Understanding Crypto Derivatives and How Futures Expirations Affect Bitcoin Prices
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Crypto derivatives are directional bets on the future spot price of bitcoin or other digital assets. The market for these contractual side-bets has exploded in recent years, with top exchanges that offer derivatives seeing average daily trading volumes of over $100 billion.



Per a recent report...

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By: Wayne Jones

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#BitcoinFutures #CryptoDerivatives #CryptoTrading #PriceInflation #SpotTrading

What Brands Can Learn From Italian Soccer Club, AS Roma’s, $42 Million Branding Partnership
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From Tom Brady’s deal with Draft Kings to Team Great Britain becoming the first Olympic team to launch an official NFT collection, every week brings with it new announcements from the world of sports, cryptocurrency and NFTs.  This week one of Italy’s most recognized teams, AS Roma, ann...

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By: Alex

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#Adoption #ASRoma #Blockchain #DigitalBits #Soccer

Chainlink Price Is Now on Crypto.com Cronos
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Another strategic partnership improves the blockchain and cryptocurrency space. Crypto.com’s Cronos has announced a collaboration with popular oracle platform Chainlink.



The partnership will provide Crypto.com’s EVM Chain Cronos with access to Chainlink’s reliable, and secure price feeds. As th...

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By: Josh Fernandez

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#Adoption #Chainlink #CryptoCom #Trading

Is Mining Crypto as Exhausting as Mining Fiat?
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It is no longer a secret; crypto could replace traditional fiat currencies as the primary medium of exchange. It is also not a secret that cryptos and blockchain have a large number of use cases, and yet it's just a scratch on the surface of their full potential. Nonetheless, cryptocurrencies...

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By: Wayne Jones

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#CryptoMining #CryptoTrading #FiatCurrencies #FiatVsCrypto

XinFin Partners with Guarda Wallet and Simplex to Provide Easy Fiat Onramp for XDC
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Guarda Wallet, with its Simplex-powered fiat onramp functionality, has added instant buy support for XinFin’s XDC token, allowing the wallet’s users to instantly buy XDC with debit and credit cards, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Pay or global bank deposits. 



The integration is an important piece for...

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By: Josh Fernandez

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#GuardaWallet #Simplex #XDC #XinFin

Binance completes Polygon wallet integration
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The company indicated that transactions should now be cheaper than utilizing the traditional Polygon-Ethereum bridge.



Binance has fully integrated the Polygon (MATIC) mainnet onto its platform, according to a press release. From now on, Binance traders are able to deposit and withdraw MATIC...

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By: Josh Fernandez

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#Blockchain #Polygon #Wallet

China’s Central Bank Plans to Keep Regulatory Pressure on Crypto Industry
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Central bank of China has reaffirmed its stance on crypto trading, admitting that it will continue to keep pressure on its late clampdown.



China’s clampdown on the crypto industry looks set to continue following reports that the country’s central bank looks set to continue its strict sta...

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By: Josh Fernandez

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#China #Regulations #Trading

Germany’s New Crypto Law Comes Into Effect on August 2
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The latest German law governing German Spezialfonds goes into effect from August 2, 2021, onwards. This initiative could bring a huge arrival of about $415 billion worth of investments via cryptocurrencies.  



This law will enable German institutional funds to hold up to about 20% of...

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By: Josh Fernandez

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#Blockchain #ETP #Germany

CryptoPunk Prices See 53% Increase After Ethereum Whales Purchase
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Five of the top 10 CryptoPunks have already been sold in the past two days.



CryptoPunks have seen a resurgence once again after this weekend’s Ethereum whale frenzy. A single Ethereum whale has driven up the price of CryptoPunks by shelling out $6 million USD on one CryptoPunk N...

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By: Josh Fernandez

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#Blockchain #CryptoPunk #Ethereum #NFT #OpenSea

Stellar Cyber partners with BlackBerry to offer AI-powered security solutions for enterprises and MSSPs
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Stellar Cyber announced that it has partnered with BlackBerry to accelerate adoption of AI-powered security solutions for enterprises and managed security service providers (MSSPs).  



Both companies are pioneers in applying AI and machine learning to eliminate signatures and manual...

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By: Alex

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#Altcoins #BlackBerry #Blockchain #Stellar #StellarCyber

BIRMINGHAM CITY STRIKE UP FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND PARTNERSHIP
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BIRMINGHAM CITY FOOTBALL CLUB HAVE MOVED INTO THE WORLD OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY AND ESPORTS BY BECOMING THE FIRST PARTNER OF GAMING AND STREAMING PLATFORM, ULTIMO GG.



This partnership will see Blues and Ultimo GG collaborate to launch a number of esports initiatives over an initial two-year...

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By: Josh Fernandez

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#BIRMINGHAM #Blockchain #NFT #Ultimo #UltimoGG

Ripple Client Currencyсloud to Build New E-Money Solution within New Big Partnership
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RippleNet customer Currencycloud, soon to be bought by Visa to create a new e-money solution, BnkPro, in collaboration with global broker FxPro



In a fresh press release, Ripple customer Currencycloud has stated that it has inked a partnership deal with FxPro, a top global player on the Forex...

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By: Josh Fernandez

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#Blockchain #Cryptocurrency #Ripple

American Bankers Association Report Suggests Banks Partner With Crypto Firms
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A new report from the American Bankers Association (ABA) recommends banks partner with crypto firms. The report cites both a rising client interest as reasons and increase in profitability of the crypto space. 



In a detailed 20-page report, the ABA reveals an in-depth outline of the...

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By: Josh Fernandez

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#Adoption #Bitcoin #Cryptocurrency

Blondie and Hackatao announce partnership to release crypto art series 'Hack the Borders'
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One of the most trailblazing and influential bands of our time, Blondie is pioneering frontwoman/songwriter Debbie Harry, guitarist/conceptual mastermind Chris Stein and powerhouse drummer Clem Burke, along with now long standing band mates bassist Leigh Foxx, guitarist Tommy Kessler and...

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By: Alex

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#Blondie #CryptoArt #Hackatao

CosmWasm Delivers Multi-Chain Smart Contracts for Cudos
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We are happy to announce the partnership between Cudos, and Confio, the team behind CosmWasm, a secure multi-chain smart contract engine.



Cudos successfully integrated CosmWasm for its network in June 2021 and the overall process has been smooth thanks to both parties, great teamwork and...

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By: Josh Fernandez

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#CosmWasm #Cudos #CudosNetwork

Insurance Providers' Considerations of Cryptocurrencies
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As you would expect, the crypto space is still in its youth, and insurance companies are still debating whether to jump on the train. So far, only a handful allow cryptocurrency insurances with only a $1B insurance capacity in a financial market valued at about $2T.



Like other financial assets...

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By: Wayne Jones

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#CryptoAdoption #CryptoInsurance #CryptoStorage #InstitutionalInvestors #Insurance

MEXC Partners With Alchemy Pay to Integrate Crypto-fiat Onramp
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MEXC Global and European crypto exchange announced its partnership with Alchemy Pay. In detail, the partnership integrates Alchemy’s hybrid crypto-fiat payment gateway on MEXC. 



To start with, the partnership comes with a lot of perks for the six million-plus MEXC exchange users. F...

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By: Josh Fernandez

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#Adoption #AlchemyPay #Bitcoin #Crypto #Cryptocurrency #MEXC #MX

Yahoo Japan To Introduce NFT Trading In Partnership With Line
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Yahoo Japan and Line, a messaging giant, aims at enabling NFT trading on the Line’s blockchain. 



We gathered that the internet company would place the NFTs on its platform for online auction. The Yahoo Japan Auction service has been operating since 1998 as a major competitor of eBay. To f...

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By: Josh Fernandez

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#Blockchain #Cryptocurrency #NFT #Trading #Yahoo #YahooJapan

Why Financial Regulators Should Ease Clamping Down on Crypto Assets
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As crypto-assets continue to revolve around a lot of regulatory talks worldwide, their popularity seems to grow simultaneously. Most cryptocurrencies' prices have risen over the past year to all-time highs. For that matter, financial watchdogs are looking into cryptos and bringing up bills in a...

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By: Wayne Jones

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#CryptoAdoption #CryptoAssets #CryptoRegulations #FinancialRegulations

FTX Announces Long-Term Partnership with Kevin O’Leary
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Mr. O'Leary has signed a multi-year deal to serve as a spokesperson for the FTX brand.



FTX, one of the leading brands in the cryptocurrency market, recently announced a long-term partnership with Kevin O’Leary, a venture capitalist and Shark Tank investor. According to an official announcement ...

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By: Josh Fernandez

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#Blockchain #Crypto #FTX #Partnership #Trading

Unifi Protocol And IoTeX Build On Partnership
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IoTeX (IOTX) and Unifi (UNFI) are continuing to work together to push out the frontiers of their ecosystems and to synergise in order to take advantage of each other's progress. 



Whilst IoTeX lists on Coinbase Pro, Unifi continues to make upgrades to its protocol, meanwile improving its...

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By: Edmund Ng

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#Adoption #Altcoin #Cryptocurrency #IoTeX #IOTX #UNFI #Unifi #UnifiProtocol