Crypto banking services provider BCB Group raises $4.5 million in new funding
BCB Group, a London-based startup providing banking services to crypto firms, has raised $4.5 million in a strategic funding round.
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Mapping out Solana's ecosystem
Solana is a blockchain platform designed for high throughput and decentralized applications. The project was founded in 2018 by Alan Yu, Anatoly Yakovenko, Greg Fitzgerald, Raj Gokal, and Stephen Akridge. The network has attracted an assortment of investors and ecosystem participants. In July 2019, it raised $20 million in a Series A led by Multicoin […]
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An Overview of Perpetual Swaps in DeFi
The original purpose of a futures contract was to stabilize cash flows for commodity producers by allowing them to lock in a sale price for goods not yet produced. Speculators in the market improve liquidity but are faced with the issue of having to roll contracts over before expiration. BitMEX solved this problem with the […]
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Polkadot-based decentralized insurance project Tidal Finance raises $1.8 million in a token sale
Tidal Finance, the yet-to-launch Polkadot-based decentralized insurance protocol, has raised $1.8 million in a private token sale round.
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Cboe files to list VanEck's bitcoin ETF
Cboe files for bitcoin ETF, reigniting VanEck's journey to launch such a product in the US.
February DEX volumes hit new high of nearly $73 billion
Decentralized exchanges (DEXs) ended the month of February with the highest monthly volume on record, according to data gathered by The Block.
Ethereum mining revenue breaks $1 billion for the first time in February
Total Ethereum mining revenue reached $1.37 billion in February — a new record, according to data from The Block.
Goldman is planning to reignite its bitcoin trading desk
Amid skyrocketing mainstream interest in crypto, Goldman Sachs is revving the engines back up on the bitcoin desk it first launched in 2018.
Bitcoin miners made an all-time high revenue of $1.36 billion in February
Bitcoin mining total revenue surpassed $1.36 billion in February, breaking the previous all time in December of 2017.
New York AG warns that if crypto firms don't 'play by the rules' they will get shut down
Attorney General Letitia James also warned New York investors that the cryptocurrency market carries 'extreme risks'
Fidelity's director of global macro: bitcoin is 'worth considering for inclusion in a portfolio'
Macro veteran Jurien Timmer says bitcoin is like digital gold and some investors could start thinking about adding it to their portfolios.
JPMorgan: New ETF products — and investors cashing out — are behind the collapse of the GBTC premium
Analysts from JPMorgan say the debut of two Canadian bitcoin ETFs might be one of the reasons behind the collapse of the GBTC premium.
Trading executives report less bitcoin selling during Asia session
"I can confidently say that we are seeing less selling," commented B2C2's Phillip Gillespie.
Bitcoin could become the “currency of choice for international trade”, says Citi
US banking giant Citi has authored a new report which suggests that bitcoin could become “an international trade currency” as it evolves.
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China's Inner Mongolia seeks to shut crypto mining farms in new proposal
The Inner Mongolian government is seeking for public feedback on a proposal, which includes plans to shut down local crypto mining farms.
On-chain stablecoin volume surpasses $360 billion for February
Tether held most of February's record stablecoin volume, with USDC and DAI coming next.
DeFi building block service Furucombo exploited for $14M
Furucombo, a drag and drop tool for users to create DeFi transactions, has been exploited. The exploiter has stolen roughly $14M in ETH and ERC-20 tokens.
Monthly crypto exchange volumes broke $1 trillion for the first time in February
Crypto exchange data collected by The Block Research shows a monthly volume figure above $1 trillion for February, a new record.
Bloomberg's ETF whisperer says the SEC could approve a BTC ETF
The Block's Frank Chaparro talks to Eric Balchunas, Senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence.
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Kraken offers refunds to crypto exchange traders hit by ETH price fall
Crypto giant Kraken has been offering refunds to traders hit with heavy losses as a result of a sharp dip in the price of Ether (ETH) on the exchange earlier this week.
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