Day: December 21, 2021

Open Interest Shows Strong Trend Up

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After heavily decreasing during the 4th December crash, the open interest finally seems to be making a return as it gains strong upwards trend. Bitcoin Open Interest Shows Strong Upwards Movement As pointed out by a CryptoQuant post, the BTC open interest has reversed its trend, and is now showing sharp movement up. The “open interest” is an indicator that measures the total amount of futures contracts still open at the end of any trading day on derivatives exchanges. The metric takes into account both long and short positions. When…

Crypto Trading Platform Bitmex Reveals Exchange Token Called BMEX, Airdrop – Exchanges Bitcoin News

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The crypto trading platform Bitmex has announced the launch of its own native cryptocurrency called “BMEX,” following a slew of crypto platforms that have issued exchange tokens. According to the company, a user who registers and completes the KYC process will get five BMEX coins and ten tethers. Bitmex to Airdrop BMEX Tokens to Registered and KYC-Processed Users On Tuesday, the crypto exchange Bitmex announced the minting of its own token called BMEX. The digital currency exchange said on Twitter that the newly minted asset is a “token for true…

Medical Q&A platform Ask The Doctor files lawsuit against Shiba Inu, engages war of words on Twitter

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Tuesdays can be boring, but an ongoing Twitter drama is captivating the attention of many blockchain enthusiasts. Ask The Doctor, a Canadian medical questions and answers website, announced that it would be suing Shytoshi Kusama, volunteer project lead of meme token Shiba Inu (SHIB), for alleged libel and will attempt to uncover his personal identity in court. Kusama immediately fired back, alleging that “it is illegal [for Ask The Doctor] to take people’s money for a service it never provides.” Tell your legal team that it is illegal to buy…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Allegedly Stole Startup’s Work, New Lawsuit Reveals

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A blockchain firm has sued Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, alleging that he stole their technology while passing it off as an investment. Stolen Work Passed Off As Investment? According to a lawsuit alleging that Coinbase committed fraud, its CEO took the work of a blockchain firm for a competitor project under the premise of a potential investment. The lawsuit was filed on Friday in California by MouseBelt Labs, a blockchain accelerator, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong was designing a platform for publishing academic research that used tradable tokens when he learned…

Crypto exchange Kraken acquires non-custodial staking platform Staked

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Major cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced that it purchased blockchain infrastructure company and investment manager Staked for an undisclosed amount. In a Tuesday announcement, Kraken — the crypto exchange aiming for a $10 billion valuation — said it had added Staked to its portfolio of yield products following the acquisition. The company described the Staked deal as “one of the largest crypto industry acquisitions to date” but did not disclose the amount. According to Kraken CEO Jesse Powell, Staked users will have access to Kraken’s portfolio of yield products. Staked…

Web 3 and the Metaverse Are Not the Same

Jon Lai, a GP at investment firm a16z, has a grounded perspective on the development path to the metaverse in this episode of “Hello Metaverse.” “There’s a lot of building yet to be done. The blockchain, play-to-earn, different types of jobs, virtual economics, all of that are like stepping stones [as well as] UGC [user-generated content] platforms and scaling content creation … it won’t be this shining product launch from some company who just says, ‘Hey! We’ve been working on this for 10 years and boom, here’s the metaverse’. It’s…

‘You don’t own Web 3.0,’ says Jack Dorsey, criticizing its centralized nature

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In a series of tweets posted on Tuesday, Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, as well as the founder and CEO of Square (now Block), voiced his criticism over the direction of Web 3.0 development. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, joined Dorsey in the mockery. On an unrelated note, the same day, Dorsey replied, “Bitcoin will” when asked if crypto will replace the dollar. Within context, Web 3.0 is a decentralized version of the virtual world that will in part feature public blockchains, metaverse technology, nonfungible tokens…

Crypto.com Signs Multi-Year Deal With LA’s Angel City Football Club – Bitcoin News

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The cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has announced the company has partnered with the Angel City Football Club (ACFC) as the ACFC’s official cryptocurrency and NFT partner. The deal follows a slew of sports-related partnerships Crypto.com has made this year, including acquiring the naming rights agreement to the former Staples Center home of the Los Angeles Lakers, and partnering with the largest mixed martial arts promotion company, UFC. Crypto.com Partners With Angel City Football Club On December 21, the digital asset trading platform Crypto.com revealed it has partnered with the Angel City…

Ethereum Exchange Withdrawals Reaches One-Year Low. Why This Matters

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Ethereum has seen plummeting exchange withdrawals in recent times. Exchange withdrawals are a metric that is used to sometimes map out investors’ sentiment towards a cryptocurrency. With Ethereum exchange withdrawals reaching one-year lows, it brings to light some facts about the digital asset and where it may be headed. We’ll explore some of that in this article. Exchange Withdrawals Plummet Data from Glassnode shows that ethereal exchange withdrawals have been on the decline. This metric had held up through multiple bull rallies and going against the grain as investors chose…

Investing in Meme Coins? 3 Things Every Crypto Trader Should Know

The concept of meme coins has become one of the most talked-about investment opportunities in the crypto space, with shiba inu’s 50,000,000% price gain in the last 12 months serving as a reminder of the potential profitability of these internet trend-inspired coins. And while the huge upside potential of these assets and their seemingly innocent animal-centric mascots are hard to ignore, it’s important to note that investing in meme coins is an incredibly risky venture and can often result in massive losses through fraud, hacks and exploitation. Not to mention,…