As with the trust, Onramp is harnessing multisignature (multisig) security, in which several custodians control the private keys to the bitcoin being held. The asset manager has tapped BitGo to perform this role alongside Coincover and Kingdom Trust, according to an announcement shared with CoinDesk on Thursday. Source
Solana (SOL) has been navigating a challenging correction phase for approximately two months, during which its fortunes have ebbed and flowed. The most recent dip, occurring on Aug. 15, was a direct response to a sudden decline in the price of Bitcoin, sending shockwaves throughout the crypto market. However, a closer examination of Solana’s price chart reveals an emerging inverse head and shoulders pattern. For those unfamiliar with the inverse head and shoulders pattern, it is a technical chart formation that signals a potential trend reversal. It consists of three…
“The name “Oyster AMM” reflects the completely permissionless listing of futures trading pairs on SynFutures DEX, as well as the ‘pearls’ that appear on a liquidity curve with limit orders, as is the case with our model,” Rachel Lin, SynFutures’ co-founder and CEO, said. Source
“We’re reducing friction and making blockchain transactions more accessible to everyone,” Gagan Mac, head of product for Web3 services at Circle, said in a statement. “With the launch of Gas Station, we are abstracting away blockchain transaction fees for end users and Smart Contract Platform makes it easier for businesses to leverage the benefits of blockchain networks.” Source
Major cryptocurrency investment firm Grayscale has filed a new application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a new spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF). Grayscale on Oct. 19 submitted an S-3 form registration statement with the SEC intending to list the shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Arca under the ticker symbol GBTC. The new filing comes in line with Grayscale’s ongoing effort to convert its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into a spot Bitcoin ETF, according to a statement by Grayscale. “We remain…
Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast talked with MultiChainZ chief operating officer Aanchal Thakur to discuss a popular decentralized finance (DeFi) use case: lending. Host Elisha Owusu Akyaw and Thakur explored what makes a cross-chain lending platform different from other platforms and the potential risks it entails. Other highlights include conversations about institutions, DeFi lending, nonfungible token lending, and how projects embrace decentralized autonomous governance. Thakur started her cryptocurrency journey by falling for a crypto doubling scam, which she claims taught her an important lesson to take her research of the industry…
One of the largest European crypto exchanges, a Vienna-based BitPanda, became one of the first foreign entities to receive a virtual assert service provider license in Norway. The announcement came on the company’s official X (former Twitter) account on Oct. 19. BitPanda holds a license in a number of European jurisdictions, such as Austria, Germany, France, the Czech Republic and Sweden. According to the Deputy CEO of Bitpanda, Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad, the registration marks another step in the company’s expansion in Europe: “It is obvious that we in Europe need an…
New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency companies the Gemini Trust Company, trading firm Genesis Global Capital, and crypto conglomerate Digital Currency Group (DCG) for allegedly defrauding more than 230,000 investors, including at least 29,000 New Yorkers, of more than $1 billion. The lawsuit alleges that Gemini knew Genesis’ loans were undersecured and, at one point, highly concentrated with one entity, Sam Bankman-Fried’s trading firm Alameda, but did not reveal this information to investors. Spokespeople for DCG, Gemini and Genesis did not immediately respond to…
Following recent geopolitical events, the correlation between gold and Bitcoin prices has once again come under scrutiny by market analysts. Here’s a comprehensive dive into the relationship and its implications. The Gold And Bitcoin Correlation After the recent Israel-Hamas war, gold experienced a rapid uptick in its price. This shift interestingly mirrored movements in the Bitcoin market, emphasizing a revived correlation between the two assets. Skew, a reputable market analyst, shared his insights on X (formerly Twitter), noting on October 11 that “correlation has been rather loosely applicable to BTC…
“This proposal is a first step in a broader goal of further decentralizing governance for Polygon protocols in a security-oriented and responsible way,” Polygon wrote in their blog post. “Going forward, the community will help steer membership and terms of the Council through direct feedback, PIP proposals, as well as off- and on-chain voting components.” Source