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🔴 Bitcoin Futures ETFs Are Here?! | This Week in Crypto – Oct 18, 2021

 Bitcoin Futures ETFs could come to exchanges soon, Coinbase is launching an NFT marketplace and guess which country is now the biggest crypto mining hub in the world? These stories and more this week in crypto. The price of Bitcoin surpassed the $60,000 mark following reports that the first U.S. Bitcoin futures exchange-traded funds could start trading soon. NYSE Arca certified its approval to begin listing ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF and Nasdaq confirmed that shares of Valkyrie’s Bitcoin ETF had been certified for listing on its exchange. The Bitcoin

Why investors are not entirely sold on investing in a Bitcoin futures ETF

With two Bitcoin futures ETFs set to make market debut, let’s dive deep into the cost associated with owning these contracts. ProShares Bitcoin futures ETF is reportedly set to go live on 18 October, likely followed by Invesco’s ETF on the next day on 19 October.  We know that there are additional costs associated with an ETF. Apart from a brokerage commission, analysts are anticipating a higher expense ratio with these traded funds. As the filing by ProShares marks an annual operating expense of 0.95%, an investor will essentially spend

Greenheart Token Closes Four Consecutive Pools

The Greenheart CBD Staking Program opened on June 7, 2021 and closed swiftly after reaching its target. To the same high demand, two more pools opened soon after and also closed early. Sponsored Sponsored The fourth pool closed recently—signifying a total of four (4) successfully closed pools for the first-ever CBD DeFi token on the blockchain network—the Greenheart CBD Token. Greenheart CBD Limited is innovating to improve the CBD (cannabidiol) production process through DeFi Blockchain and AI (Artificial Intelligence). Sponsored Sponsored After the close of three of its four staking

As Bitcoin inches towards $60K, Q4 may see ‘parabolic moves in all of crypto’

Earlier this week, Bitcoin broke through the psychologically important mark of $50,000 for the first time in a month, causing many investors to turn their eyes to the top cryptocurrency again. The resurgence of interest in bitcoin recently has resulted in higher trading volumes, combined with mega whale moves. Someone(s) bought up $1.6B worth $BTC via market orders in just 5 minutes. Short liquidations seem relatively smaller like $17M at that time. This is more like whale buying, not cascade liquidations.https://t.co/dD3OsykiET pic.twitter.com/0NnvbmaYYm — Ki Young Ju 주기영 (@ki_young_ju) October 6,

AXS has gained by >150% in 12 days, but is this rally too good to last

Disclaimer: The findings of the following analysis are the sole opinions of the writer and should not be taken as investment advice To say that Axie Infinity has been on a bull run is an understatement. Its price rose from $48 to an all-time high of $120, marking a jump of over 150% in just 12 days. Spot volumes across exchanges clocked in at $5.6 billion, making AXS the fifth most-traded crypto (excluding USDT) over the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, the play-to-earn giant has been building its community presence via huge

Former U.S. official says cryptocurrency not some ‘libertarian paradise’

Cryptocurrency has been around for a long time now. However, its mainstream adoption gained a boost lately with 2020 being a remarkable year. But 2021 saw a major push as countries and/or organizations across the globe have been accepting cryptocurrencies in some form or the other. That said, countries have also been working on cryptocurrency regulations to govern the process of exchanging through crypto. Something that can actually benefit these tokens. Former US Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers, while speaking to Bloomberg expressed his opinions concerning the cryptocurrency regulations. During this

Wall Street-Style Crypto Regulation Coming, Says Kraken Lawyer

The cryptocurrency industry should brace for ‘Wall Street-style’ regulation, according to Kraken Chief Legal Officer Marco Santori.Sponsored Sponsored “You’re just living in a fantasy world if you don’t believe that this industry is going to face heavier, more Wall Street-like regulation from governments in the U.S. and abroad, and Kraken has simply been practical about that future,” Santori told Bloomberg. Authorities have been cracking down on the cryptocurrency industry over the past few months, taking issue with everything from stablecoins to decentralized exchanges to lending products. As warnings mount from state

Your September Newsletter for All Things BitPay and Crypto

We have another month of crypto news and BitPay happenings, including an exciting new partnership, a product integration and more updates around global crypto adoption. Don’t forget to check out what ‘swap’ means and learn more about BitPay Reload in our product highlight.In This Issue:BitPay in the SpotlightUATP, a global payment network owned and operated by the airlines, has partnered with us to start accepting crypto payments and attract new business. Read the announcement here.Our CEO, Stephen Pair discusses why it’s important for the approach to crypto regulation to go

Coinbase won’t pursue its planned lending service, fears SEC scrutiny 

It appears that Coinbase would prefer to be on the safe side rather than dealing with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s scrutiny and pressure.  In a blog that the crypto exchange has posted, it announced that it would no longer pursue its plans to roll out its “Lend” service, which is supposed to be a crypto-based lending service.  Lend was supposed to be a service that would pay users if they lend out their tokens, but the SEC has warned the company about the legal consequences of such service.  Showing

Prisma Analytics, Dell Technologies and CryptoDATA Tech will host the official launch of Edain utility token

Prisma Analytics, Dell Technologies and CryptoDATA Tech will host the official launch of Edain utility token Prisma Analytics GmbH, Dell Technologies, and CryptoDATA Tech have teamed up for an innovative project and announce the online launch of their utility token called EDAIN on September 29th, marking the start of the pre-sale period. The EDAIN launch event aims to raise awareness for decision-makers that seek to leverage data into actionable knowledge. It will be an exclusively online event, as it will be transmitted live on the Edain website starting 17:00 (UTC).

With a ‘ready to go’ ecosystem, does Polkadot have a shot at the $250-$350 range

Polkadot, the 8th largest token has been surging for a while now. Steady development and strong fundamentals significantly contributed to a rally toward a new all-time high ($49.80). Consider this plot- DOT is up 356% YTD. Source: CoinMarketCap Meanwhile, the flagship token witnessed a 256% recovery over the last 56 days, as per Trading View. Although the token, at press time is trading just shy of the $37 mark (down by almost 23% from its ATH)- different analysts remain bullish. For instance, crypto analyst Lark Davis took to Twitter to shed