CME becomes second-largest Bitcoin futures exchange as open interest surges

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), a regulated derivatives exchange that lists Bitcoin (BTC) futures, now stands just behind Binance in terms of notional open interest to rank second in the list of... Read more »

Gary Gensler’s Bitcoin ETF position is ‘inconsistent’… says Gary Gensler

Gary Gensler once criticized the United States securities regulator for its “inconsistent” approach to spot Bitcoin (BTC) products, according to a resurfaced video of Gensler from 2019. The video clip, which has... Read more »

Impersonation scams in crypto, explained

Understanding impersonation scams in crypto In impersonation scams, fraudsters pretend to be reliable individuals, exchanges or services to trick users into sending cryptocurrencies or disclosing personal information. In the context of cryptocurrencies,... Read more »

Bitcoin-friendly El Salvador can become ‘Singapore of the Americas’ — VanEck adviser

El Salvador can follow Singapore’s lead and become a financial center in the Americas, according to Gabor Gurbacs, strategy adviser of investment management firm VanEck. “I say often to portfolio managers and... Read more »

SBF takes the stand, ‘buy Bitcoin’ searches soar and other news: Hodler’s Digest, Oct. 22-28

Top Stories This Week Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand on FTX’s collapse Sam “SBF” Bankman-Fried testified this week in his ongoing criminal trial in the Southern District of New York, denying any... Read more »

BlockFi emerges from bankruptcy, Worldcoin halts USDC payments and more

Crypto lender BlockFi announced its emergence from insolvency this week, just a few days after FTX announced that it successfully reclaimed approximately $7 billion in assets. FTX debtors, comprising FTX and affiliates,... Read more »

Blockchain congestion and transaction queues actually deter ‘nefarious actors’: Study

Researchers from Florida Atlantic University and the University of Mississippi recently published research indicating that blockchains with “full” blocks — especially when there’s a transaction queue — appear to have an added... Read more »

BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, ADA, DOGE, TON, LINK, MATIC

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading above $33,600 for the past two days, indicating that the bulls are not rushing to the exit. After a sharp rally, if the price does not give... Read more »

Crypto wallet Trezor looks into phishing campaign, exec says

Cryptocurrency hardware wallet provider Trezor is investigating a recent phishing campaign, as users have reported receiving phishing emails. The anonymous blockchain sleuth ZachXBT took to his Telegram channel on Oct. 26 to alert users... Read more »

Is Bitcoin overheated? Some believe the answer is hiding in PEPE

Could Bitcoin (BTC) be headed for an imminent pullback? Some crypto market observers believe the answer could be hiding within the price action of a frog-themed memecoin. In an Oct. 27 post... Read more »