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In an incredible and slightly confounding turn of events, Bakkt’s bitcoin Futures volume has soared as much as 796% to a new all-time high (ATH). This is a far cry from previous volumes and a bullish sign of revival for Bakkt following its lackluster beginnings. Launching some two weeks ago, Bakkt day one performance showcased a tepid day-one volume of just 72 BTC. Given the hype and anticipation around the launch, this left a lot to be desired. Since then, the daily volume has fluctuated...

McAfeeDex: Die dezentrale Bitcoin-Börse des Internet Pioniers John McAfee ging heute Nacht live. John McAfee verspricht Sicherheit und Dezentralität und jetzt ist sie live: Die dezentrale Bitcoin-Börse des Internet Piooniers John McAfee. Diese soll eine dezentrale Handelsplattform für virtuelle Währungen bieten, die keinen staatlichen Beschränkungen unterliegt. Und so sieht der erste Screenshot aus: Seit wenigen Stunden live und hier ist...

The battle cry of the cryptocurrency industry has been one of decentralization, or one without any centralized authority. It is this distinguishing feature that sets the blockchain space apart from other sectors and cryptocurrencies like bitcoin from other assets. No central bank, bankers, or government controls it, and unless your Nouriel Roubini it’s hard not to appreciate this push toward democracy and decentralization. When the industry begins to compromise, that’s when the crypto...

Binance appears to be using its TRX stockpile to vote for itself as a TRON Super Representative and then scoop up the majority of the TRON block rewards. The TRONSCAN website reveals the No.1 TRON Super Representative (SR) to be Binance’s recently launched staking address. After launching mere days ago, the Binance address has already acquired 60% of all the votes in the TRON ecosystem. Just a few days after launching, Binance’s staking wallet has become the No.1 Super Representative on the...

Binance U.S. launched yesterday, Sept. 24. To celebrate the highly anticipated event in the crypto community, Binance offered some freebies and discounts such as zero fees until Nov. 1 and free Binance hoodies. Also, BNB fee discounts, as well as commission-based referrals, will kick-in on Nov. 1 after the zero trading fee campaign concludes.Binance putting the pedal to the metal on launch day. | Source: TwitterUnfortunately, the launch did not go without a hitch. Many users experienced some...

Accusations of wash trading from the Blockchain Transparency Institute (BTI) have prompted OKEx's CEO to challenge BTI to a wager, which has opened up an entirely new can of worms. Wash trading, a form of market manipulation, is often used to create artificial marketplace activity to draw in more investors. Last week, a report from BTI alleged that 90% of OKEx exchange's volume was falsified via wash trading. Today, OKEx CEO Jay Hao invited researchers to partake in a bet. Hao staked 100...

Coincheck’s parent company Monex Group has voted to grant crypto to shareholders as a mid-term benefit in addition to regular redeemable points. In a statement, the Japanese online brokerage firm indicated that for fiscal year 2019, shareholders will receive bitcoin as a mid-term benefit. Monex Group will reward its shareholders with bitcoin. | Source: monexgroup.jpThis will apply to shareholders who are holding the company’s stock as at the end of this month. To benefit, shareholders must...

About 17 new crypto assets could soon be listed on Coinbase depending on how the technical and compliance review goes. Among the cryptocurrencies that Coinbase is considering for listing include coins that are yet to launch such as Gram that is fronted by messaging platform Telegram and Chia which was founded by the creator of torrent client BitTorrent, Bram Cohen. The other coins are Avalanche, Celo, Coda, Dfinity, Filecoin, Handshake, Kadena, Mobilecoin, NEAR, Nervos, Oasis, Orchid,...

Bitcoin aficionado and Fundstrat cofounder Tom Lee says he's more bullish on the crypto sector than ever, remarking that Bakkt's imminent launch could bring some much-needed legitimacy to the market. Lee tweeted that Bakkt's launch should bode well for the highly-lauded hopes of institutional involvement in the cryptocurrency industry. Tom Lee looks forward to the launch of Bakkt and the legitimacy it will bring | Source: TwitterLee's assertation that Bakkt's launch may improve the...

Binance CEO CZ has retracted accusations that a sudden 3% flash crash was deliberately and maliciously executed by a market maker. | Credit: Shutterstock.com Earlier today, Binance’s futures platform suffered a flash crash of nearly 3 percent in a matter of just seconds. Initially, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhou (CZ) took to Twitter to announce that the flash crash had...