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Bullish sentiments still dominate in the camp of crypto traders. This is evidenced by the data of the derivative crypto exchange Deribit, whose users are launching options on bitcoin with a strike price of up to $ 80,000. The terms of such contracts will end on April 30. March Bitcoin Options...

Data provided by blockchain analytics firm Glassnode shows that the number of addresses having one Bitcoin or less now is 5.20% of the entire supply of the cryptocurrency. After hitting tops of around $1.83 Trillion, the market capitalization of Bitcoin fell. At the moment it states at around $989...

Along with bitcoin, ether (ETH) also suffered heavy losses in the middle of this week. The largest altcoin fell to $ 1,529 the day before, after which it was able to rebound above $ 1,600. On the night of Friday, March 26, the ETH rate rose to $ 1612. Cryptocurrency capitalization is just over $...

Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum environment, Optimism informed about postponing the mainnet release no sooner than July. The rollout was expected to go live this week. According to Optimism, the launch date isn't certain as it requires the united work of the Ethereum community. Particularly,...

Litecoin (LTC) traded at its highest levels in mid-February since early spring 2018. The coin reached $ 231, but could not hold on to the conquered positions. On Friday, March 26, the LTC rate fell another half a percent to $ 176. Litecoin's capitalization fell to $ 11.816 billion. Altcoin dropped...

Today, March 26 the Bank of Japan published an announcement on behalf of the executive director UCHIDA Shinichi concerning the country's CBDC. The Bank informed it will begin to test the implementation and main functions of its digital currency from April 2021. There was established Liaison and...

On March 26, the Commonwealth of Australia initiated a program named "Blockchain Pilot Grants". As stated in the document, financing aims to help organizations with overcoming issues concerning compliance with regulations. Two pilots will be financed up to $ 3M for putting forward...

American Nathan Apodaca, the author of the longboard TikTok to the song Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, put his viral video up for auction in the form of a non-fungible token (NFT). Due to copyright issues, the video is sold without background music. The video will also smear the label on the bottle of...

Today, March 25, crypto trading platform Binance issued a blog post informing about the employment of two previous officials of the Financial Action Task Force Rick McDonell and Josee Nadeau as its regulative and compliance specialists. The news came about two weeks later after the US federal...

Bitcoin exchange Coinbase plans to open an office in the Indian city of Hyderabad, despite a possible cryptocurrency ban in the country. Coinbase has more than 10 job openings in India, according to Linkedin. According to a blog post, the company is looking for employees for software development,...

New York Times journalist Kevin Roose has put up his new column on non-fungible tokens (NFT) in the form of NFT for sale. At the time of this writing, there are 7 hours left until the end of the auction on the Foundation marketplace. The highest rate is 21 ETH (about $ 33,600 at the exchange rate...

On March 24, Boston-based major financial institution Fidelity Investments submitted documents with the SEC to get authorization to issue its BTC exchange traded fund. The ETF which will enable betting on the price of BTC without buying or storing the coin will operate under the name Wise Origin...

The leadership of the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) may soon resume trading in Bitcoin futures. This was announced by the CEO of the exchange Ed Tilly. He told reporters that the marketplace is interested in attracting institutional investors. The demand for crypto-focused products has been...

Major financial institution Goldman Sachs submitted papers with the U.S. SEC for an investment output that will allow indirect exposure to BTC. The due date is March 26, 2026. Goldman Sachs' project will run with the name "Autocallable Contingent Coupon Coupon ETF-Linked Notes". It traces...

Lolli raised $ 5 million in a preliminary round of Series A funding, led by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanyan's Seven Seven Six venture capital fund and Night Media. Among the investors are tennis stars Serena Williams, Ohanian's wife, Serena Ventures. “I am delighted to announce my investment in...

CNBC presenter Jim Cramer presents the camp of the so-called "bitcoin bulls". During a conversation with Morgan Creek co-founder Anthony Pompliano, the journalist stated that he made "a ton of money" on the rise of BTC. Cramer thanked Pompliano for persuading him to invest in...

On Wednesday, March 24, the cryptocurrency market returned to growth. Following bitcoin, almost all the largest altcoins began to gain value. The BTC rate has grown, and the cryptocurrency capitalization now exceeds $ 1.047 trillion. Of the top ten, Litecoin (LTC) and ChainLink (LINK) show the best...

Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum environment, Hermez Network which offers cost-effective activities, went live on the Ethereum mainnet at 9:30 AM UTC. Now the medium gas fee for a transaction on Ethereum is about $16. Hermez's work suggests 90% savings, so the cost will be reduced to $1.5. The...