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The first day of Bakkt’s Bitcoin futures saw less than 2 percent of the CME’s debut day trading volume, prompting speculation over whether the highly anticipated contract will deliver on its mission of being a “key piece of infrastructure” in the cryptocurrency market. By close Monday, a total of 72 BTC were traded on Bakkt. […]

EOSIO successfully implemented its first ever consensus hard fork in its v1.8 upgrade. The new version brings “major enhancements” to the blockchain in hopes of “paving the way for a more secure and scalable future.” Improvements to the EOSIO blockchain The version 1.8 upgrade focuses on allowing users to interact with the EOSIO blockchain more […]

Bakkt’s long-awaited Bitcoin futures contracts launch did not elicit the market reaction most traders were hoping for. Instead, Bitcoin continues consolidating without a clear sign of where it’s heading next while altcoins are giving mixed signals. The following technical analysis will focus on the different scenarios that could play out for Ethereum, XRP, and Litecoin. […]

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced that it will be listing Tezos on its platform. Tezos is a delegated proof of stake blockchain that governs itself by establishing a true digital commonwealth. It facilitates formal verification, a technique which mathematically proves the correctness of the code governing transactions and boosts the […]

Bakkt’s long-awaited Bitcoin futures contracts are finally live. Now, some of the most prominent analysts in the crypto industry believe its a matter of time before Bitcoin experiences outsized volatility. Bakkt Bitcoin futures Bakkt, a subsidiary of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), announced that as of 00:02 UTC Sept. 23 the first physically-delivered Bitcoin futures contract […]

Binance.US, the U.S. branch of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, officially launched its digital asset marketplace. The U.S.-only exchange will offer a fiat on-ramp and free trading for all listed coins, which will begin on Sept. 24. The U.S. gets a new gateway to the crypto world The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, […]

The bitcoin price (BTC) has slipped to $9,900 following the highly anticipated launch of Bakkt, a bitcoin futures market operated by ICE, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Traders expected the dominant cryptocurrency to demonstrate large volatility as the opening of Bakkt coincided with a weekly close for BTC. However, the […]

Nischal Shetty, founder of WazirX, shares his story building one of the only crypto exchange left standing in a country hostile to cryptocurrency. By engineering the first auto-matching P2P engine he was able to dodge regulatory pressure that shuttered many other major exchanges in India. Nischal, tell us about your journey starting WazirX? “Nischal: I’ve been […]

Of course, nobody can attend them all, so we’ve profiled five crypto and blockchain conferences that you should keep on your radar. Pick your favorite, and consider making an appearance at your favorite event. 2019 has been a big year for cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The prices of digital assets have improved considerably, and blockchain […]

The popularity of the keyword Bitcoin on major search engines in China has been on the rise since early 2019 following the strong rally of the bitcoin price. Since January, in merely nine months, the bitcoin price has increased from $3,736 to $10,000 by 167 percent against the U.S. dollar. Alex Krüger, a global markets […]