CFTC reportedly mulling accepting digital assets as trading collateral

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Robinhood’s main revenue source for the first quarter of 2021 could come under SEC review. Trading platform Robinhood could lose a significant revenue source should the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) move to ban the controversial payment for order flows (PFOF) — routing retail trading orders to market makers.Brokers like Robinhood often use…

A combination of escalating interest rates and a tight regulatory environment in the United States has driven a $417 million outflow from the crypto industry in the past eight weeks, with halts in trading for many altcoins draining liquidity and prolonging the ongoing crypto winter.This environment is forcing crypto companies to rethink and adapt their…

ShapeShift believes the public perception of a network’s centralization could make or break the current generation of smart contract platforms. 2260 Total views 12 Total shares A new report suggests that Cosmos, Polkadot and NEAR could fail to take off if they are perceived to have an issue with centralization — as the example of…

The average crypto donation size was $10,455, 82x more than an average $128 cash donation. 1325 Total views 41 Total shares 2021 was not just the year of institutionalization of crypto and new all-time highs; it also turned out to be the biggest year for crypto philanthropy.According to research data from The Giving platform, crypto donation…

Winston Churchill’s statement to “never let a crisis go to waste” can be applied across many aspects of society, including the recent carnage seen in the crypto market. Last week's volatility is likely to have newer investors and those who took on heavy losses questioning the future of the burgeoning asset class, but in every…

A major Chinese steelmaker settled a blockchain-based $16.87 million iron ore trade with the world’s second-largest mining group, Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting Pty. Ltd. 1913 Total views 30 Total shares In its first-ever, the Chinese steelmaker Nanjing Iron and Steel Company said it has completed an iron ore trade on the blockchain.The steel company…

Bitcoin (BTC) has been outperforming Ether (ETH) in the past several days as BTC surged above $50,000 for the first time in history. Meanwhile, one popular cryptocurrency trader explains that this is "simple math" given the growing institutional demand for BTC. BTC vs. ETH (orange) performance in February. Source: TradingviewWhile ETH is beating BTC in USD…