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VanEck to Launch Bitcoin Futures ETF ‘XBTF’ Next Week After SEC Rejects Spot Offering

Chicago-based CBOE exchange says in website posting that the VanEck Bitcoin Strategy ETF will start trading Tuesday under the ticker symbol “XBTF.”

Markets  ·  14 November 2021

Will the Holiday Season Bring Gifts or a Lump of Coal for Bitcoin Investors?

There are just seven weeks left in the year, and it seems there’s no consensus on who will win out: the HODLers (steadfast accumulators) or the profit-takers.

Markets  ·  14 November 2021

Crypto Is for the Dissidents and Disenfranchised

NLW reads two stories that show crypto's ability to give power to those historically power-less.

Others  ·  14 November 2021

Is Jack Dorsey About to Announce a Bitcoin DeFi Platform?

With a white paper releasing just days after the Taproot upgrade, Square’s TBD might be a bitcoin DeFi platform.

Others  ·  13 November 2021

Taproot, Bitcoin’s Long-Anticipated Upgrade, Activates This Weekend

Taproot will give developers an expanded toolbox to work with as they continue to ideate, iterate and build on Bitcoin.

Tech  ·  13 November 2021

xDai Wants a Gnosis Merger to Stay Relevant, but Some Tokenholders Are Crying Foul

Project leads see a potentially historic DeFi merger as a way to fend off the competition. Speculators are complaining they’ve been shortchanged.

Tech  ·  12 November 2021

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Expected to Rise on Taproot Upgrade

Bitcoin (BTC) analysts are counting down to the network's Taproot upgrade over the next few days. Some observers expect BTC price to rise, although others anticipate muted reaction from the market. Ether (ETH) is expected to pull back given divergences on charts.

Markets  ·  12 November 2021

For Universal’s NFT Band, Music Is Second to Brand Identity

Kingship is a little like Gorillaz, but without the musicians.

Business  ·  12 November 2021

Big Money Apes Into Blockchain Gaming With $725M Raise for Forte

A16z, Cosmos, Polygon Studios and Solana Ventures are among those that participated in the funding, which will be used to expand the gaming platform’s products and services.

Business  ·  12 November 2021

Indian Crypto Exchange WazirX Says Userbase Has Grown Tenfold in 2021

Binance-owned Indian crypto exchange WazirX has grown its users 10-fold to 10 million thus far in 2021.

Business  ·  12 November 2021

Bakkt Shares Fall After Crypto Firm Posts Third-Quarter Loss

The digital asset shop said it had a loss in the third quarter, though revenues grew compared to last year.

Business  ·  12 November 2021

Chinese Crypto Miner The9 Expands in US With Compute North Deal

The miner has signed a deal for 32MW of mining capacity as more China-based firms move out of the country.

Business  ·  12 November 2021

BlackRock iShares Exec Says Firm Has ‘No Current Plans’ to Launch Crypto ETFs: Report

BlackRock global head of iShares and index investments, Salim Ramji, said in an interview the $9.5 trillion firm has “no current plans” to launch cryptocurrency exchange traded funds (ETFs).

Business  ·  12 November 2021

OMG Tanks Over 25% as Exchanges See Record Inflows After BOBA Airdrop snapshot

The native token of Layer-2 scaling protocol for Ethereum offering faster and cheaper transactions, crashed on Friday as exchange inflows spiked.

Markets  ·  12 November 2021