A bold crypto revolution is underway as Russia launches a regulated crypto exchange for elite investors, dragging digital assets into legality, led by the Finance Ministry and the central bank. Russian Central Bank and Finance Ministry Aim to Drag Crypto out of the Shadows Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov announced at a recent Ministry of […] Source
Bitcoin is rapidly disappearing from cryptocurrency exchanges as both corporate treasuries and sovereign wealth funds accumulate the asset, creating a supply squeeze that could reshape market dynamics. Fidelity Data Shows Bitcoin Moving to Long-Term Holders at Record Pace Bitcoin reserves on cryptocurrency exchanges have plummeted to 2.6 million BTC, the lowest level since November 2018, […] Source
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group, which operates the largest financial derivatives exchanges worldwide, recently announced that XRP (XRP) futures contracts will go live on May 19. According to the April 24 announcement, investors have the option of choosing between micro-sized contracts, featuring 2,500 XRP, or standard contract sizes of 50,000 XRP. All XRP futures contracts will be cash-settled. In January 2025, the CME Group signaled an impending launch of XRP futures before quietly pulling the related page from its website. CME’s announcement is the latest in a growing wave…
Shaquille O’Neal has reached a settlement agreement with a group of FTX investors who accused him of enabling the failed crypto exchange’s fraud by acting as a celebrity promoter, according to a court filing. Details of the settlement agreement, including the amount O’Neal will pay, have not yet been disclosed. Plaintiffs in the case are seeking up to $21 billion in total damages from O’Neal and other promoters, former executives and other insiders. The former basketball star-turned-business mogul was just one of a host of celebrity promoters named in the…
Key points: Bitcoin exchange 100-day average netflows are at their most negative since the start of the current bull market in 2023. Exchange balances continue to plumb new multiyear lows. Whales are particularly active buyers this month, while retail shows classic “panic selling.” Bitcoin (BTC) exchanges are evoking the end of the 2022 crypto bear market as user inflows dry up this year. Data from onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant reveals exchanges’ average net flows hitting two-year records. Bitcoin analysis eyes “reaccumulation of assets” Bitcoin may be trading significantly higher than…
The Russian Central Bank and the Finance Ministry have teamed up to launch a local cryptocurrency exchange aimed exclusively at the country’s “super-qualified investors.” As reported by local news outlet RBC, the exchange will operate under an experimental legal framework. Russian Finance Minister, Anton Siluanov “Together with the central bank, we will launch a crypto exchange for super-qualified investors,” Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said (translated from Russian) during a ministry meeting, according to local news agency Interfax. “Crypto assets will be legalised, and crypto operations will be brought out of…
Russia’s finance ministry and central bank are reportedly planning to launch a crypto exchange for qualified investors under an experimental legal regime. The platform will be aimed at “super-qualified investors,” Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said during a ministry meeting, according to April 23 reports from Russian media group RBC and Russian news agency Interfax. “Together with the central bank, we will launch a crypto exchange for super-qualified investors. Crypto assets will be legalized, and crypto operations will be brought out of the shadows,” he said in a statement translated from…
Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin is set to branch further into Southeast Asia, targeting the growing crypto market in Thailand. KuCoin is planning to launch a crypto exchange platform offering digital assets and related products in the country, according to an April 23 announcement. ERX Company Ltd, Thailand’s first Securities and Exchange Commission-supervised digital token exchange, has rebranded as KuCoin Thailand effective April 22, it stated. The crypto exchange will operate under ERX, which recently received a crypto exchange license from the Thai financial regulator. “We’re strengthening our ability to offer localized…
Binance customers can now trade the brand new native altcoin of a permissionless interoperability protocol. The top global crypto exchange airdropped Hyperlane (HYPER) to qualified users this week and then listed the asset for trading on Tuesday. HYPER is the 15th project launched via Binance’s HODler Airdrops program, which rewards BNB holders with tokens based on historical snapshots of their balances. Hyperlane bills itself as an interoperability protocol for cross-chain communication across different blockchain environments. “Hyperlane is the first permissionless interoperability layer that allows smart contract developers to send arbitrary data…
Key points: Whales on Binance joins Coinbase in adding BTC exposure as Bitcoin recovers above $90,000. The Coinbase premium is back in the green amid a broad risk-asset relief rally. Resistance attributed to an entity dubbed “Spoofy the Whale” at $90,000 disappears. Bitcoin (BTC) has fresh whale buying pressure across major exchanges as large-volume investors boost BTC price gains. New data from onchain analytics platform CryptoQuant reports both Binance and Coinbase whales “pushing the market up.” Coinbase BTC premium hits highest since February Bitcoin whales are wasting no time adding…