Stellar

Stablecoins

SatoshiPay to Become First User of German Bank’s Euro Stablecoin

Bankhaus von der Heydt partnered with Bitbond to launch its euro-backed stablecoin on Stellar last week.

Business  ·  15 December 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Holding at $18K; Active Ethereum Addresses up 140% in 2020

Bitcoin’s price dipped below $18,000 for the third straight day while an increase in active Ethereum addresses is fundamentally positive.

Markets  ·  11 December 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Briefly Slides Below $18K as ETH Is More Volatile Than BTC in 2020

Bitcoin slipped below $18,000 again Thursday as ether’s volatility in 2020 shows a different dynamic.

Markets  ·  10 December 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Recovers to $18.2K While Market Dynamics Juice DeFi Total Locked

Bitcoin fell below $18,000 Wednesday while DeFi closing in on $15 billion locked may have more to do with price than actual cryptocurrency parked there.

Markets  ·  9 December 2020
Stablecoins

One of the World’s Oldest Banks Is Issuing a Euro Stablecoin on Stellar

Germany’s Bankhaus von der Heydt is working with Bitbond for the first direct issuance of a stablecoin by a bank on Stellar, the firms said.

Business  ·  9 December 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Steadies at $18.7K; Big Ether Options Position Around $1,120 Isn’t Bullish

The bitcoin market dipped again Tuesday while traders have scooped up ether options at the $1,120 price level.

Markets  ·  8 December 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Briefly Slips Below $19,000; ETH Locked in DeFi Crosses Over 7M

A bit of bitcoin price dumping occurred Monday while some investors dove back into DeFi with their ether.

Markets  ·  7 December 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Dips Below $19,000 as Ether Options Volume Drops

Bitcoin briefly dropped below $19,000 on a low-volume day while the ether options market seems to be in decline for now.

Markets  ·  4 December 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Loses Momentum at $19.4K; Ethereum Fees Increasing

Bitcoin’s price rise stalled out just before hitting $19,500 Wednesday. The Ethereum network’s fees are in an upswing.

Markets  ·  25 November 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Pushes Past $19.4K; Deribit Ether Options Volume Spikes

Bitcoin trades above $19,000 as ether options volume on exchange Deribit spikes.

Markets  ·  24 November 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Surpasses $15.3K; Ether Up 210% in 2020

The price of bitcoin popped to new 2020 highs while ether has performed more than two times better than BTC so far this year.

Markets  ·  5 November 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Hits $13.6K; 500K ETH Options Pile Up for December

Bitcoin’s price is turning bullish as ether options traders accumulate half a million of ETH options for December expiration.

Markets  ·  29 October 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bounces to $11.8K; Over 10K BTC Locked in Harvest Finance

Bitcoin’s price tested $11,800 Monday as investors continue to put BTC into new DeFi protocols.

Markets  ·  19 October 2020
Stellar

Stellar CEO to Be Part of IMF Panel on Cross-Border Payments

The panel will discuss the private-sector's role in addressing shortcomings of cross-border payments.

Policy & regulation  ·  18 October 2020
Bitcoin

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Has Light Response to OKEx While Ether Options Traders Make Beacon Bets

Bitcoin’s price is rebounding after an OKex-related dip. Meanwhile, ether options traders have a bearish "beacon chain" attitude.

Markets  ·  16 October 2020