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Following the fiasco between the United States Commodity and Futures Trading Commission and BitMEX – one of the world’s largest crypto derivatives platform, there will be major shifts in the executive management of the latter. As per an official announcement published today, October 8th, Arthur Hayes, the well-known CEO of the company operating BitMEX, will be stepping down. In his place, Vivien Khoo, who’s currently the Chief Operating Officer at 100x Group, will become the interim CEO....

The government of Venezuela does not know what else to do to control its economy and is trying to save its financial life by doing what all the world governments are doing: printing more money… A lot of money.Sources close to the Venezuelan government revealed that the country’s Central Bank has just bought 71 tons of paper to print money. Experts believe this new batch of paper will supply the country’s demand for bills of the highest possible denomination: 100,000 sovereign Bolivars —or the...

Bitcoin has had a slow last few weeks, that’s for sure. It appears that the cryptocurrency is trading within a narrow range, unable to swing convincingly in either direction.This is reflected in its historic volatility, which has been falling quite a bit. In fact, it’s currently at a point where, usually, a huge move is inbound.Bitcoin Historic Volatility Low: Huge Move IncomingThose who’ve been following the cryptocurrency markets long enough know that there’s rarely a boring day. And, in...

One of the world’s largest car manufacturers and a household name, BMW, has announced plans to launch a blockchain-based reward program in South Korea.The country will be the first to see the new platform before a potential global rollout.BMW Korea Goes BlockchainBMW is arguably one of the most popular car manufacturing brands. According to its latest investor presentation, published in October 2020, they’ve delivered almost 650,000 vehicles in Europe, down 19.7% because of the coronavirus...

The DeFi markets have had a rough few days over the past week. The majority of the cryptocurrencies centered in the space are trading well in the red.At the same time, the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols has been on the decline over the past two days as well.According to DeFi Pulse, the TVL is down to $10.15 billion, at the time of this writing. This means that it lost over $1 billion since the beginning of October as the value reached $11.23 billion on September 30th.Building on...

Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya doubled-down on his belief that Bitcoin investors should separate themselves from short-term price actions. He asserted that BTC operates in opposite to other financial assets and helps him sleep “soundly” at night.Palihapitiya: Bitcoin Is Fundamentally DifferentThe former Facebook executive has been a long-time Bitcoin proponent. Earlier this year, he said that his first BTC purchase came ten years ago when he bought one million bitcoins for about $80....

Pan-European payment solution for online markets Lemonway has partnered with Ripple to utilize RippleNet to facilitate international euro-to-euro payments for its customers.At the same time, the payment protocol company announced a restructuring with its executive leadership across the organization and rebranding two of its products.Lemonway To Employ RippleNetAnnounced earlier today, the partnership between Ripple and the payment institution created in France in 2007 would allow Lemonway to...

Bitcoin has failed to sustain its recent bullish run and has dropped to approximately $10,600. Most alternative coins have mimicked BTC’s move, resulting in a $10 billion loss from the total market cap.Bitcoin Fails At $10,800As reported yesterday, Bitcoin had reacted positively on news that US President Donald Trump left the hospital after a few days and returned to the White House. The primary cryptocurrency, copying gains on Wall Street, accelerated in price and peaked at $10,800.However,...

Software and EOS developer Block.one announced the news of Google Cloud joining the community via a blog post published earlier today, on Oct. 6.According to the announcement, apart from joining the network, Google Cloud is also aiming to become a BP on the chain.The decision to allow Google Cloud to become a BP will be put to a vote among token holders. Currently, 21 BPs form the core part of the EOS network. Also, joining the public blockchain platform will mean that the tech behemoth will...

Contour, the trade finance enterprise based on blockchain, has officially launched. The digital platform is set to deliver a global network and services for trading finance over a distributed ledger, uniting buyers, suppliers, and banks on its platform.Contour Goes LiveSingapore-based Contour has officially announced its step forward, launching its trading network based on blockchain technology. Previously known as Voltron, the firm has a primary focus on Letters of Credit (LC). Few major...