Crypto Traders Bet on US Election as FTX Prediction Markets Hit Record Volumes
October sees record volume for TRUMP and BIDEN markets three weeks ahead of the U.S. election.
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Oct 16, 2020 at 3:06 p.m. UTC
Oct 16, 2020
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Election 2020 Prediction Markets: Bettors Say Trump Lost Tuesday's Debate
With the first presidential debate now smoldering behind us, the betting markets have picked their winner: Joe Biden.
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Sep 30, 2020 at 7:45 p.m. UTC
Sep 30, 2020
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Structural Issues May Be Causing BitMEX’s Low Bitcoin 'Cash and Carry' Returns
BitMEX may be one of the largest crypto derivatives platforms, but it offers the lowest return on bitcoin "cash and carry" trades.
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Sep 10, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Sep 10, 2020
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Alameda Research Claimed Nearly 70% of Wrapped Bitcoin Minted in August
The firm claimed 14,654 WBTC in August following approval of its Compound collateral proposal.
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Sep 4, 2020 at 8:04 p.m. UTC
Sep 4, 2020
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Exchange Outages Are Going Mainstream: What Robinhood Can Learn From Crypto
With popular online trading platforms hit by more outages amid high volumes, companies like Robinhood may learn something from crypto exchanges.
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Sep 1, 2020 at 8:44 p.m. UTC
Sep 1, 2020
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FTX Exchange's $150M Deal for Mobile-First Blockfolio Is a Retail Trading Play
The deal is a strategic play for FTX, whose clientele consists largely of quants and professional traders, to attract more retail customers.
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Aug 25, 2020 at 11:07 p.m. UTC
Aug 25, 2020
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FTX Launches Uniswap Index Futures to Meet Surging Demand for DeFi Access
FTX said customers are demanding access to DeFi products.
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Aug 24, 2020 at 4:36 p.m. UTC
Aug 24, 2020
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Fireblocks Claims Exchange Program Enables Zero-Confirmation Crypto Deposits
Fireblocks says its new system provides crypto deposits on exchanges with zero confirmations and in real time.
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Jul 28, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2020
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FTX to Launch 'Scalable' Decentralized Exchange in Weeks
Building on the Solana blockchain means the new platform's operations are less restricted than those on Ethereum, the firm says.
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Jul 27, 2020 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
Jul 27, 2020
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Swipe Futures Volume Equals 42% of Its Market Capitalization
SXP futures volume signal continued interest in low-capitalization cryptocurrencies as bitcoin continues to trade in a tight range.
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Jul 20, 2020 at 4:01 p.m. UTC
Jul 20, 2020