Toncoin Throws Weight To Lead Weekend Top 20 With 15% Rally
The dynamic and ever-evolving blockchain community has shown a great deal of interest in and enthusiasm for Toncoin (TON). Due to its
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ProShares Files Application With SEC for Bitcoin and Ether Equal Weight ETF
If approved, the fund will measure "the performance of holding long positions in the nearest maturing monthly bitcoin and ether futures contracts." Original Source
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Proposed EU parliament rule could have banks apply 1,250% risk weight to crypto exposure
The European Parliament has released a report on a draft bill proposing that banks holding cryptocurrencies set aside a large amount of capital in an effort to address potential risk.In a Feb. 9 notice, European Union lawmakers said any framework applied to crypto assets should “adequately mitigate the risks of
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Singapore Banks’ Exposure to Bitcoin ‘Insignificant’ but Subject to Highest Risk Weight
"Pending the finalization of the framework, MAS requires Singapore-incorporated banks to apply a 1250% risk weight for exposures to riskier crypto assets such as Bitcoin and Ether," he said. "... Based on MAS’ minimum total capital adequacy requirement of 10% for systemically important banks incorporated in Singapore, this means that
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Student Organizations Pull Their Weight in DeFi Protocol Governance
There are decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) with “thousands of people with billions of dollars locked into a treasury, and the conversation that’s going on [about governance] is between, like, six people,” said Deven Matthews, who leads the Blockchain at Berkeley governance department. Original Source
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Tether also confirms its throwing weight behind the post-Merge Ethereum
Hot on the heels of an official announcement from USD Coin (USDC) issuer Circle Pay, stablecoin giant Tether has now also officially confirmed its support behind Ethereum’s upcoming Merge upgrade and switch to a Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism-based blockchain. The announcement came on the same day as its stablecoin competitor,
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Bitcoin ‘Minnows’ Are Punching Above Their Weight Class; BTC Holds Around $41,500, APE Surges on Rumors
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Bitcoin Long Traders Bear The Weight As Liquidations Continue
Bitcoin liquidations have continued as the year draws to an end. The year has been rocked with liquidations that have gone past the $100 billion mark and there does not seem to be a stop even as 2022 rolls around. Long traders have had to bear the brunt of the
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The ‘weight of money’ means crypto can’t be ignored
One of the ANZ bank’s senior executives has told a Blockchain Australia forum that the crypto sector has grown too big to be ignored by traditional finance.The comments came a day after rival Commonwealth Bank announced that it would roll out crypto trading services for 10 digital assets via its
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Wall Street jinx? Traders weight ‘sell the news’ potential after Bitcoin ETF launch
Wall Street opened its doors for the first Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) on Oct. 19, with the listing of ProShares Bitcoin Strategy (BITO) on the New York Stock Exchange. The fund attracted more than $1 billion in trading volume on its first day, while BTC price rallied to a new
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