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Starting today, the Binance Futures platform is launching another perpetual contract with Litecoin. This time, Litecoin (LTC) is being paired with USDT making it the sixth perpetual contract on the platform.Binance Futures Litecoin ContractAccording to an official announcement from Binance, the LTC/USDT perpetual contract opened trading today at 8:00 AM (UTC). The recent announcement has a few similarities with previous ones. For example, just like the previous offerings, users are allowed to...

Major crypto exchange giant Binance has announced that it is launching a new perpetual contract product through its futures trading platform – Binance Futures. The new contract, which pairs EOS with Tether’s USDT is the platform’s fifth one.According to an official announcement on the Binance website, the new contract launched at 8:00 AM (UTC) on Wednesday, January 8. Also, Binance Futures is offering users up to 75x leverage.Binance also put a pricing limit of ±1% on the mark price, to...

OKEx crypto exchange officially announced the launch of Bitcoin options trading for a chosen few clients. This has happened ahead of a public launch on January 9, 2020. In a December 26 press release, the third-largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume worldwide has confirmed that the new contract will be settled daily in Bitcoin.Increasing Hedging Strategies Options for OKEx TradersAn options contract is a popular derivative that lets traders hedge against asset price swings in all...

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance added support for three fiat pairings with the Turkish Lira (TRY) that feature Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and leading stablecoin Tether (USDT). And that’s not all. Users will from now on be able to trade USDT against the Russian Ruble (RUB) as well.#Binance Adds ETH/TRY, XRP/TRY, USDT/TRY and USDT/RUB Trading Pairshttps://t.co/TlhaxBEOWs pic.twitter.com/al8syw2vc7— Binance (@binance) December 25, 2019This obviously became a ritual for this number one crypto...

When some folks claim they’re into cryptocurrencies because of the thrill of the blockchain… well, they’re lying for the most part. Or at the very least not revealing everything. All things aside, it’s about the profits. How can I make money? How can I do it fast? How can I do it legitimately and securely?Whereas media sources nowadays bombard their readers and viewers with a zillion ways to make a quick buck by trading, exchanging, and investing into cryptocurrencies, there exist other, more...

In what seems like a plus for the cryptocurrency community, Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange BTSE has decided to raise $50 million of its token come March 2020. Sources also further indicated that the exchange plans to issue a total supply of 200 million tokens in the due course of time at $1 each and then to buy them back and burn 100 million. The pitch deck for the offering reads:“Funds raised will be allocated toward user acquisition to increase overall platform revenue, platform...

Last week was quite impressive for Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency recorded a bullish reversal from a low of $6,750 to $7,800 in two days. The bulls were unable to defend the new region, swinging the price back to $7,230 during today’s early hours.Bitcoin is currently down about 1.29% on the day as it trades at around $7,316 at the time of this writing.BTC/USD. Source: TradingViewThe altcoin market, on the other hand, is in a mixed state as some cryptocurrencies are recording slight gains while...

The controversy around Bitfinex and Tether continues. Apparently, the company is under legal attack as yet another “copycat” class action lawsuit has been filed against it with the US District Court for the Western District of Washington.Bitfinex Responds Against A Mysterious ComplaintAccording to an official statement, “mercenary” lawyers continue to attack Bitfinex and Tether and they have filed a class-action lawsuit against the company with the US District Court for the Western District...

With many issues that have made premier cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex controversial, it seems that the exchange is set to get its groove back in 2020 as per revelations by its CTO Paulo Ardoino in a podcast with the BlockCryto. In the podcast, Paulo discussed a wide range of issues ranging from the allegations of market manipulations to upcoming products that Bitfinex plans to offer including options and a gold-backed stablecoin.While much has been said about Bitfinex’s growing Twitter...

Most crypto exchanges have for some time now had challenges operating within the United States. On the other hand, most of the countries in Asia and Europe have taken an initiative of offering straight forward legislation outlining how to conduct any business in the crypto space. But, the U.S. has dropped far much behind in that arena.Currently, there is no definite framework outlining running businesses and tax payments. Interestingly, there is not even any assurance by the government to...