After hitting $25,000 on Dec. 25 and $26,000 on Dec. 26, quite naturally the price of bitcoin (BTC) soared past $27,000 early on Dec. 27 as the leading cryptocurrency’s recent meteoric rise continues.
A side effect of the Fed’s medicine for the pandemic-stricken U.S. economy was to create conditions ideal for the rise of cryptocurrencies.
The leading cryptocurrency set another all-time high this month.
Non-U.S. clients can still trade the token but need to pre-fund all short trades, the report said.
In the wake of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against Ripple, crypto market making firm B2C2 halted the trade of XRP with U.S.-based counterparties on Friday, The Block has learned.
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Quick Take
- The sudden departure of most of Findora’s founding team was due to concerns about two individuals who are still with the company, The Block has learned.
- Findora’s recent announcement of an “eight-figure” raise ahead of its ICO was at least partially year-old news.
- It’s not clear who exactly is behind a forthcoming ICO.
2020 was a year of notable events, and the same is true for the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. In 2020, DeFi saw the shut down of the SAI stablecoin, the yield farming trend take off, and multiple DeFi projects cross $1 billion in total value locked. Here are some of the most important things to […]
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Hedera Hashgraph’s CEO says integrating novel technologies with existing enterprise systems will drive adoption in the years ahead.
A week ago last Thursday, Deribit made newsby introducing call and put options at the $100,000 strike price.
Bitcoin’s price has jumped above $25,000, setting new record highs. Bitcoin’s market capitalization now sits above $464 billion.
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