The Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) cryptocurrency venture, Bakkt, has launched Bitcoin options contracts and cash-settled futures contracts that use its physically-settled bitcoin contracts as a benchmark. In a blog post published by Bakkt’s COO Adam White, Bakkt compared the Intercontinental Exchange’s Brent Crude Oil Futures, which it claims are “one of the most important contracts ICE would ever offer,” to its ambitions regarding bitcoin. The ICE has launched an umber of swaps, options, and futures contracts based…

The South Korean government is reportedly planning to tax cryptocurrency-related profits, with discussions surrounding a proposed bill already taking place. According to local news outlet The Korea Times, citing “government sources,” a related bill is close to being pass on the country’s National Assembly. South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance reportedly confirmed it’s pushing for the government to impose taxes on capital gains from cryptocurrencies. A ministry official was quoted as saying: Related discussions have…

An Indian “Godman,” has created his own island nation off the coast of Ecuador and is planning to use crypto for the country’s currency in lieu of fiat.  According to a report by The Guardian, Indian fugitive Nithyananda announced that he had founded the Republic of Kailaasa to serve as a sovereign state and the world’s “greatest and purest Hindu nation.” Nithyananda is currently facing allegations of rape and abduction following his self-anointed title as an…

Bitcoin prices might be a long way off their 2019 high of almost $14,000 but this year has still seen the cryptocurrency gain in price. The year opened with the leading digital asset trading at just below $3,800, considerably less than its current price of around $7,300. Although yearly price data is clearly limited, if previous years are anything to go by Bitcoin looks set to post two more years of gains. There seems a pattern…

As the internet grows and more and more of the mainstream public find themselves on the world wide web, so does cybercrime – making it especially important for crypto investors to pay close attention to personal cybersecurity. Here is a list of the most important steps a crypto investor – or anyone concerned with their privacy – should take to protect themselves from online predators seeking to access your sensitive data and accounts. Why OPSEC Is…

P2P cryptocurrency contract exchanges are a popular alternative to traditional margin trading. The idea is to exchange derivatives with other members of the community, paying a clear flat fee. There are several crypto-futures platforms available, but one beats the competition by offering traders the highest optional leverage. With 200x maximum leverage PrimeBit’s offer is unbeatable. It’s good to have the option of trading with a high leverage Margin trading is all about making big profits without…

12 HOURS AGO By William Suberg Abra Adding 60 New Cryptocurrencies in Consumer Adoption Push: Report The Abra crypto investment app is reportedly adding 60 new cryptocurrencies to its platform, effectively trebling the number of supported tokens. Abra users set to get access to 90 cryptocurrencies 2276 Total views 127 Total shares News California-based cryptocurrency wallet and investment service Abra is adding a total of 60 new cryptocurrencies to its platform, reports suggest. According to CoinDesk…

12 HOURS AGO By Helen Partz HTC Launches Limited Run of Smartphone With Crypto Exchange Binance HTC’s Binance Edition Exodus 1 will support the Binance Chain blockchain and Binance’s decentralized counterpart Binance DEX. HTC launches a limited run of the Binance Edition Exodus 1 smartphone 1922 Total views 144 Total shares News Taiwan-based smartphone maker HTC will launch a limited edition of the Exodus 1 featuring services by major global crypto exchange Binance. The Binance Edition…

13 HOURS AGO By Adrian Zmudzinski Alibaba Subsidiary Ant Financial Tests Its Enterprise Blockchain The financial technology subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, Ant Financial, started testing its enterprise blockchain platform. Alibaba’s financial technology subsidiary started testing its enterprise blockchain 1394 Total views 121 Total shares News The financial technology subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, Ant Financial, started testing its enterprise blockchain platform. According to local news outlet Sina Finance on Nov. 12th, the senior…

13 HOURS AGO By Helen Partz Ho Chi Minh City to Develop Blockchain Regulations for Smart Cities Ho Chi Minh City plans to develop a regulatory framework for blockchain technology and how it is applied to smart city development. Ho Chi Minh City will develop a regulatory and policy framework for blockchain tech and how it is applied to smart cities 2164 Total views 122 Total shares News Ho Chi Minh City will develop a blockchain-oriented…