Could Bitcoin Outshine Gold? Trading Guru Weighs In On The Historic Financial Duel

In the digital asset world, the only valid rival for Bitcoin asides Ethereum is often regarded as Gold. So far, many analysts and experts have continued to make comparisons between these two assets especially to see what price Bitcoin could trade at if it had the same market cap as Gold. Speaking on a similar topic, Peter Brandt, a trading guru with decades of experience in the trading space has recently shared insights, focusing his analysis on the ongoing rivalry between Bitcoin and gold, positioning them as contenders for the…

Hong Kong’s Largest Online Broker Launches Retail Crypto Trading for 22 Million Users

Futu Securities International, Hong Kong’s largest online broker with 21.64 million users, has launched retail cryptocurrency trading. Hong Kong residents can now trade bitcoin and ether in either Hong Kong or U.S. dollars directly through Futu’s platform. “We are actively working on expanding our crypto offerings in the near future,” the company said. Last month, […] Source CryptoX Portal

Bitcoin optimism high heading into a historically slow trading month

Investors have several reasons to be optimistic toward bitcoin even as it enters one of the sleepiest trading months of the year. The flagship cryptocurrency ended July — usually a strong month — up 5% at $65,596.41, according to Coin Metrics. In June, bitcoin fell 8%. It has finished 7 of the last 11 Augusts in the red, generating an average 2.69% return for the month, according to CoinGlass – largely thanks to a more than 65% gain in August 2017. “We predicted that the elections would be a major…

One Trading Secures Regulatory Approval from Dutch regulator to Offer Crypto Derivatives Trading in Europe

“We are well positioned to introduce new regulated products and offer institutional-grade solutions to all customer types starting with BTC and ETH products where no onshore EU regulated venue currently exists,” Joshua Barraclough, founder and CEO of One Trading said in the press release. “This is just the beginning of our journey to redefine the landscape of digital asset and traditional security trading.” Source

Decentralized Exchange dYdX Suffers Security Breach Amid Talks To Sell Trading Software: Report

The developer of the decentralized finance (DeFi) exchange dYdX is reportedly negotiating the sale of its derivatives trading software for an undisclosed amount. Citing anonymous sources, Bloomberg reports that dYdX Trading is in talks to sell dYdX v3 software to potential buyers, which include the algorithmic crypto trading company Wintermute Trading and the venture capital firm Selini Capital. The exchange enables peer-to-peer trading of perpetual futures contracts on crypto assets such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and Dogecoin (DOGE). The older, semi-decentralized version of the trading platform uses…