Bakkt's recently launched cryptocurrency trading platform set a new record for trading volume on Deliverable Futures Contracts for Bitcoin (BTC) . “We have reached a new trade record of 212 contracts sold yesterday. After yesterday’s close, Bakkt set a new daily record of $ 1.93 million, bringing the total number of outstanding contracts as of October 9 to 1,197, which amounted to $ 10.2 million in dollars. ” As we continue to build the Bakkt Bitcoin Futures contract, we reached a new trading record of 212 contracts traded yesterday – Bakkt (@Bakkt) October 10, 2019 Following a modest start, Bakkt…
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The xCurrent payment system and the xVia corporate payment API from fintech company Ripple are included in the single RippleNet brand. At the same time, a California-based company invested $ 750,000 in a BRD wallet, which will now add support for the XRP token. Representatives of Ripple reported on the rebranding of the existing product line in an interview with the Japanese edition of Morningstar. XRapid cross-border payment system based on the XRP token […]
According to a new study by the New York cryptocurrency fund Decentral Park Capital, the value of the Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain platform can exceed $ 20 billion over 5 years. A 59-page document titled “The Current State of the Telegram Open Network – Awakening the Sleeping Giant” states that Gram (GRM) , TON's native cryptocurrency, could become one of the top 10 digital assets in the next five years. The study points to the high potential of TON, emphasizing that the platform could become a “bank for people outside the banking system,” as well as the first platform…
After several bear months, some altcoins, in particular Ethereum, Binance Coin and Chainlink, began to show signs of life. Moreover, some analysts believe that we can expect further growth in the rate of these coins. The closer the end of 2019, the more it seems that BTC will successfully complete it anyway. In the first half of the year, the cryptocurrency exchange rate increased from $ 3,330 to $ 13,880, after which the crypto community observed fluctuations in the range from $ 100 to $ 2,000. Over the past 7 days, the price has risen from about $ 7,800 to…
Just a week after the launch, the SAFU Wallet browser extension wallet was removed from the Google Chrome store, and the project site became unavailable. It happened after reports that this oriented to work with BEP2 tokens based on Binance Chain contains malicious code that steals user funds. In particular, the CEO of ZenGo cryptocurrency wallet was informed about the dangers of using SAFU Wallet […]
Until the end of 2019, cryptocurrencies in Ukraine can receive legal status. This was announced by Alexander Bornyakov, the newly appointed deputy minister of digital transformation. It is Bornyakov who will be responsible in the new Ministry of Digital Transformation for the implementation of legislative and regulatory initiatives regarding electronic residence, crypto assets, intellectual property, the status of crypto assets and taxation. The deputy minister has solid experience in IT. He is a co-founder of the online advertising company Adtelligent Clisky (an online platform for advertisers), Intersog (an outsourcing company registered in the USA with offices in Odessa and Kiev),…
The State Duma will not be able to adopt a law on digital financial assets until November 1, as requested by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. This was reported by TASS with reference to the statement of the head of the State Duma Committee on the financial market Anatoly Aksakov. Answering a question about whether to expect approval of the law by November 1, he said: "I'm afraid not". Obviously, the main problem hindering the further progress of the process is still related to determining the status of cryptocurrencies on the territory of the Russian Federation. “The compromise, I believe, is…
The trading volume of bitcoin futures on the Bakkt platform increased to 225 contracts on October 9, which is 796% more than the day before. According to a Twitter account called @BakktBot, 224 contracts are the maximum rate for the platform. According to the bot, the daily volume increased from just 25 contracts on October 8 to 224 contracts yesterday. This phenomenon is associated with the growth of the BTC rate on October 9 – the cost increased from about $ 8,200 to $ 8,600. Daily summary of Wednesday's Bakkt Bitcoin Monthly Futures: ? Traded contracts: 224 (+ 796%) (New…
Shares of mining equipment manufacturer Canaan Creative will begin to be listed on the so-called unnamed stock exchange in the United States in November, 8BTC reports citing its own source. It is alleged that a total of the company issues 126 million securities, which will be closed until October 20. According to the publication, an application for an initial public offering to the Securities Commission […]
One of the largest payment systems in China, Alipay, has announced its intention to block any payments related to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The fact that Alipay will become one of the gateways through which users from China will be able to buy bitcoin the day before was announced by the head of the Binance exchange, Changpeng Zhao. However, the company itself refutes this possibility. If any transactions are identified as being […]