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Options traders look to be preparing for further falls in bitcoin's price in the short-term, according to put-call skew data.Bitcoin prices for the last 24 hours.(CoinDesk 20)Jan 21, 2021 at 10:40 a.m. UTCUpdated Jan 21, 2021 at 10:42 a.m. UTCBitcoin Option Traders Hedge Against Downside Risk as Price Dips to Near $32KAmid another price downturn…

Anichess, a subsidiary of blockchain gaming giant Animoca Brands, has completed a $1.5 million seed round to develop a decentralized chess game. The round was backed by GameFi Ventures, The Operating Group, Koda Capital, Bing Ventures, 708 Capital and Asymmetry Capital. The capital will go toward team expansion and further game development ahead of the…

news Uganda’s president is getting behind a project using blockchain tech to fight the problem of counterfeit medicines. In an announcement on Monday, MediConnect – a firm that has built a solution to track and manage prescription meds using blockchain –said it has received “indicative” support from the Ugandan government to explore the use of its product…

feature The most prestigious banking relationship in crypto has ended. Barclays, the London-based global bank, is no longer working with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, industry sources told CoinDesk. And while Coinbase found a replacement in U.K. upstart Clearbank, according to people familiar with the situation, the change has indirectly inconvenienced the exchange’s users. That’s because, aside…

May 13, 2020 at 13:50 UTCUpdated May 13, 2020 at 13:58 UTCBlockchain Bites: FATF, Financial Inclusion and Banking Without Banks: A Look Ahead at Consensus, Day 3Things are settling in on the third day of Blockchain Week.Tuesday saw Nym’s Harry Halpin give an in-depth demonstration on how to shield your transactions, while Vitalik Buterin walked back…

Jun 17, 2020 at 11:47 UTCUpdated Jun 17, 2020 at 11:51 UTCFirst Mover: Compound Has Been a DeFi Darling. Its New Token Is Priced AccordinglyThis week’s debut of live trading in the autonomous lender Compound’s digital token has provided a new data point on just how frenzied the speculation has become over the future of…

Dec 1, 2020 at 3:17 p.m. UTCThomas Chippas, Chief Executive Officer at ErisX(CoinDesk archives)Bitcoin Derivatives Firm ErisX Adds Cash-Settled Contracts After Physically-Settled Futures Fall FlatCryptocurrency derivatives platform ErisX launched cash-settled bounded futures on Tuesday, after seeing little interest from the market for its physically-settled futures. ErisX CEO Thomas Chippas said the company had released physically-settled futures…

Blockchain protocol Algorand (ALGO) has expanded its footprint in India by securing new partnerships with NASSCOM, India's trade body and chamber of commerce for the tech industry, TiE Bangalore, a global venture supporting entrepreneurs, and the Mann Deshi Foundation which supports India's first rural bank for women.Earlier this year, the Algorand Foundation branched into India

The Financial Conduct Authority brought the crypto sector into the scope of its financial promotions rules last year.While the regulator previously said the rules will apply to social media influencers, the final guidance published Tuesday sets it in stone.Social media influencers and crypto memes fall into the scope of the U.K.'s rules for financial promotions