TokenInsight: 2021Q1 Crypto Futures & Options Market

The prevailing narrative for the past several years around blockchain and digital assets has been that regulatory risk is the biggest threat to the industry, but that’s false.If the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that regulators will work at their own pace to sort rules and regulations; and we must continue to

Luck and leverage are key elements of many a crypto trader's success. Sometimes, though, all it takes is luck.A trader on Taiwan’s MaiCoin Max crypto exchange is 10 Million NTD ($310,000) richer, not because of trading profit but rather a monthly lottery involving tax receipts.This particular trader didn’t dive deep into some small-cap token that

The number of blockchain addresses holding at least $1,000 worth of bitcoin (BTC), which equates to 0.028 BTC at the current price of $35,115, has increased to a record high of 8 million, according to data tracked by Blockware Solutions and Glassnode.Per Blockware, the above number could grow exponentially as bitcoin continues to monetize, a

Sep 17, 2020 at 16:00 UTCBitcoin News Roundup for Sept. 17, 2020With bitcoin slipping with European stocks and a leaked memo about China’s blockchain plans, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back for your latest crypto news roundup! For early access before our regular noon Eastern time releases , subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica or RSS. This episode is sponsored…

news The price of bitcoin fell more than 10 percent during Thursday’s trading session as the cryptocurrency erased a large portion of its recent gains. At 6:00 UTC, bitcoin opened the trading hour at a price of $4,018, but fell to $3,748 before the hour was complete. After trading sideways until 16:00 UTC, the sell-off…

feature An experiment is playing out on Twitter that seeks to demonstrate the effectiveness of token-curated registries through a Crypto Twitter popularity contest. The project is the brainchild of Gregory Rocco, a staffer at ethereum venture studio ConsenSys, who told CoinDesk that he had the idea in the shower several weeks back, leading to its…

Jun 19, 2020 at 13:06 UTCUpdated Jun 19, 2020 at 13:22 UTCFactom CEO Paul Snow at North American Bitcoin Conference 2015. (CoinDesk archives) Once the lead proponent and builder of the Factom Protocol, Factom Inc. has been in financial difficulties for some time. The Austin, Texas-based company has declared voluntary bankruptcy, saying it is currently…

Aug 26, 2020 at 19:59 UTCUpdated Aug 26, 2020 at 20:14 UTCMathew J. D'Souza (Source: @mjdsouza2/Twitter)Mathew D’Souza, Crypto Entrepreneur and Hedge Fund Manager, DiesMathew J. D’Souza, crypto entrepreneur and CEO of Blockware Solutions, died on Aug. 21 after a seven-year fight with leukemia. He was 29. D’Souza’s firm, a major U.S.-based mining rig distributor, announced…

Without explicitly naming Tether (USDT) as the sector's leader, a top official from the U.S. Department of the Treasury took a shot Wednesday at the dangers of non-U.S. stablecoin issuers that use dollar backing, arguing they need to address their use by bad actors.Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo issued a wide-ranging warning about