Options linked to BlackRock's spot bitcoin ETF (IBIT) began trading on Nov. 19 and have since grown to half the size of Deribit's BTC options market. What to know: Notional open interest in IBIT options stood at $11 billion on…
Bitcoin and Ether options trading platform Deribit is reportedly working with a financial adviser to explore strategic acquisition opportunities. The platform has received acquisition offers from interested investors, a Bloomberg report noted. Deribit has hired Financial Technology Partners (FT Partners)…
BTC's latest price action seems to contrast sharply with the uptrend exhaustion observed at record highs above $108K in mid-December. What to know: BTC's swift recovery from $89K Monday hints at seller exhaustion. The pattern is inverse of price action…
The Bank of England has announced the launch of the Digital Pound Lab, a new initiative to experiment with potential applications and technical frameworks for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to a recent report by the UK’s central…
Capital Group is also the second-largest shareholder in MicroStrategy, trailing only Michael Saylor. What to know: Investment manager Capital Group, with $2.3 trillion in assets under management, has become a 5% shareholder in Metaplanet. The company is also the second…
A Russian diamond mining firm employee has been jailed for sending crypto to the Ukrainian army. According to the Russian newspaper Izvestia, the unnamed individual was sent to a maximum security penal colony for “providing financial assistance to a Ukrainian…