Day: May 2, 2023

Coinbase International Exchange launches amid SEC crypto crackdown in the US

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As the cryptocurrency industry faces regulatory challenges in the United States, public crypto exchange Coinbase is moving forward with a global derivatives platform. On May 2, Coinbase announced the launch of the Coinbase International Exchange (CIE), a new institutional platform designed for crypto derivatives trading. The CIE will start trading by listing Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) perpetual futures later this week. All trading on the CIE will be settled in Coinbase-backed stablecoin USD Coin (USDC), requiring no fiat on-ramps. Coinbase stressed that direct access trading on CIE is available to…

Ethereum price outlook weakens, but ETH derivatives suggests $1.6K is unlikely

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Ether (ETH) price has shown weakness after failing to break above the $1,950 resistance on April 26. The subsequent correction drove ETH to $1,810 on May 1, nearing its lowest level in four weeks. Curiously, the movement happened while the First Republic Bank (FRB) was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. Curiously, the movement happened while the First Republic Bank (FRB) was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with…

ATH for hash rate, daily transactions and Ordinals

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A lot of Bitcoin (BTC) miners just came online. The Bitcoin hash rate, or the total computing power of the Bitcoin blockchain, just soared to 439 exahash per second (EH/s). Moreover, the number of transactions the Bitcoin blockchain processed in one day exceeded 682,000, as over 300,000 Ordinals were inscribed on the Bitcoin blockchain.  The hashrate, in orange, soars to 439 EH/s. Source: timechainstats. These milestones demonstrate the network’s strength and stability, as well as the increasing adoption of Bitcoin for various use cases, all while the banking sector in…

DCG-owned crypto exchange Luno loses a top global exec

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DCG, Luno’s parent company, has been grappling with the ongoing fallout from last year’s plunge in token prices and the collapse of FTX. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket via Getty Images Vijay Ayyar, a senior executive at cryptocurrency exchange Luno and one of its earliest employees, is leaving the company. Ayyar, who is Luno’s vice president of corporate development and international, resigned from the firm after seven years working there, he told CNBC Tuesday. It comes after the company, which is owned by Digital Currency Group, announced the…

India, Russia Mull Payment System Integration in Face of US Sanctions – Finance Bitcoin News

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The governments of India and Russia are considering integrating part of their payment systems, in order to counter the possible future effect of US sanctions on the capital flows of each country. The deal would include the integration of India’s Rupay card system and its Russian counterpart, Mir Cards, to allow seamless payments between the two countries. Russia and India Consider Integration of Payment Stacks Russia and India are mulling the integration of their debit payment stacks in order to prevent negative affects on their common payment flows by a…

3AC founders run into fresh trouble in Dubai over new exchange OPNX

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The co-founders of failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrow Capital, Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, have run into fresh trouble over operating and promoting their new digital-asset exchange OPNX without the required local license in Dubai. According to a report published in Bloomberg, Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) sent a written notice to Zhu and Davies along with two other executives of OPNX. The digital asset regulatory body, in a statement to Bloomberg, said they are still investigating the activities of the newly found exchange and reportedly assured corrective…

Ethereum Shapella Upgrade Sets the Stage in Latest ProBit Global Trading Contest – Press release Bitcoin News

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press release PRESS RELEASE. ProBit Global has announced the native asset for the Ethereum network, ETH, as the next token for its series of trading competitions. The crypto trading contest, which allows ProBit Global users to win rewards based on their trading volume, gives traders a low-risk way to win additional assets, with a total prize pool of 5,000 USDT up for grabs in this latest edition. The ETH edition of ProBit Global’s popular trading competition comes in the wake of Ethereum’s successful completion of its Shapella upgrade, which introduced…