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Decentralized finance (DeFi) and non-fungible token (NFT) activity has revived in recent months as expectation of the approval of a U.S.-listed spot bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) improved sentiment in crypto markets, JPMorgan (JPM) said in a research report Thursday.The increase follows almost two years of down-shifting, “thus creating some optimism that the worst might

Ether's 90-day puts are more expensive than calls on Deribit for the first time since January, according to Amberdata.The sentiment is relatively bullish in the bitcoin options market.Crypto investors are now betting that Ethereum's native token, ether (ETH), will drop in value over the next three months.That's the message from the call-put skew, an options-market

Mar 18, 2020 at 05:00 UTCCaitlin Long speaks at Invest 2018. (Image via CoinDesk archives)Caitlin Long’s Wyoming Crypto Bank Announces C-Suite, Including Bitcoin Core DevOne of the first prospective crypto banks in the United States is hiring its C-suite.Avanti Financial Group, the first firm to announce its application to be a special purpose depository institution…

Bitcoin futures open interest on the CME exchange has hit 218,000 BTC ($21.3 billion). The cryptocurrency's market cap is closing in on a historic $2 trillion. CME growth is largely coming from active and direct participants, K33 research says. 01:01 Bitcoin Breaks $64K While Gold Soars 00:56 ETH/BTC Ratio Slid to Lowest Since April 2021

Oct 26, 2020 at 12:50 UTCUpdated Oct 26, 2020 at 13:20 UTCJPMorgan's analysts have arrived at the Eureka! moment where they're comparing bitcoin with gold. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, modified by CoinDesk)First Mover: Bitcoin Steady Over $13K as JPMorgan Has Eureka! MomentBitcoin was higher, appearing to hold above $13,000 for the first time since January…

DBS Token Services will offer instant real-time settlement of payments. The bank is also exploring a treasury and liquidity management solution with Ant Financial. 01:00 Latin America's Crypto Surge: A Battle Against Inflation 01:48 Nishad Singh’s Lawyers Ask Judge to Spare Him Prison; Italy to Raise Capital Gains Tax on Crypto 01:36 Bitcoin Jumps Above

feature The first thing to know about the BitTorrent Token (BTT) airdrop is that it’s not just a one-off event. This first one begins a series of monthly airdrops that will run until February 2025. There are 990 billion BTT tokens created on the Tron blockchain. Of those, 10.1 percent have been designated for airdrops…

Oct 14, 2020 at 17:13 UTCCFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert (Joe Jenkins/CoinDesk archives) CoinDesk Joins IMF, CFTC, Swiss FINMA at DC Fintech WeekCoinDesk is partnering with DC Fintech Week, one of the world’s premier policy and regulation-focused digital currency conferences, to produce a special edition of CoinDesk Live. The virtual event, which runs Oct. 19-22, brings together…

Comfy is a tin can for storing nicotine pouches, like Zyn. ZynCoin founder Colton Kirkpatrick said some of the profits will go to token buybacks 06:07 Crypto Hopefuls Seek Value in Memecoins After Vitalik Buterin’s Tweets 10:48 Confusion From US Regulators; Markets Hit by ‘Vibe-Flation’ 02:23 Memecoins on a Tear, Outperforming Bitcoin 09:46 Global Macro