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The ongoing decentralized finance (DeFi) boom has pushed the popular cryptocurrency exchange Huobi to establish a DeFi-oriented platform. Dubbed Huobi DeFi Labs, it aims to enhance the company’s operations in the sector and will be led by a Wall Street veteran – Sharlyn Wu.Huobi DeFi Labs EstablishedAccording to the announcement from earlier today, the Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange has decided to take a more active role in the expanding DeFi field. The establishment of the Huobi...

According to a recent report, the majority of all mined bitcoins are held by long-term investors, while only 19% is utilized for trading.Although professional traders are roughly only 4% of the market, they are largely responsible for significant price developments, the research added.BTC HODLers On The RiseThe cryptocurrency monitoring company Chainalysis recently posted its latest report exploring the behavior of Bitcoin investors. More specifically, it examined their approach to “what are...

Cryptocurrency derivatives trading volume reached a new monthly all-time high in May 2020, surpassing the previous record recorded in March, recent research indicates. Volumes on regulated exchanges such as CME soared as well for both futures and options trading. Crypto Derivatives Monthly Volume ATH According to the report by CryptoCompare, the monthly trading volume of cryptocurrency derivatives surged by 30% in May. It hit a fresh all-time high of $602 billion, beating the previous record...

Bitcoin investors have been transferring their assets outside of specific exchanges lately, new data shows. Ultimately, the BTC balance on platforms has reached its lowest point in over a year by decreasing with more than 320,000 coins since Black Thursday.Bitcoin HODLers Mentality On The RiseDuring the notorious Black Thursday event in March, when most cryptocurrency assets lost substantial portions of their value, investors – especially short-term holders – transferred sizeable shares of...

According to a new study, the total trading volume of cryptocurrency derivatives has increased dramatically by over 300%.At the same time, BitMEX’s leadership position in the field has been challenged by Huobi, OKEx, and Binance.Derivatives On The RiseAnd amid the most apprehensive days of uncertainty prompted by the eventual aftermath of the COVID-19, the cryptocurrency market went through a substantial losses. Most assets plunged by as much as 50% in mid-March.During these times of hyper...

OKCoin has received a license to work in Japan and will soon launch its exchange service for individuals and businesses in the country.OKCoin, the premier cryptocurrency trading exchange, has secured a license to begin operations in Japan. While this may not sound like a big deal, there are many reasons to consider this as one of the major events in the cryptocurrency community for 2020. OKCoin Opens Its Operating Unit in JapanIts Tokyo unit OKCoin Japan obtained the license without recourse...

Huobi Group, a leading digital currency company, through its subsidiary Huobi DM, has launched a new “partial liquidation” mechanism in a bid to protect Futures traders against risks during times of heavy plummets in the cryptocurrency markets, according to a press release. Huobi DM is digital assets derivatives trading platform of Huobi Group. The move to create this mechanism, which is quite similar to Wall Street Circuit breakers, is coming as a result of the most recent price plunge that...

Huobi exchange has admitted its involvement in taking part in the recent reversal of Steemit’s blockchain soft fork and has withdrawn the vote.At the same time, Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance exchange, also said that his company has undone the vote and wants to remain neutral.Huobi Admits Controversial InvolvementAs Cryptopotato reported yesterday, TRON and Steemit attempted to reverse a soft fork on the blockchain, which intended to reduce their ability to sway governance decisions. To...

Ripple’s XRP price may be on the road to the next big move, as the company is actively expanding the scales of its activities and joined the Top 100 Remittance Companies list being the only crypto-related company there.Ripple network sent 54 million in one week from the U.S. to Mexico, according to the reports. Such a big volume level pushes XRP price greatly, even though the recent downfall. With the company reaching the top 100 cross-border payment corporations chart, new horizons are...

Daily trading volumes for Ethereum reached the high of $26 billion with three exchanges – BitMEX, Huobi & OKEx – alone reporting over $1 billion trade in ETH tokens. Ethereum price is moving up.While the market has been focusing on Bitcoin‘s move above $10,000, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency Ethereum is leading the altcoin show. On Thursday, February 13, the ETH price jumped over 20% to hit $270. This was the biggest single-day gain for Ethereum, so far in 2020.With Thursday’s...