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OKX strategically positioned itself to ride the Ordinals wave, seizing the NFT crown amid exploding interest in Bitcoin-based creative assets. Cryptocurrency trading platform OKX has raced ahead of rivals to become the top marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFT), recording over $50 million in daily NFT trading volume compared to $13 million on Blur and $3 million on OpenSea. This surge centers around Ordinals – unique NFTs built on the Bitcoin blockchain that have recently taken the...

The first offering of Bybit’s Crypto Ark Space is the Crypto Ark Trading Academy, which will run every Thursday from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. The Bybit cryptocurrency exchange, a top-rated crypto firm with more than 20 million registered global users, has announced plans to ensure a seamless web3 adoption through its Crypto Ark Trading program. According to the statement, Bybit’s Crypto Ark has embarked on a journey to reshape the future of crypto collaboration beginning with its headquarters...

According to a recent report from Goldman Sachs, 2023 saw significant institutional support for the crypto industry, especially for derivatives trading. For as long as the crypto industry has existed, it has pursued institutional support. Considering the fact that the crypto industry operated on the fringes of the mainstream financial world for so many years, institutional support would mean both more financial benefits and public validation. Well, according to Goldman Sachs, 2023 saw...

Keywords Studios said that the team, consisting of Andy Norman, Rocco Loscalzo, Vaughan O’Brien, and Roger Cheung, will continue to lead the business after the successful completion of the acquisition. Keywords Studios, an infrastructure solution provider for game and entertainment services, has acquired a unit of the SoftBank-backed metaverse platform Improbable for £79.5 million, approximately $97 million. In an official announcement on December 18, the company said it had purchased The...

The head of Franklin Templeton’s digital asset and industry advisory services sees ongoing adoption of BTC by nation-states and emphasizes its potential to surpass CBDCs in efficiency for national treasuries. A strategist from Franklin Templeton, a global investment firm, predicts a future where every national treasury holds Bitcoin (BTC), envisioning the cryptocurrency becoming the fundamental unit of trade. Sandy Kaul, the head of Franklin Templeton’s digital asset and industry advisory...

Adobe’s $20 billion bid to buy its competitor Figma has been officially terminated. Last year, Adobe Inc (NASDAQ: ADBE) revealed its plans to pay $20 billion in cash and stock to acquire Figma, a popular cloud-based design platform. This would have not only increased Adobe’s market share but also its market power, which causes concerns among regulators.  Now, Adobe and Figma have announced that they will be scrapping the deal due to the regulators’ concerns and demands. Adobe Exiting the...

Even with the owed fees it has paid in trying to deal with bankruptcy issues, FTX continues to face mounting challenges. The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, previously valued at $32 billion, has resulted in exorbitant legal and advisory fees amounting to an average of $53,000 per hour within three months. According to recent filings with the bankruptcy court, FTX attempted to address its insolvency issues by spending an astounding $118.1 million on professional services between...

Raiffeisen Schweiz Die Schweizer Digitalbörse SDX erhält Zuwachs: Mit Raiffeisen Schweiz schliesst sich eine der grössten Schweizer Bankengruppen der Handelsplattform an, wie aus einer Medienmitteilung vom Montag hervorgeht. Die von der Schweizer Finanzmarktaufsicht (FINMA) lizenzierte SDX betreibt eine Börse und eine Zentralverwahrung (CSD), welche auf der Distributed-Ledger-Technologie (DLT) basiert. Diese Mitgliedschaften positionieren Raiffeisen...

NFTs betreten das Reich von Bitcoin NFTs, diese einzigartigen und nicht austauschbaren digitalen Vermögenswerte, die sicher auf Blockchains gespeichert sind, fanden ihren Weg in das Reich von Bitcoin. Während Bitcoin ein Veteran in der Krypto-Sphäre ist, hat sich seine jüngste Umarmung von NFTs als lukrativ erwiesen, mit einem Bruttohandelsvolumen von rund 401 Millionen US-Dollar im November, wenn auch hinter den atemberaubenden 433 Millionen US-Dollar von Ethereum (Cryptoslam, Daten vom...

With the Bitcoin mining landscape gaining steam, the competition is heating up and the most positioned miners will be the biggest beneficiaries moving forward. Today the price of Bitcoin (BTC) is down. The major crypto asset is treading below $41,000 this morning. The main crypto stocks in the pre-market are also in the red zone. Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) is down 3% and is trading at around $143. MicroStrategy Inc (NASDAQ: MSTR) stock is down over 3%, trading at $551. Marathon...