,500, but derivatives data suggests pro traders are moving with caution
UnionPay Launches Self-service Platform for Merchants to Add Digital Yuan Pay Options
29.3.2022
Chinese businesses are finding more uses for the digital yuan – with merchants being offered services that allow them to sign up to receive central bank digital currency (CBDC) payments through third-party operators.
Per an article from China National Radio, the domestic financial behemoth...
US Congress agency recommends 4 key policy options for blockchain
28.3.2022
GAO aims to help policymakers, including Congress, federal agencies, state and local governments, observe seamless blockchain implementation
Venezuela’s Sunacrip Launches Petro-Based Gift Card Market and Exchange
26.3.2022
Sunacrip, the Venezuelan cryptocurrency watchdog, has announced a set of improvements to its Petroapp wallet, allowing Venezuelans to use the petro (PTR) for new functions. The app now has an embedded cryptocurrency exchange that allows users to exchange petros for other currencies, and a series...
Russia May Accept Bitcoin for Gas Exports, Lawmaker Says
24.3.2022
Russia is moving away from the dollar and the euro as payment options for its energy exports, and bitcoin has been mentioned as a possible substitute alongside the ruble and the national currencies of partnering countries. A high-ranking parliamentarian has indicated that Moscow may take...
Terra’s Bitcoin purchase and BlackRock comments back ETH’s surge to $3.1K
24.3.2022
Recent strength in Ethereum boosted investors' morale and gave bulls the upper hand in Friday's $2.4 billion options expiry
Here’s why Bitcoin bulls will defend $42K ahead of Friday’s $3.3B BTC options expiry
23.3.2022
Holding $42,000 will help determine whether BTC bulls bag a $175 million profit in Friday’s $3.34 billion options expiry
First Mover Americas: Ether Options Shed Bearish Skew for First Time in 2 Months, ETH/BTC Ratio Eyes Big Move
23.3.2022
As bitcoin's post-Fed bounce stalls, the shape of the Treasury yield curve may keep risk appetite under check
$43K BTC flipping support? Not anytime soon, according to derivative metrics
23.3.2022
Short sellers got liquidated to the tune of $150 million, but two metrics show pro traders did not flip bullish after the recent Bitcoin rally
Goldman Sachs Executed Cash-Settled Bitcoin Options Trade - Reports
21.3.2022
Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs is “close to announcing” that it is the first major bank in the US to trade an over-the-counter (OTC) crypto transaction, per multiple reports.
The bank traded a non-deliverable bitcoin (BTC) option – a derivative tied to the BTC price that pays out...
Goldman Sachs completes first OTC crypto options trade with Galaxy
21.3.2022
Galaxy Digital previously facilitated the launch of Goldman Sachs’ Bitcoin futures trading product for CME Group in June 2021
ETH derivatives show pro traders are worried about Ethereum’s $2.5K support
17.3.2022
Ether’s price has been sideways for 27 days, but pro traders are not confident about the $2,500 support, according to derivatives