EU spot Bitcoin ETF live, Sei Network beta launches as Tradecurve Markets sells 300M TCRV

This article covers three of the biggest developments in the crypto space: EU’s first spot Bitcoin ETF, Sei Network’s launch, and Tradecurve Markets‘ sale of 300 million TCRV. Let’s break down how each of these will impact the crypto space. Tradecurve Markets sells 300 million TCRV In stage 5 of the Tradecurve Markets presale, 32 million TCRV tokens have been sold. Tradecurve Markets aims to shape crypto trading by breaking down traditional barriers and democratizing access. The decentralized platform offers various assets, including stocks, Forex, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. Users can register accounts…

Premia Blue, the Future-Proof DeFi Options Exchange, Is Now Live on Arbitrum

September 13, 2023 – Road Town, British Virgin Islands Premia Blue, the first-of-its-kind DeFi options exchange, is now live on Arbitrum. Designed for traders and liquidity providers across all experience levels, Premia Blue offers unparalleled capital efficiency, user functionality and composability in the DeFi space. Traders are now open to fully customizable European-style crypto options with market-driven pricing and dual trading modes – AMM and Orderbook. It’s the only options platform in DeFi where products are composable no matter the preferred trading method. Premia Blue opens the world to traders…

BNB Chain’s Layer 2 Network opBNB Goes Live

“Scalability and security are the top priorities of opBNB,” said Arno Bauer, Senior Architect at BNB Chain, in a message to CoinDesk. “Before opening the mainnet to the public, stringent criteria had to be met. This included High Availability (HA), 4K Transactions Per Second (TPS), rigorous stress testing, reduced gas costs under 0.2 gwei, fast finality under 1 second, and enhanced security with multiple external audits.” Source

Crypto Derivatives Exchange BitMEX’s Prediction Market is Now Live

BitMEX’s prediction market, which its calling its newest derivative product, is going for the former rather than the latter, launching with offerings of prediction contracts on the percentage recovery rate of FTX’s bankruptcy claims, the chance of an approval of a Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund on or before October 17, and the chances of Sam Bankman-Fried ending up in jail. Source

Crypto YouTuber Losses $60K after Exposing Seed Phrases on Live Stream

August saw the crypto industry lose around $24 million in virtual assets due to various hacks and exploits. On August 30, Ivan Bianco, a prominent blockchain gaming-focused YouTuber known for his channel “Fraternized Crypto,” faced a devastating loss of approximately $60,000 in cryptocurrencies during a live stream. This unfortunate incident occurred when he inadvertently revealed the private keys to his crypto wallets. During the live stream, Bianco, who hails from Sao Paulo, Brazil, made a critical mistake by accidentally displaying his private keys, exposing them to the public. Realizing the…

Shibarium Is Live And Scaling, What’s Ahead For Shiba Inu Price?

In a new blog post today, Shytoshi Kusama, the lead developer of Shiba Inu, announced that Shibarium is now live and scaling optimally. Kusama stated, “Shibarium is LIVE and operating well! Now that we’ve proven that all funds are safu (as we said), and that Shibarium is ready for prime time, we will reopen our channels.” As per the latest statistics, the network has already amassed over 65,000 wallets and has processed 350,000 transactions. The diversity of tokens deployed on Shibarium is evident, with Kusama noting a mix of “fun,…

Friend.tech hype unsustainable? Critics give it only months to live

Friend.tech, a new decentralized social media (DeSo) app has rapidly become one of the hottest new things in crypto, with over 64,000 new users and more than 24,000 ETH in trading volume since its beta version launch of Aug. 11.  While many crypto industry heavyweights have praised the app for bringing thousands of people on-chain and inspiring sign-ups from even non-crypto figures — such as gaming YouTuber Faze Banks and Russian protest group Pussy Riot — some have warned it’s at risk of burning out. Built on Coinbase’s layer-2 network…