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A cautious mood in the Bitcoin futures markets contrasts with Binance’s optimistic launch of quarterly contracts. 1269 Total views 13 Total shares Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched a new Bitcoin (BTC) futures product despite institutional investors showing fresh uncertainty about the future.In a blog post on June 11, Binance revealed its quarterly futures contracts had…

‘DeFi yields and interest rates are clearly a vacuum sucking in a lot of stablecoins,’ says Coin Metrics’ Nic Carter. The rise of DeFi protocols and the demand for tokens in liquidity pools may be contributing to a huge surge in the supply of stablecoins.According to an Sept. 3 tweet from Coin Metrics co-founder Nic…

Following its initial foray into the nonfungible token (NFT) space with the Adidas for Prada re-source project in partnership with digital artist Zach Lieberman and SuperRare, iconic fashion brand Prada has now announced its first independent NFT collection accompanying the Prada Timecapsule.An online event hosted on the first Thursday of every month, Prada Timecapsule has,…

Russia is allegedly preparing a ban on the use of cryptocurrencies to pay for goods and services.A report from Izvestia on Nov. 29 cites several sources allegedly familiar with ongoing discussions at the country’s central bank, financial regulator and Ministry of Finance in support of a ban.Legal measures not yet officially confirmedAt present, cryptocurrencies can…

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The cryptocurrency exchange's 2031 Senior Notes, which have a coupon rate of 3.625%, have $1 billion in outstanding principal. 131 Total views 2 Total shares Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase will begin buying back up to $150 million of its 2031 Senior Notes for 64.5 cents on the dollar, or a discount of 35.5%.According to the Aug.…

Global banking regulator Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) calls for a conservative prudential treatment framework for crypto assets.The Basel Committee — which includes banking regulators from the United States, Europe and Japan — published its report on the prudential treatment of crypto assets. The study was first announced in November, as Cointelegraph reported at…

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.Adena Friedman, president and CEO of Nasdaq Inc., believes that…

Since launching its V3 iteration in October, PoolTogether has paid out more than $750,000 in risk-free lottery returns. 1609 Total views 15 Total shares Data published by crypto analytics provider Messari indicates that PoolTogether’s V3 no-risk lottery platform has amassed more than 6,000 users since launching in October.Messari asserts that PoolTogether’s user base ranks it…