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United States-regulated trading and clearing platform LedgerX has released a new type of derivative contract unique to Bitcoin (BTC), according to a blog post published on Feb. 5.The new product called LedgerX Halving Contract (LXHC) represents a binary option —  an option where the payoff is either a fixed monetary amount or nothing — that…

The success of the AC Milan Fan Token launch and plans to expand to the United States support Chiliz's 1,000% rally over the past month. 2343 Total views 15 Total shares Non-fungible tokens and decentralized finance are two of the hottest concepts in the crypto sector and each is altering the way projects and companies…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse discussed discouraging maximalists and factors that could drive further institutional adoption at the recent Ripple Swell event held in Dubai. While many participants in the crypto space continue to advocate for only a single blockchain, some believe that the future will be made up of multiple blockchains working with each other. From

At what point will greening crypto energy consumption be enough? 3008 Total views 31 Total shares En+ Group, the world’s top producer of low-carbon aluminum and the largest private-sector generator of hydropower, has entered its first crypto mining joint venture.The new venture, called Bit+, will focus on creating facilities that support crypto mining with a…

HIVE Blockchain Technologies, a Canadian publicly-traded ether (ETH) mining firm, has announced on March 30 the acquisition of a dedicated cryptocurrency mining operation with access to 30 megawatts of low-cost green power.The transaction was valued at CAD $4 million (USD $2.8 M). The facility, leased by Cryptologic Corp, is located in Lachute, Quebec.The firm intends…

Ampleforth has raised $4.9 million in 11 seconds in its AMPL token sale, according to an announcement on June 13.The initial exchange offering (IEO) was the first to take place on Ethfinex and Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitfinex’s Tokinex platform .An IEO is an alternative to an initial coin offering (ICO) in which a centralized…

Bitcoin bull Anthony Pompliano has just persuaded Bill Burr, one of the biggest comedians in the world, to invest in cryptocurrency.In a July 1 episode of the Bill Bert Podcast — so named for the comedian and his co-host Bert Kreischer — Burr said he was buying Bitcoin (BTC), after one of his famous profanity-laden…