Ethereum price soars on spot ETF rumor — How are ETH options markets positioned?

With an average gas cost of $40, it is no surprise that layer-two platforms are surging in terms of usage. 1036 Total views 29 Total shares Layer-two scaling protocols for Ethereum have surged in adoption in recent months as gas prices climb again, and the L2 ecosystem is now processing more daily transactions than the…

The acquisition could be another step towards the first spot crypto ETF launching in Japanese markets.

The largest Latin American country could soon be the latest to regulate crypto, which lawmakers hope will increase its uses across the country. 24 Total views 1 Total shares The Brazilian Senate is set to vote on a bill which would make the country the biggest in Latin America to regulate cryptocurrency. The crypto bill was…

As a payment institution, the new fintech MB Pay will enable certain digital banking services to the crypto exchange's users in the country. 357 Total views 13 Total shares Cryptocurrency exchange Mercado Bitcoin was granted a payment provider license from Brazil's central bank on June 2, according to local media reports. With the license, the…

The rapidly evolving realm of decentralized finance (DeFi) has brought a new level of utility and value to the cryptocurrency ecosystem in 2021 but has also provided nefarious actors with numerous exploits in siphoning profits and tokens away from unsuspecting investors. In the past few days, KeeperDAO (ROOK), a DeFi protocol that allows participants to…

The institutional asset custody arm of United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has launched staking for Tezos (XTZ), the company announced in a blog post on March 29.Coinbase Custody, which provides storage facilities for institutional investors, is seeking to expand its suite of services to include staking — a means by which Proof-of-Stake (PoS) cryptocurrency networks…

Thursday, July 18 — following Bitcoin’s (BTC) price retaking $10,000 earlier today, top-20 cryptocurrencies have seen notable gains on the day, with only UNUS SED LEO (LEO) casting a gloom on the prospects.Market visualization. Source: Coin360BTC is up 7.63% over the last 24 hours, and is trading at around $10,549 as of press time. Having…

Despite concerns expressed by many United States regulators during the recent House Committee on Financial Services’ hearing on Facebook’s proposed digital currency, Libra, an increasing number of U.S. lawmakers are speaking out in favor of developing a permissive regulatory apparatus to prevent stifling innovation in the cryptocurrency sector.Several days prior to the hearing, the passing…