Three Asian-based ventures have joined forces to launch Hong Kong’s first-ever ETF liquidity fund. The fund is valued at HK$1b (about $128m), according to a statement published Wednesday. LD Capital and Antalpha Ventures, along with quant trading firm Highblock, have teamed up for the market-making service. Their liquidity fund aims to boost market activity for…
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Bitcoin (BTC)‘s recent price correction, following its surge to a new all-time high above $69,000, has resulted in the closure of leveraged perpetual futures bets worth $1 billion across digital asset markets. On Tuesday, the leading cryptocurrency experienced a 10% drop, falling to $59,700, prompting a significant clearing of excess leverage from the market. According…
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Nobody is trading Bitcoin on the weekend anymore, concludes a new blog post by analysts at blockchain market data provider Kaiko. So far this year, only 13% of all Bitcoin transactions have been executed on the weekend. This is down from 17% last year and 24% back in 2018. Over that same period covering 2018…
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Arthur Hayes encouraged fellow Bitcoin enthusiasts to stay focused, highlighting a significant uptick in dollar liquidity. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes is bullish on Bitcoin (BTC). Hayes shared his thoughts on X Alongside a chart depicting net reverse repurchase agreement (RRP) and treasury general account (TGA) balance changes, Hayes referred to United States Treasury Secretary Janet…
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The losses on US Treasuries recently surpassed $1.5 trillion and the likely outcome is turbulent markets, but how will Bitcoin price fare? The U.S. economy has been facing turbulent times lately, with the U.S. personal consumption expenditure (PCE) inflation index rising by a significant 3.5% over the past 12 months. Even when excluding the volatile…
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Tashi and Swing will integrate Wormhole bridged tokens for USDC, USDT, wETH, and others, potentially making Cosmos DeFi easier to use. A group of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols have teamed up to solve liquidity problems in the Cosmos ecosystem. The teams involved include cross-chain bridging protocol Wormhole, liquidity aggregator Swing, lending protocol Tashi, and Cosmos…
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21.co, the parent company of crypto exchange-traded products provider 21shares, has introduced a suite of wrapped tokens pegged to top crypto assets across multiple blockchains. The wrapped tokens are designed to increase liquidity and interoperability between different crypto networks. 21co Launches Wrapped Tokens for Cross-Blockchain Liquidity and Security A wrapped cryptocurrency is a digital asset…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered order type for Nasdaq’s stock exchange. This marks the first AI order type approved for an exchange. Nasdaq says the latest technology aims to improve efficiency and performance on its platform. Nasdaq’s AI-Powered Trading Mechanism Gets SEC Nod Nasdaq announced on…
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Binance has faced a series of negative news reports in recent weeks. However, the cryptocurrency exchange’s leader, Changpeng Zhao, known as CZ, used social media to assure the community that the reports were just fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD). Despite the departure of some top executives, CZ said Binance likely has “the lowest founding team…
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Ripple, a leading blockchain and cryptocurrency company, has acquired Fortress Trust, a Nevada-licensed financial services provider for the crypto industry. The purchase expands Ripple’s regulatory licenses and infrastructure to bolster its position in enterprise blockchain solutions. Ripple Acquires Fortress Trust The acquisition provides Ripple with Fortress Trust’s financial, regulatory, and technological infrastructure to serve the…
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