DeFI News & Alerts

2021-02-25 14:05:06 BTC Futures Trading Volume Jumps To Another High

Amid falling bitcoin prices, BTC futures trading volumes have skyrocketed this week. This is stated in the Bybt report. Open / Comment

2021-02-24 09:57:52 On December 28, 2013, a Reddit user ordered a pizza and offered the delivery service driver to receive a tip of $ 5 in BTC - he agreed and received public and private keys along with instructions and the customer's mail. Seven years later, the courier contacted the customer and asked for help in exchanging BTC for US dollars. His $ 5 or 0.0069 BTC at a rate of $ 58,000 turned into $ 400 Open / Comment

2021-02-18 13:23:40 PrivateFly, a private charter airline, reported an increase in bitcoin payments for flights. In January, they grew by 19%, while in a normal month their number does not exceed 1-2%. Open / Comment

2021-02-15 17:00:36 An error was discovered on the Avalanche blockchain

The error led to an almost complete stop of transactions on the Avalanche blockchain. The reason was the abnormal load on the background of the launch of the new Pangolin DeFi product. Open / Comment

2021-02-14 09:38:55 Bitcoin has set a new high above $ 49,000. Open / Comment

2021-02-12 17:55:34 American cities have entered the race for Bitcoin.

• Mayor of Miami plans to transfer part of the city treasury to Bitcoin and pay salaries to employees in BTC.

• New York mayoral candidate Andrew Young declare that if he wins the election, the financial center of the world will also become a real hub for BTC and other cryptocurrencies.

• Hillary Shiv, Mayor of Reno, Nevada, said that she is not at all opposed to using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as investment and payment instruments.

The adoption of cryptocurrencies by government officials of the world's largest economy can not only help speed up the process of legalizing cryptocurrency in the United States, but also significantly push the price of MTC to new heights. Open / Comment

2021-02-12 13:04:44 Uber is ready to accept Bitcoin if the need arises. Open / Comment

2021-02-10 13:25:19 The venture capital arm of Thailand's oldest bank Siam Commercial Bank has announced the creation of a new $ 50 million fund that will focus on blockchain investments, decentralized finance (DeFi) and early-stage crypto startups. Open / Comment

2021-02-09 15:01:46 Miners have been selling their BTC throughout January. While Tesla bought them last year. Open / Comment

2021-02-08 16:18:31 Ethereum futures have started trading on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). The first block deal for a new instrument has already been closed. Its volume was 20 contracts, and the strike price was $ 1650.

One contract is equivalent to 50 ETH, and its value is calculated in dollars at the reference rate of the Ethereum (BRR) CME Group CF index. Open / Comment