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Softbank-backed Chinese fintech OneConnect has filed for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).As Bloomberg reported on Nov. 13, OneConnect is the blockchain- and AI-focused fintech arm of Chinese insurance giant Ping An.Seeks $100 million and Nasdaq listingThe report claims that the filing seeks to raise $100 million,…

Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx now features daily, two-day, and monthly options trading for BTC/USD, ETH/USD, and EOS/USD. 2392 Total views 18 Total shares OKEx, the second largest crypto options trading platform after Deribit, is expanding its options trading types.Starting July 24, OKEx features new crypto options trading opportunities including daily options, two-day options, and monthly…

Trading of institutional Bitcoin (BTC) investment products have seen growth for the fourth month running, and are rising against United States-based crypto exchanges as a percentage of total trading volume. The news was revealed in a new report from weekly crypto outlet Diar on April 8.Diar’s data reveals that month-on-month, the percentage that institutional BTC…

Bitcoin (BTC) hodlers face a crucial week in more ways than one as $42,000 rekindles a familiar battle.As noted by on-chain analytics firm Glassnode on Monday, 30% of the BTC supply is now at a loss — historically, this has been a key number to defend for bulls.Mixed opinions on rebound chancesBitcoin's descent from $69,000…

SushiSwap brings liquidity pools, cross-chain swaps and its DEX aggregator to the Core blockchain ecosystem. 223 Total views 2 Total shares Decentralized finance (DeFi) platform SushiSwap is set to integrate with the growing blockchain protocol, Core, tapping into the protocol’s unique consensus mechanism to provide a broad set of DeFi services to its cross-chain functionality.The…

OPNX chief Leslie Lamb called out a number of venture capital firms on Twitter after some rushed to distance themselves from the company.

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has acquired Interchange, an accounting and portfolio reconciliation service provider for institutional cryptocurrency investors.A press release published on July 31 outlines that the acquisition supports Kraken’s creation of an end-to-end crypto trading and reconciliation platform. An arsenal of tools for institutional clientsAs the release outlines, Interchange’s co-founders and crypto veterans Dan Held and…

The Dallas Mavericks have become the second NBA team to accept Bitcoin (BTC) as a means of payment for match tickets and merchandise.A tweet from cryptocurrency payment processor BitPay confirmed the news on Aug. 13. Mavs’ billionaire owner is a crypto enthusiastCryptocurrency adoption has been on the horizon for the Mavs since early last year, when…

Since early 2018, Craig Wright, a controversial Australian computer scientist and tech entrepreneur, has been the defendant in a lawsuit filed on behalf of the estate of Dave Kleiman, Wright’s late business partner. The claim alleged that following Kleiman’s death in 2013, Wright unlawfully appropriated more than a million Bitcoin (BTC) that the duo had mined jointly…