$8.1B in Bitcoin options expire this month — Do bulls or bears have the upper hand?

Bakkt announced on Oct. 24 that it will be launching the first regulated options contract for Bitcoin (BTC) futures on Dec. 9.Bakkt options contract is certified with CFTCAccording to the Bitcoin futures exchange, the key features of the Bakkt Bitcoin Options contract include capital efficiency, cash or physical settlement, European-style options, low fees, as well…

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has pulled back substantially since its yearly high at $14,149 a few days ago. Yet, there are five signs that the real rally is only just starting.Rising “HODLing” activity, record-high fundamentals, low retail interest, higher time frame breakout and technical indicators suggest that a bigger bull run may be brewing. Higher…

Europe is one step closer to getting a concrete legal framework for digital finance. The European Commission is moving to provide more legal clarity and certainty for the cryptocurrency industry in its member states.On Sept. 24, the EC officially adopted a new digital finance package including digital finance and retail payments strategies, as well as…

France is reportedly going to try to convince other European Union member states to adopt cryptocurrency regulations similar to its own, Reuters reported on April 15.Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of the Economy and Finance, reportedly stated that France will encourage other EU countries to adopt cryptocurrency regulations similar to those France approved last week.…

As economic conditions continue to worsen, financial experts worldwide are increasingly placing the blame at the feet of the Federal Reserve after the central bank was slow to respond to rising inflation early on. Financial markets are currently experiencing their worst stretch of losses in recent history and it doesn’t appear that there is any…

Russian Premier League soccer champion Zenit St. Petersburg is the latest high-profile club to enter the blockchain gaming world. 1186 Total views 17 Total shares Zenit St. Petersburg — the top soccer club in Russia's Premier League — has signed on to the Ethereum blockchain-based fantasy soccer game Sorare platform.As of Oct. 15, Zenit players…

The Securities and Exchange Commission is once again requesting that Telegram provide bank records on its Gram initial coin offering (ICO). The timing of the request, filed on Jan. 10, coincides with new evidence of alleged underwriters requesting commission fees for the sale of Telegram tokens.The reappearance of an earlier requestThe request for banking data comes…