BitMEX is the largest exchange offering cryptocurrency derivatives, according to some outlets. Users will get one more trading opportunity on 5 February 2020, 04:00 OTC. The XRP swaps will be available, with the coins traded against USD with up to 50x leverage. It is said in the BitMEX announcement from 4 February 2020. Per the announce:“Symbol: XRPUSDExpiry Date: PerpetualBitcoin Multiplier: 0.0002 XBT (20,000 Satoshis)XBT Contract Value: XRPUSD Price * Bitcoin Multiplier (20,000...
Read More »XRP Price Surges Beyond $0.25 after Ripple Unlocks 500 Million Tokens from Escrow
The XRP token had a great start to the week following a 2.82 percent surge in price after Ripple, the company that is using the cryptocurrency in its solutions, released 500 million tokens from an escrow account on Feb. 1, at least according to data provided by resource monitoring website Whale Alert.In the last 24 hours, XRP price has spiked from $0.2460 to its current price of $0.2522, CoinMarketCap data shows. XRP’s gains extended across the board to other altcoins particularly those in...
Read More »Top 5 Cryptocurrencies to Follow in 2020
The total number of cryptocurrencies crawling all over the crypto space is now no less than a thousand. And more cryptocurrencies are rising by the minute.A little more than a decade since the first digital currency and we’ve had cryptocurrencies that failed their hyped potential and other ones that surprised us. In this article, we will be listing the top five cryptocurrencies you are better off paying attention to at the start of a new decade.We will touch on the past history, performance,...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Could Reach $27,000 in 180 Days as Halving Is Just 100 Days Away
Tom Lee is a person who always gives positive price predictions when it comes to Bitcoin. But now, there’s a bunch of other people claiming that Bitcoin halving might be not good for the Bitcoin price dynamics.He thinks that the technical analysis, as well as the core principles of Bitcoin, show that the price should go up. His agency Fundstrat gains up to 193% of easy profits out of Bitcoin. Per Tom Lee:“Yes, 2020 should be great for Bitcoin. Because you got, number one the Halving happening...
Read More »Tether Gold Stablecoin Gets Margin Trading Option with Leverage on Bitfinex
Traders of Bitfinex got the ability to trade the stablecoin XAUT with a maximum of 5x leverage. Bitfinex also pumps up BTC/USD margin trading pair to the same maximum.Last week Bitfinex presented a new stablecoin Tether Gold. It is backed by the gold bars hidden in the unknown Swiss vault. Tether claimed that they have ‘direct access’ to the vault. The margin trading option as announced on Tuesday, against the U.S. dollar, Tether and BTC. The initial equity can be 20%.Margin trading will...
Read More »Pornhub Adds Tether (USDT) to Its Payment Options via TRON Wallet after PayPal Pull-Out
Tether (USDT) now joins Pornhub payment options along with Cosmo Payments which is a global payment processing app. Plus all that, the popular porn site added a direct deposit option for Australia and Puerto Rico. Heads up Models! We just added USDT, @CosmoPayment & more to our Payment Method options! Click here for details: https://t.co/LgyZuMasd4#USDT #Cosmopayment pic.twitter.com/BcnzK5Z6RN— Pornhub Model Help & Updates ✈️ XBIZ LA + AVN 2020 (@PornhubHelp) January 22, 2020Pornhub...
Read More »Binance Launches Feature for Converting BUSD into Selected Stablecoins
Major crypto exchange Binance has announced a new Binance USD (BUSD) conversion function on its platform. Beginning immediately, users can now instantly convert a select number of stablecoins into the BUSD.Binance BUSD ConversionAccording to the announcement, the supported stablecoins for the new feature include Paxos Standard (PAX), USD Coin (USDC), TrueUSD (TUSD) and Tether’s USDT. For the first three, the announcement states that conversion to BUSD will be settled at 1:1. Binance will...
Read More »Bitwise Withdraws Bitcoin ETF Proposal with SEC
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF proposal has been withdrawn. The cryptocurrency asset management firm indicated that it had submitted a note to the U.S. SEC. Bitwise said that the withdrawal request is “consistent with the public interest and protection of investors”. This shows that the firm is studying the situation at this time. The global head of research told:“We did indeed withdraw the application. This is a procedural step, and we intend to refile our application at an appropriate time.”It also...
Read More »Cryptocurrency Market Suddenly Gets Bullish, Bitcoin Price Rises to $8,800
The cold as winter market suddenly turns hot: major coins getting a significant bump in prices. Specifically, the main Bitcoin forks are hitting the price roofs with Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin SV and a hefty of other coins gaining a larger price per coin in no time. The SV rise from $150 per coin to $400 per coin may be also connected with Craig Wright‘s promise to obtain the private keys from Satoshi’s 1 million coins. And… publications like this one.Bitcoin Cash has also received a bump-up going...
Read More »Two Plaintiffs Drop Lawsuit against Tether and Bitfinex
Eric Young and Adam Kurtz suddenly revoked their lawsuit against the Bitfinex exchange and Tether founders. The two previously claimed market manipulation and fraud.The plaintiffs said they are crypto traders who suspect that Bitfinex and Tether fed the market with fake data about their volumes, operations, and deals. However, on January 7 both filed a document saying they demand voluntary dismissal for their claims:“The Court having considered the Notice of Voluntary Dismissal Without...
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