South Korea’s public pension fund, the Korean Teachers’ Credit Union (KTCU), is reportedly looking to gain exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) via a crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF). KTCU, one of the largest institutional investors in South Korea, is considering investing in a pure Bitcoin ETF or Bitcoin-linked ETFs in the first half of 2022, local news …
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An emerging crypto strategist and trader is unveiling a huge price target for Bitcoin in the coming months as he believes the crypto asset is mirroring its 2017 bull market. The crypto analyst, TechDev, tells his 107,500 followers that the current price action of Bitcoin (BTC) looks very similar to its 2017 parabolic run when …
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has established a regulatory framework for investment tokens as part of its efforts to stimulate the digital financial and technological environment while also meeting market players’ demands and requirements. The DFSA is an independent regulatory body in Dubai that is in charge of monitoring and regulating financial services companies …
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British cryptocurrency services provider Crypterium is the latest crypto firm to secure registration from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Crypterium officially announced on Oct. 25 that it has recently been registered by the FCA to provide cryptocurrency services to local citizens and companies, becoming one of few companies to have passed the registration process. …
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Bitcoin (BTC) investment vehicle the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) outperformed the newly-launched exchange-traded funds (ETFs) last week, data shows. Figures shared by Grayscale executives among others confirm that GBTC quietly delivered better investor returns since Oct. 19. Grayscale “discount” hits one-month lows While talk continues to revolve around Bitcoin futures ETFs and their market impact, …
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Valour, a Zurich-based exchange-traded products (ETP) issuer, announced the launch of a fully-backed investment product to increase exposure to Uniswap decentralized exchange’s native token, UNI. The UNI token serves as the underlying asset within the Valour Uniswap ETP offering available as a fully-backed passive investment product. The Uniswap ETP was launched on a European stock …
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HodlX Guest Post Submit Your Post The University of Southern California is laying out a blueprint to maintain relevance in a topsy-turvy world that dictates that students be able to think critically and respond to external stimuli. I think we can all agree that it isn’t fair. Students engaging in the college experience during this …
Dapper Labs, the firm behind NBA Top Shot, said that pro sports leagues are no longer resistant to exploring nonfungible tokens (NFTs) now that the sector is hot. Speaking at Yahoo Finance’s All Markets Summit on Oct. 25, Dapper Labs’ head of partnerships, Caty Tedman, said that the stance of professional sporting organisations suddenly shifted …
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The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has announced that it will facilitate a new remittance channel between Europe and Africa using the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin. On Oct. 25, the SDF announced that global payments technology company Flutterwave will use the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin on the Stellar network to simplify remittances between Africa and Europe. …
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Cryptocurrency exchange Okcoin has reported the number of and trading volume of institutions surged significantly in the last year, driven largely by stablecoins and tokens in decentralized finance. In a report released on Oct. 26, Okcoin said it had seen a 450% increase in the number of institutional customers on its platform between September 2020 …
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The share price of the Intercontinental Exchange-backed crypto services company Bakkt ($BKKT) has surged as it unveiled two partnerships with major global payments firms. On Monday 25 Oct., Mastercard announced it would be working with digital asset platform Bakkt to allow its customers based in the United States to buy, sell and hold digital assets …
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By Coinbase Security Team As a part of our mission to build a safe and open financial system, we actively monitor for any security threats not only to Coinbase but to the crypto ecosystem as a whole. As we have discussed in our previous blog post on industry-wide crypto security threats, malicious threats against any crypto …
Bondly has announced a new functionality on the Cardano blockchain that is aimed at creators. Energy consumption has been a major problem on the Ethereum network, especially given the increased usage of the blockchain over the past couple of months. Developers behind the project have been working towards moving the network to proof of stake …
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Bitcoin trends to the upside in the daily chart after experiencing some downside action during the weekend. As of press time, the benchmark crypto trades at $63,136 with a 3.8% profit in the 24-hour chart. BTC recovers in the daily chart. Source: BTCUSD Tradingview The rally has been driven by an increase in institutional demand …
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On-chain data shows a recent rise in the number of stablecoin addresses sending to exchanges, suggesting an increase in dry powder supply pumping into Bitcoin. Stablecoins Exchange Inflow Addresses Count Recently Surges As pointed out by a CryptoQuant post, the number of stablecoin addresses making inflow transactions to exchanges saw a sharp rise yesterday. Stablecoins …
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