When comparing the early stages of the 2020-21 bull run to the present, the rise in the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) open interest in bitcoin (BTC) futures and perpetual futures mirrors that of the first few months of the latter year. According to Coinglass, CME has risen from fourth place
Modern cryptocurrency exchange aggregators have emerged due to the growing popularity and increasing use cases of digital currencies. These platforms provide specialized services that enable the exchange of cryptocurrencies for other coins or fiat money, similar to traditional online currency conversion points. The convenience and speed of cryptocurrency exchanges have
Kasikorn Bank, popularly known as K-Bank, in Thailand announced that it has bought 97% of the parent business of Satang, a cryptocurrency exchange that has been active in the nation since 2017. Upon completion of the transaction, Satang will change its name to Orbix. Orbix Custodian, Orbix Invest (a digital
Crypto exchange Binance has released the BNB SafeWallet, a multi-signature wallet based on the Gnosis Safe Protocol, in an effort to strengthen user security and management. An extra layer of safety for user funds has been added to Binance’s services with the recent news that this secure digital asset management
In a lawsuit against Genesis Global, crypto exchange Gemini seeks to recover 60 million shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) that were committed as collateral for the Gemini Earn product. To access the funds that were frozen when Genesis temporarily stopped processing withdrawals last year, Gemini has launched an
Zodia Markets, a platform for trading and exchanging digital assets backed by Standard Chartered has been granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license by the Central Bank of Ireland. In July 2022, Zodia was approved as a cryptocurrency exchange by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and in September
Since announcing that it will begin serving customers in Nevada, U.S., Robinhood, the California-based cryptocurrency trading platform, has garnered the attention of crypto market aficionados. The platform will support 15 cryptocurrencies, according to the statement. Robinhood shared the exciting news with cryptocurrency investors on Twitter on October 25. Robinhood Crypto
Atani, a crypto fintech startup based in Spain, has successfully concluded a $6 million investment round. Cometa, a venture capital firm based in Mexico, spearheaded the round, which also included participation from JME Ventures, Conexo Ventures, and CDTI. The group of business angels included Web3 professionals like Neil Cunha-Gomes, Head of
Bitget, a crypto exchange and derivatives platform, has released a new wallet service that utilizes multiparty computation (MPC) to enhance security and handling of keys. The platform has used MPC to revamp private key and asset management since releasing their account abstraction wallet service driven by Ethereum scaling protocol Starknet
In court documents presented on Thursday, it was revealed that FTX had approached BlackRock and Google about investing in the company when Sam Bankman-Fried’s (SBFs) cryptocurrency exchange was on the brink of collapse. Can Sun, FTX’s former general counsel, testified in federal court, where federal prosecutors presented a spreadsheet kept
