U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Heath Tarbert expects Ethereum (ETH) futures to be launched in 2020. “It is likely that futures contracts will appear in the period from six months to a year,” he said during a speech at a fintech week at Georgetown University. I have no idea how much they will attract trading volume. This is up to the market. ” Recently, Tarbert has already stated that CFTC can approve futures for the second largest cryptocurrency. However, at the last event, he announced that he was not aware of the existence of companies that would take…
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The custodian crypto project Casa introduced users access to a new service called Casa Covenant. It will allow BTC holders to manage their funds in the event of death. The Casa Covenant service implements support for multi-signature technology, as well as a security protocol – users can configure the transfer of BTC funds to a particular person as an inheritance. This solution will allow to solve the problem that is relevant for cryptocurrency owners – what will happen to BTC accumulations after death? There are several scenarios: if you do not take any actions, then the funds will be lost…
In October, traders doubled the amount of open long positions in bitcoin futures from 500 BTC to more than 1000 BTC on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Long positions held by institutional accounts at the CME have been rising again in October. For reference, institutions include pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, mutual funds & portfolio / investment managers whose clients are […]
My readers often ask, how safe is trust management by API keys? Can a trader with whom you have agreed on trust management steal your money if it does not leave your account and the rights of the trader are set up only for trading? Alas, maybe. And in several ways. And in order not to become a victim of such a scammer, you need to understand what to fear. First, consider the most obvious. Omnidirectional transactions. A trader takes trust with several people and opens opposite positions with maximum volumes. For example, on the account of Vladimir, he opened…
The popular Opera web browser now allows you to make transactions with Bitcoin directly in the browser. Representatives of Opera shared this news with the public through a press release stating that now the browser user base, which has 350 million people, can send and receive BTC directly from the browser. In addition, users will also be able to use cryptocurrency when purchasing goods and services on trading platforms that operate online. It is also known that Opera now allows adding Crypto Wallet cards to Bitcoin and Tron into the browser’s built-in wallet, which is a good opportunity to keep…
This fall, the power of the Bitcoin mining network updated its next highs, breaking 108 EH / s. The hashrate of the network depends on the fluctuations in the cryptocurrency market, miners turn on the equipment when the value of the digital currency reaches those values at which mining pays for their energy costs. The relatively smooth dynamics of the network capacity with significant fluctuations in the exchange rate shows the stability of mining as a business in a crisis period and is a less risky investment tool than direct purchase of cryptocurrencies . The most optimal cryptocurrency mining option…
In Ukraine, draft laws on the taxation of transactions with cryptocurrencies and the fight against money laundering with the help of digital assets were introduced, as well as amendments to the document “On public electronic registries” aimed at introducing blockchain. This was announced by People's Deputy of Ukraine Oleksiy Zhmeretsky. The draft laws were prepared by the inter-factional deputy association Blockchain4Ukraine together with the Ministry of Digital Affairs, BRDO and other market participants. Recall recently […]
The Binance cryptocurrency exchange , the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world in terms of volume, continues to expand its services, contributing to a wider adoption of digital assets. Currently, the company's policy is aimed at expanding the trade in cryptocurrency for fiat money. In the next two weeks, trading using the Russian ruble will be available on the Binance exchange , The BlockCrypto reports . Speaking at Skolkovo at the Open Innovations international forum, Binance Binance CEO Changpen Zhao noted that “in about two weeks” the exchange will have the opportunity to trade digital currencies for the Russian ruble.…
On crypto exchanges, which are considered reliable platforms for transactions with digital assets, in September accounted for only 21% of the total transaction volume. According to CryptoCompare, in September, the crypto exchanges, which are shown in orange and red on the chart (D, E), accounted for 71% (347.2 billion) of the total volume of crypto transactions ($ 489 billion). Meanwhile, last month the volume of trading on the sites that are in class AA and A decreased by 31.6%. In September, Lower-tier exchanges graded DE still dominated – representing 71.0% of the #crypto spot market combined (347.2 billion USD). Meanwhile,…
Economist Stephen Moore, an agent of Donald Trump, co-founded Frax, which will release the eponymous stablecoin to compete with central banks, Fortune reports. Its partners were Sam Cazemian, co-founder of Everipedia (a blockchain competitor to Wikipedia) and former adviser to the Reagan administration Ralph Benko. “Central banks will soon feel competition from private currencies like Frax. The days of state currency monopoly are numbered, ”said Moore. Is he […]