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…
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Bitcoin Price (BTC) Hit by Slumping Nasdaq, Genesis Trading Coin Movement
Having already suffered the sale of 50,000 bitcoin by the German government in early July, the beginning of distributions from bankrupt exchange Mt. Gox, and looming sales from the U.S. government’s BTC stash, the Genesis action can now be added to the growing list of supply shocks for the crypto market. Source
Hong Kong’s Futu Launches Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (EH) Trading, Offers Alibaba (BABA), Nvidia (NVDA) Shares as Rewards: Report
Hong Kong investors who open accounts in August and deposit HK$10,000 ($1,280) in the next 60 days can receive either bitcoin worth HK$600, a HK$400 supermarket voucher or a single Alibaba share. Investors depositing $80,000 can choose either HK$1,000 in bitcoin or an Nvidia share, the report said. Source
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
Ghana Launches Centralized Online Foreign Exchange Trading Platform
The Bank of Ghana has recently launched a centralized online foreign exchange trading platform. This platform aims to enhance secure and efficient operations in the foreign exchange market. As of August 1, 2024, all licensed Foreign Exchange Bureaux are mandated to use this platform for buying and selling foreign currencies. The system will improve oversight […] Source
Coinbase (COIN) Shares Rise After Q2 Revenue Beats Wall Street Estimates Amid Falling Trading Volume
The crypto exchange said its second quarter total revenue was $1.45 billion versus average estimate of about $1.4 billion, according to FactSet. However, the second quarter adjusted Ebitda of $596 million came in lower than the consensus of $607.7 million. Source
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…
Circle Said to Be Trading Around $5B Valuation in Secondary Market Ahead of Planned IPO: Sources
The sellers are said to be early-stage investors who are divesting for liquidity reasons or Circle employees, one of the people said. Employees are often given the chance to monetize stock options they hold before a company goes public. The company is not allowing trades below a $5 billion valuation, two of the people said. Source
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…