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A big Bitcoin (BTC) volatility spike could occur by the month’s end as two major factors come into play. The BTC options market nears a massive $750 million expiration and the CME futures market’s open interest has also soared.When an options expiry nears, holders of options contracts have to adjust their contracts before or right…

Major U.S. crypto wallet provider and exchange Coinbase has been granted a motion to dismiss a lawsuit over alleged insider trading during its launch of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) support last year, according to court documents published Oct. 23.U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria from the Northern District Court of California found that plaintiff Arizona resident Jeffrey…

The host of CNBC’s Mad Money responds to gold’s surprising underperformance this week. 5845 Total views 30 Total shares As the price of gold plunged on Friday, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the rise of crypto may partly explain the sudden disinterest in the precious metal — a potential sign that the mainstream has flipped the…

The listing will make blockchain ownership more decentralized. 1467 Total views 18 Total shares Beowulf Blockchain, a decentralized cloud network for communication services, has announced the listing of its coin, BWF, on the Bittrex exchange.Headquartered in Silicon Valley, the company stated that its coin would be available on Bittrex starting Sept. 24.According to Beowulf, listing…

Almost $1,000 worth of Bitcoin is up for grabs for finding the twelve parts of a wallet’s seed phrase within the serialized web comic "Bulltardia." 2448 Total views 22 Total shares A serialized web-comic called Bulltardia is hiding twelve keys which form a seed phrase for a Bitcoin (BTC) wallet containing 0.1 BTC. The first…

Bitcoin (BTC) hit $40,000 on Jan. 7 in the latest psychologically significant milestone for cryptocurrency bulls.BTC price crushes the $30,000 corridor in record timeData from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView confirmed BTC/USD officially hitting dizzying new highs during trading on Thursday, bringing weekly gains to more than 40%.BTC/USD 1-minute candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewIn just one of…

A Dublin-headquartered startup has teamed up with the Irish Red Cross to use blockchain technology in a new app that improves transparency for charitable donations. The partnership was reported by local daily broadsheet The Irish Times on Dec. 19.The startup, dubbed AID:Tech, is partnering with the Red Cross for use of its consumer-oriented mobile app…

As technological innovations continue to spread across Africa, the continent could provide some unique use cases for blockchain technology. African has been continually driving innovation in a number of spaces, with mobile payments a prime example of the potential for technology to drastically improve the lives of everyday Africans.While many countries in Africa are still…

The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced tentative margin requirements for Bakkt Bitcoin (BTC) futures trading contracts. The announcement appeared on ICE’s official website on Sept. 9.Bakkt futures margin requirementsPer the notice, the initial hedge requirement for daily and monthly futures contracts is $3,900. The speculative initial requirement for both contracts is $4,290.The inter-month add-ons for the…