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Cryptocurrency exchange Deribit recently published an analysis explaining that cryptocurrency companies are racing to adopt financial services known from legacy finance. The post points out that all crypto companies, exchanges included, will soon offer users interest accounts, cost-effective ways to perform transactions, and tax services. Throughout his post, he explains why these features, along with others,…

Bitcoin’s 15% rally toward $30,300 between June 19 and June 21 caught most traders by surprise, triggering $125 million in liquidations of leveraged short futures contracts. Narrowing down the trigger for the rally is complicated, but some analysts point to the potential inflow of institutional investors if BlackRock’s exchange-traded fund (ETF) application gets regulatory approval.— Joe…

The Litecoin Foundation is partnering with premier kickboxing league Glory to become the official cryptocurrency for its online merchandise platform and international events. The news was announced in an official press release from Litecoin on Feb. 26.Glory — which has signed top kickboxing heavyweights including “Dutch Lumberjack” Peter Aerts and Remy Bonjasky, aka “The Flying…

Innovation sandboxes, applying existing frameworks on crypto, and communication between the public and private sectors were included in Ripple's suggestions. 144 Total views 15 Total shares Ripple, the company whose executives have often criticized the United States’ seeming lack of regulatory clarity on the cryptocurrency industry, has outlined its own “pragmatic” framework.In a Tuesday post…

Polygon has been a partner of the Swiss city since at least 2022, providing the infrastructure for its stablecoin. 324 Total views 32 Total shares The city of Lugano, the economic capital of Italian-speaking southern Switzerland, will integrate the Polygon proof-of-stake (PoS) protocol into its crypto-friendly payment app, MyLugano. According to the announcement on Polygon Labs’

Meta is reportedly in the process of building a new, more powerful and open-source AI model to rival the most powerful systems of its rival OpenAI. Meta, the parent company to social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, says it's developing a new artificial intelligence (AI) that will rival the most advanced model from OpenAI, according

It is no longer news that the United States has restated its commitment toward lowering carbon emissions and taking an active part in the quest to normalize environmentally friendly measures on the global scene. This drastic shift in policymaking will spur the introduction and establishment of more stringent approaches to climate change. Undoubtedly, the reentering…

JPMorgan is using blockchain to drive efficiency in the repo market; Goldman and others are taking notice. Goldman Sachs is reportedly one of several financial institutions to sign on to JPMorgan’s custom blockchain service — a sign that more broker-dealers were looking to take advantage of digital currencies for their repo operations.In an interview with…

ETH price continues to underperform Bitcoin price, and the downside is set to continue.