Bitcoin options open interest has reached $9.6 billion according to derivatives market data as the metric is nearing the high captured on January 7, 2021. Moreover, the aggregate open interest…
Continue ReadingEther’s (ETH) performance over the past week has been nothing short of exceptional. The price rallied from a $905 low on Jan. 11 to a new all-time high at $1,440…
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Continue ReadingCrypto exchange platform OKEx has announced the launch of its OKExChain mainnet with 10 million OKT tokens available for early adopters. According to an announcement, the project was three years…
Continue ReadingDespite the bitcoin price high, there continues to be a massive exodus of bitcoin leaving exchanges. Onchain data shows exchanges are being drained like a sieve and during the last…
Continue Reading2020 was the most important year for the crypto derivatives market so far. Both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) derivatives steadily grew throughout the year, with their futures and options…
Continue ReadingBitcoin derivatives markets have been seeing significant demand in recent months at the same time bitcoin spot markets climbed to all-time price highs and surged 149% during the last three…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency derivatives markets have been seeing significant demand, as daily volumes for bitcoin options crossed $1 billion on December 17, 2020. Most of the record turnover has been taking place…
Continue ReadingAmid an ongoing bull run of Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin options are hitting a new historical milestone. Bitcoin options are derivative contracts that grant the holder the right, but not the…
Continue ReadingNewly released data from crypto exchange OKEx gives one possible explanation of how larger holders of bitcoin – or “whales” – were able to influence prices as bitcoin rallied to…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency exchange OKEx is seeing slight signs of activity from its mining pool after losing 99.5% of its hashrate this autumn after the exchange suspended withdrawals from trading accounts. OKEx…
Continue ReadingJust recently, after the exchange paused cryptocurrency withdrawals, the trading platform Okex finally enabled digital currency withdrawals last Wednesday. Since then, the exchange seems to be experiencing an exodus of…
Continue ReadingBitcoin was lower, pushing prices back down below $19,000 toward where they started the week. Digital-asset traders have been speculating whether prices would quickly breach $20,000 after the cryptocurrency surged…
Continue ReadingTo some who have just skimmed the headlines around the BitMEX exchange, the legal activity and allegations around the firm seem a bit overblown. It seems like just yesterday, people…
Continue ReadingA sharp drop in OKEx’s trading volume and stablecoin reserves – tether (USDT) in particular – may reveal an ongoing exodus of its users after the popular crypto derivatives exchange…
Continue ReadingJay Hao, CEO of Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx, said his firm has taken steps to ensure the issue that caused a freeze of over five weeks in cryptocurrency withdrawals cannot…
Continue ReadingEnd of Western Union Remittance Service to Cuba a Boon for Crypto As new U.S. government measures that impose restrictions on remittances to Cuba becomes effective after November 22, Western…
Continue ReadingCME Group has become the world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) futures market following a surge in open interest over the past month, industry data shows. In a Friday tweet, Arcane Research…
Continue ReadingCryptocurrency exchange OKEx recorded a major bitcoin outflow just minutes after it lifted a five-week-long withdrawal suspension at 08:00 UTC Thursday. About 2,822 bitcoins were moved from OKEx in block…
Continue ReadingAfter a five-week-long suspension of all user withdrawals, cryptocurrency exchange OKEx resumed normal services at 8:00 am UTC on Nov. 26. Having announced the re-opening last week, OKEx then indicated it would be launching…
Continue ReadingMalta-based cryptocurrency exchange OKEx has reopened withdrawals five weeks after an abrupt suspension. In a short blog post on Thursday, the exchange announced that it was lifting the freeze at…
Continue ReadingThe unexpected five-week-long suspension of OKEx’s crypto withdrawal service has left many of its users, largely based in China, disappointed and determined to leave or reduce holdings on the exchange…
Continue ReadingOKEx, likely trying to forestall a mass exodus of funds when its five-weeks-long freeze on withdrawals lifts this week, on Tuesday said it will offer a mix of compensation and…
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s price has been up dramatically since the very day popular exchange OKEx announced the suspension of all crypto withdrawal service on its platform. However, while some tie the two…
Continue ReadingAs the crypto economy sets its sights on half of a trillion in USD value, digital currency derivatives markets are swelling significantly. Bitcoin futures have surpassed a six-month high at…
Continue ReadingMingxing “Star” Xu, founder of OKCoin and CEO of OK Group has resurfaced after being detained by Chinese police. According to a report by Bloomberg Thursday, Xu appeared on a…
Continue ReadingMajor cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is finally resuming withdrawals of customer assets after weeks of waiting. The exchange first suspended withdrawals on Oct. 16, a decision that subsequently rocked crypto markets. …
Continue ReadingProposed regulations targeting Hong Kong’s blockchain industry could have far-reaching consequences for the crypto derivatives market, according to new research from Messari.io. In a report published on Wednesday, researcher Mira…
Continue ReadingOKEx’s mining pool has gone from being one of the world’s largest to not mining any new blocks in over two weeks after the firm lost 99.5% of its hash…
Continue ReadingBitcoin prices have been volatile during the last few weeks, but have managed to climb higher in value at the same time. This week bitcoin derivatives markets, specifically futures and…
Continue ReadingAs the crypto market continues to soar to new heights on a nearly daily basis — with Bitcoin (BTC) currently resting around the $16,100 threshold — the murkiness surrounding cryptocurrency…
Continue ReadingAs the Chinese government cracks down on several crypto exchanges catering to traders based in China, many of those customers – and their bitcoin – have been making their way…
Continue ReadingThe mood of fear, uncertainty and doubt, otherwise known as FUD, that has gripped some of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges since October heightened last week — and it had nothing…
Continue ReadingOriginally launched as an attractive alternative to traditional fiat business accounts for Internet-based ventures, the latest features for the Circle Business Account appear to take aim at a different kind…
Continue ReadingAfter closing digital asset withdrawals in mid-October, Malta-based crypto exchange OKEx still remains tight-lipped about an unspecified on-going investigation. OKEx claims detainment chatter as simply rumors, although customers are still…
Continue ReadingThe Many Facts Pointing to John Nash Being Satoshi Nakamoto Six years ago, a number of theories spread across the internet that claimed the famed American economist and mathematician John…
Continue ReadingThe Bitcoin Cash blockchain is set to upgrade on Sunday, November 15 and it’s still expected that the network will bifurcate. So far, a number of crypto services have revealed…
Continue ReadingHuobi said Monday the rumors alleging one of its senior executives had been arrested were false. “We have become aware of rumors within our community about the arrest of a…
Continue ReadingA study by Etoro and The Tie find listing and partnership announcements as significant developments (Sigdev) that have an immediate, large, and positive influence on token price. This influence, which…
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