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Exchanges

Funds in Short Positions on Bitcoin Drop to 6-Month Low

The amount of money allocated to short bets against bitcoin fell to a more than 6-month low today.

Markets  ·  19 February 2019
Bitcoin

Mayer Multiples: The Metric That Helps Call Bitcoin Bubbles and Bottoms

Identifying speculative bubbles or bearish exhaustion may be possible through the use of a fairly new metric known as the Mayer Multiple.

Markets  ·  17 February 2019
Coinbase

Coinbase Exchange Users Can Now Withdraw Bitcoin Cash Fork BSV

The largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has allowed its users to withdraw BSV three months after the hard fork.

Markets  ·  14 February 2019
Bitcoin Futures

New Proposed ETF Would Mix Bitcoin Futures With Sovereign Debt

An ETF proposal filed Monday would invest in bitcoin futures and the sovereign debt of several developed countries.

Markets  ·  11 February 2019
Investments

Most Crypto Hedge Funds Aren’t Really Hedge Funds

CryptoLux Capital's co-founder Sina Nader and Pactum Capital's CEO Daniel Cawrey explained why most crypto hedge funds aren't really hedge funds.

Business  ·  11 February 2019
Tron

What to Know About Tron’s BitTorrent Token Airdrop This Week

Starting Monday, Tron embarks on one of the longest airdrop experiments in history, with BTT token giveaways happening monthly into 2025.

Markets  ·  10 February 2019
Exchanges

A Fight Is Brewing Among QuadrigaCX Crypto Exchange’s Creditors

QuadrigaCX customers who had fiat currency balances say they should be repaid before crypto holders.

Markets  ·  8 February 2019
Binance

BitTorrent Token Is Already Nearly 6 Times Its ICO Price

The price of BitTorrent Token (BTT) is up nearly 600 percent from its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) which took place just one week ago.

Markets  ·  4 February 2019
Exchanges

Kraken Acquires Futures Startup In Deal Worth At Least $100 Million

Kraken has inked a “nine-figure" deal that now makes it the only crypto exchange to offer regulated futures trading in Europe.

Markets  ·  4 February 2019
Markets

Bitcoin Is Now Officially In Its Longest Bear Market Ever

Bitcoin's price has officially continued to print lower price highs for the longest amount of time in the cryptocurrency's 10 year history.

Markets  ·  2 February 2019
Exchanges

Crypto Exchange QuadrigaCX Files for Creditor Protection

The QuadrigaCX exchange says it's been "attempting to locate" its crypto reserves, unsuccessfully.

Markets  ·  31 January 2019
Exchanges

Overstock’s tZERO Token Platform Has Officially Opened for Trading

Overstock's tZERO officially went live Thursday, allowing customers to begin trading the company's security token. Other digital assets will be added in future.

Markets  ·  24 January 2019
Exchanges

New Exchange Claims It Can Tokenize Shares of AirBnb, Uber, SpaceX

Hg Exchange, a new security token platform launched by Zilliqa and MaiCoin, aspires to tokenize shares of big-name private companies.

Business  ·  24 January 2019
Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s Price Counters the VIX, Confirming It’s Still a Risk Asset

Bitcoin's price inversely correlates with the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), meaning the premier cryptocurrency is still a risk-asset and not a safe haven.

Markets  ·  22 January 2019
Exchanges

South Korean Exchange Loses $5 Million in Accidental Bitcoin Airdrop

South Korean exchange Coinzest reportedly lost around $5 million when it airdropped bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies instead of WGT.

Markets  ·  21 January 2019