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The cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX has purchased one of the most utilized cryptocurrency applications – Blockfolio for $150 million. As a result, Blockfolio will add a retail trading experience for its over 6 million users.FTX Buys BlockfolioAfter recently launching a DEX focused on DeFi trading called Serum, FTX continues expanding, acquiring the popular app for $150 million.The consumer application, which has been downloaded over 6 million times on iOS and Android, previously...

A newly-detected scam has been luring users into a Bitcoin scam, Abnormal Security reports. The cybersecurity firm informs that cybercriminals have been impersonating the popular Bitcoin Era trading platform to attract investors, while actually infecting their online devices with malware.Emails, Mimicking BTC Era PlatformThe automated scam emails, which many users have reportedly received, were intended to deceive them through a visual similarity to the leading cryptocurrency platform BTC...

A brief glimpse at the Bitcoin price chart over the past decade clearly shows that we are in what appears to be the early days of the fourth bull market cycle. The asset has experienced multiple boom-and-bust cycles in its brief history, and three can be clearly identified with tops and bottoms.600 Days Into Current CycleIn a recent report by CoinMetrics, these cycles have been overlaid in an effort to attempt estimation at the length of the current cycle.The current cycle began when Bitcoin...

The cryptocurrency market has lost $20 billion from its market capitalization, as the majority of cryptos in the red over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin’s current weekly low is at $11,100, while Ethereum reached the target of $370 as predicted by CryptoPotato.The giant blockchain, Polkadot, is trading around $5.40 after the DOT token was added to major exchanges earlier this week at a price of $3. DOT is recording a fantastic ROI of more than 80% over the past four days of trading. Polkadot is...

Data from popular cryptocurrency monitoring firm reveals that institutional investors had a record-breaking number of leveraged short positions in Bitcoin futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).While this might imply a lot of things, it appears that smart money is leaning toward bearish developments in the market. Of course, there’s always the possibility of a short squeeze.Institutional Bitcoin Shorts on the RiseBitcoin’s price lost about $1,200 in the last seven days....

The UK Financial Conduct Authority, responsible for financial regulations in the country, is looking to introduce further legislation that includes cryptocurrency firms.Such companies operating on the island may need to submit annual reports on how they deal with financial threats and crimes.UK FCA Explores Further Crypto RegulationsIn its latest consultation report, the watchdog noted that in July 2016, it introduced an annual financial crime report obligation for specific firms. By...

The cryptocurrency derivatives trading exchange FTX has launched a Uniswap futures index combining the top 100 pools on the Uniswap platform.At the same time, the company’s recently released DEX dubbed Serum focused on the growing DeFi trend, continues with new developments.FTX Lists a Uniswap IndexFTX announced the launch of the Uniswap futures index yesterday. Essentially, it allows traders to employ a traditional digital asset exchange to access markets from the decentralized trading...

The American multinational giant bank JPMorgan Chase & Co has entered into a strategic partnership with the blockchain-based company ConsenSys. As part of the deal, ConsenSys will acquire the bank’s enterprise blockchain platform – Quorum.ConsenSys Acquires JPM’s QuorumAs reported earlier by Reuters, the New York-based blockchain startup has acquired Quorum and plans to merge the enterprise protocol engineering roadmaps and technology.Although neither party has disclosed the financial...

Binance, Houbi, and OKEx have revealed that they will support Qtum’s new offline staking feature, enabling users of the world’s largest exchange to earn QTUM rewards simply for hodling.Binance’s decision to support Qtum staking is a significant boost for the smart contract network as it embarks on a new phase in its development. In addition, Coinone, CoinDCX, and Gate.io will be among the exchanges supporting QTUM staking.A wave of applications built on Qtum Chain is expected following a $1M...

MicroStrategy publicly announced its adoption of Bitcoin as a primary reserve asset earlier during the month. The trend has now caught up on more firms.Canadian businesses Snappa, and Middle-Eastern food joint chain, Tahinis announced the allocation of their cash reserves to BTC.Canadian Firms Snappa Allocate ‘Significant’ Cash Reserves to BitcoinIn a blog post published yesterday, Christopher Gimmer, founder and CEO of graphics solution provider firm, Snappa announced that his company has a...