Canadian regulator excludes crypto funds from reduced margin eligibility

Major altcoins have seen their Twitter presence greatly reduced in the wake of the recent cryptocurrency market crash. According to data from Bitinfocharts, major altcoins such as Ethereum, Litecoin, and XRP now find their Twitter mentions nearing two and even three-year lows.Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s Twitter presence doubled in the first three months of 2020, though its…

Warning: This story contains sensitive content that some readers may find disturbing.A Dutch national known as ‘Mr Dark’ — who allegedy made $1.6 million in cryptocurrency from hosting violent rape and child pornography videos — has been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Columbia.Michael Rahim Mohammed, 32, allegedly operated the ‘Dark…

As we find ourselves already knee-deep into December, it has become increasingly difficult to ignore that certain festive je ne sais quoi that always seems to permeate the air during this time of year — yes, even in this globally most horribilis of annuses, (whisper it) 2020.The shops — well, those of them that haven’t…

I recently came across Marc Andreessen’s article from 2014 on Bitcoin (BTC). In many ways, it is visionary (no surprise). I have been in the industry for four years now, with most of my focus being on the social impact of blockchain. It is astonishing to me that in 2014, before there was any institutional…

Cumberland, the Chicago-based cryptocurrency trading unit of DRW Holdings LLC, reported a sharp, sudden spike in large-scale Bitcoin (BTC) transactions the evening of Monday, April 1. The company revealed the data in a tweet on April 4.The series of thirteen orders that the trading desk tracked all exceeded 1,000 BTC (about $4.9 million at press…

Elrond's main goal is to implement Twispay's e-money license for issuing stablecoins that can be used in the European Union. 63 Total views 2 Total shares The National Bank of Romania has greenlighted an acquisition in the blockchain industry, authorizing the blockchain startup Elrond to acquire a payment processing platform.Elrond, a blockchain firm focused on…

On Feb. 5, a total of $1 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) options open interest is set to expire. This number is small relative to the past month's $4 billion options expiry, but monthly and quarterly options typically concentrate the most volume. Friday's expiry is somewhat unusual although it is balanced at the current BTC levels. Data…

Analysts state that blockchain hacks should remain on the decline. 589 Total views 15 Total shares The amount of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related hacks has been decreasing over the course of 2020, a new report claims.According to data analyzed by VPN provider Atlas VPN, the number of hacks in the first half of 2020 dropped more…

Allegations of NFT insider trading have been confirmed by OpenSea, which issued a statement about its head of product lead. 1425 Total views 37 Total shares An OpenSea executive has been outed for hyping nonfungible tokens he purchased and then featuring them on the homepage of the popular NFT marketplace — a move that presumably…