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The Hong Kong-based game software and venture capital firm will deepen its exposure to NFTs, gaming and metaverse projects. 134 Total views 3 Total shares Hong Kong-based software and venture firm Animoca Brands has secured $358.8 million in capital investments to fuel new acquisitions in the nonfungible token (NFT), gaming and metaverse sectors, further cementing…

The Bitcoin price increased by more than 10% in a 24-hour span, rising from $7,020 to $7,770 on both spot and futures exchanges. But, BTC is showing all three signs that the upsurge was a bull trap.Negative futures funding rate before the rally, altcoins failing to front-run Bitcoin, and the BTC price running into a…

The past week in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem saw many new developments, including the rebirth of the Terra 2.0 blockchain. Meanwhile, Binance’s incubation platform Binance Labs launched a $500 million fund to support and promote Web3 adoption.Singapore’s central bank partnered with JP Morgan to explore DeFi applications in wholesale funding markets by establishing tokenized…

Bitcoin (BTC) futures are fast becoming the darling of institutional investors as open interest spikes 60% since the start of 2020. Data from monitoring resource Skew Markets shows that open interest across major futures offerings from exchanges now stands at more than $4 billion. BitMEX, OKEx futures open interest passes $1BOver half of that stems from two…

Michael Shaulov believes that while recent Bitcoin ETF filings could see new institutional money flow to Bitcoin, that in itself didn't drive previous price surges. While an approved BlackRock spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) will funnel new institutional money to Bitcoin, it's going to be the retail investors that ultimately drive any significant price surges,…

The S&P 500 rose for the fourth successive week as investors cheered on signs that inflation may have peaked. Bitcoin (BTC) and select altcoins also extended their recovery, suggesting that investors are increasing their exposure to risk assets.A similar trend has played out in the cryptocurrency markets. Altcoins, led by Ether (ETH), have outperformed Bitcoin…

Gold disappoints on practically every timeframe while heading back toward all-time lows in BTC terms. 1160 Total views 7 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) proponents continue to poke fun at gold bugs as the precious metal’s 10-year returns flip negative.As of Tuesday, fresh data shows tha XAU/USD traded 3.7% lower than it did on the same…

The BitMEX co-founder says the current phase of price consolidation is ideal for accumulating crypto before macroeconomic factors trigger the next leg up in the bull market.