Category: ICO

Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Options Are a Big Deal. Here’s Why

Bitcoin ETF options trading in the U.S. is expected to start today. Options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) ETF cleared the last regulatory hurdle on Monday, and they could bring more institutional appetite for the largest cryptocurrency. “This marks a monumental shift,” 10x Research said in a Tuesday newsletter. The products “could attract significant trading volumes, potentially driving sharp price rallies in bitcoin,” it said. For example, MicroStrategy (MSTR), the Nasdaq-listed company that owns the largest corporate BTC treasury in the world, is punching above its weight due to…

Crypto Valley (CVEX) DEX to Go Live in January Offering Cheap On-Chain Futures and Options Trading

Futures and options account for a huge amount of trading in traditional markets, but crypto derivatives are disproportionately small, CEO James Davies, a co-founder of the company, said. Large centralized exchanges historically opted for payments licenses, which didn’t allow for derivatives trading, though a gap in the regulations regarding perpetuals allowed those products to be introduced. Source

MARA’s Convertible Notes Offering Oversubscribed, Upsizes Note Offering to $850M

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Ethereum’s Ether (ETH) Token Has Fallen Out of Investor Favor And How

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Bitcoin Price at $100K No Longer a Dream Believe Traders, but Blow-Off Top Warning in Near Term

“We feel that the ‘easy’ part of the rally has been done and the next stage will be much trickier with more price choppiness and potential for drawdowns,” Augustine Fan, head of insights at SOFA, told CoinDesk in a Telegram message. “Bitcoin dominance remains on a one-way trend higher reminiscent of the mega-cap dominance in SPX, and is not particularly desirable for this stage of the crypto ecosystem.” Source

Decentralized AI Project Morpheus Goes Live on Mainnet

Morpheus went live on a public testnet, or simulated experimental environment, in July. The project promises personal AIs, also known as “smart agents,” that can empower individuals much like personal computers and search engines did in decades past. Among other tasks, agents can “execute smart contracts, connecting to users’ Web3 wallets, DApps, and smart contracts,” the team said. Source

Bitcoin ETF (BTC) Options Could Come Tomorrow

“Our intent at Nasdaq is to list and trade these options as early as tomorrow,” Alison Hennessy, head of ETP listings at Nasdaq, told Bloomberg TV. “Getting these options listed on IBIT into the market I think will be very exciting for investors because that’s really what we have heard from them.” Source