Tag Archives: Bitcoin (BTC)

The Chicago Board Options Exchange’s (CBOE) BZX Exchange has withdrawn the proposed rule change in the Bitcoin ETF proposal issued by the VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin Trust. The SEC notice on Tuesday, September 17 states that CBOE decided to withdraw its proposal last week on September 13.The VanEck SolidX Trust filed for the Bitcoin exchange-traded-fund (ETF) with the SEC earlier this year on January 30. Nearly after a month on February 20, 2019, the Federal Register published the filing.Over the...

Out of the blue, the crypto space seems to have come alive after weeks of sideways trading and little movement to indicate a specific direction of the cryptocurrency markets. Altcoins have come alive with Ethereum and XRP leading the charge this time, while Bitcoin sits still.Within the last twelve hours, Ethereum (ETH)has risen to slightly above the $200 psychological resistance level (about 7.69%) and it is currently trading at $213.99. XRP has risen to $0.31 indicating an impressive 13.73%...

The long-awaited launch of arguably the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange for the American market, Binance US is finally here. Binance US opens today Wednesday the 18th of September, and promises to deliver world-class digital trading technology with great speed, ensuring a remarkable experience for all of its customers. Before now, the crypto exchange had its services restricted in the US and later announced that it will open a more American specific platform to cater to the...

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has welcomed a new member to its team. They have appointed Dorothy D. DeWitt, General Counsel of Coinbase‘s Business Lines and Markets and the vice president, as the director of the Division of Market Oversight (DMO).According to the CFTC’s announcement, at CFTC, Dorothy D. DeWitt will be responsible for supervision of derivatives platforms and swap data repositories, as well as evaluating new platform-traded products. Ms. DeWitt...

According to a recent survey conducted in the UK, about 20% of rich young people (born between 1981 and 1996 with at least £25,000 in investable assets) hold BTC or other digital currency. The proportion of British holding digital assets, which accounts for about 3% total population, shows that the proportion of young people holding digital assets is much higher than the whole national average. If invest-able assets were raised from 25,000 to 75,000, the proportion of eligible young people...

One of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency exchanges Binance has made its first strategic investment in China. The company has invested in Mars Finance, a news platform that focuses on the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector.As has been reported by Bloomberg, the investment is a part of Mars Finance’s funding round that valued the platform at about $200 million. According to the co-founder of Mars Finance Wu Jihan, investors in the round included Ceyuan Ventures and Matrixport, the...

Binance has announced the completion of the Band Protocol Lottery Draw which was first announced a week ago. The initial announcement revealed that the Band Protocol token sale will be hosted by Binance’s IEO platform, Binance Launchpad, as a way to support the startup. Binance also announced that the lottery will quickly follow the token sale and with an airdrop as well.Now, the announcement states that the Band Protocol lottery draw was completed with a 9.43% ratio of winning tickets and...

For several years now, the Bitcoin price has been a subject of discussion in the global scene. As we published, some prominent commentators have suggested that Bitcoin will reach $1 million per token by the end of 2020. That may never happen unless there is a major collapse in the entire fiat world within the next three months.However, some of the analysts are sticking to their predictions, Tim Draper, one prominent venture capitalist, recently doubled down on his call that Bitcoin will reach...

The cryptocurrency market is purported to be a break from the traditional markets, especially because of its decentralization. There is also the fact that global financial policies or unfavorable financial climate, which heavily affects traditional financial assets, do not have the same effects on the digital currency markets. However, even with all the dissimilarities, popular Wall Street strategist Tom Lee has drawn a parallel between the traditional stock market and the cryptocurrency...

To celebrate the sponsorship with all Bitcoiners, Sportsbet.io promised to give away $20 in Bitcoin as a Free Bet to all Sportsbet.io players, if Watford can score a goal against Arsenal. Now it’s interesting to see, whether Sportsbet.io will pay $40 to each of its players, as the match ended with a 2:2 score.This was the first time in history that a top-tier team in English football ever had Bitcoin in any shape or form make a public appearance to a match that was beamed live to millions of...