Crypto betting platforms like Polymarket and YieldWars are seeing higher trading volume growth leading up to the 2020 presidential election. ( read original story ...)
Defi Index CVX Measures Crypto ‘Market Fear’ and Implied Volatility
The defi platform cvx.finance has launched the beta version of its “Crypto Volatility Index”, otherwise known as the “CVX.” ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai stock exchange suspends Ant Group listing, dashing its dual-listing ambitions days before record-breaking IPO
Shanghai stock exchange suspends Ant Group listing, dashing its dual-listing ambitions days before record-breaking IPO. ( read original story ...)
China Market Update: Ant IPO Delay – Key Considerations
Ant Group’s Shanghai and Hong Kong IPOs have been postponed. This past weekend Jack Ma made several remarks about financial regulators and banks stifling financial innovation at the Bund Summit. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bans retail trading of digital currencies, requires crypto exchanges to be licensed in crackdown on fraud, money-laundering
The Hong Kong government is aiming to ban retail investors from trading in cryptocurrencies and force exchange operators to obtain licences, in a move that promises to end an era of largely ... ( read original story ...)
US election: why Japanese Trump super fan Yoko Ishii is banking on four more years
Trump videos on YouTube, often focusing on threats posed by China and North Korea, as well as Japan’s need for nuclear weapons. ( read original story ...)
Race to boost financial hub status intensifies among Japanese cities
Competition is heating up among three major Japanese cities to invite foreign companies as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga aims to make Japan an international financial hub. The idea to boost Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
After Hong Kong crackdown, Japan cities wrestle for Asian financial hub status
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has pledged to adjust tax and visa arrangements, and make administrative services available in English, in a bid to attract foreign firms. ( read original story ...)
World First Crypto Currency Traded with Fixed Price
Around June 2020, Easybook had launched its cryptocurrency, Easybook Coin (EBO) from Brunei to the online customers in ASEAN. Within 3 months, nearly half a million USD worth of EBO coins was sold. ( read original story ...)
PayPal Raises Crypto Buying Limit to $15K/Week for ‘Eager’ Customers
PayPal’s cryptocurrency products are going to expand rapidly in 2021, executives said on the company’s third quarter earnings call Monday. ( read original story ...)
Crypto derivatives volume more than triples spot trading
Other niches, such as derivatives trading, have since experienced watershed growth, as noted in a recent report from United States crypto exchange, Kraken. "Beginning with pioneers like Crypto ... ( read original story ...)
PayPal Will Take Its US Crypto Service Global in 1H 2021, Execs Say
PayPal’s cryptocurrency service is going to expand rapidly in 2021, executives said on the payments giant’s third-quarter earnings call Monday evening. That includes crypto services coming to Venmo ... ( read original story ...)
Paxful to Roll Out Crypto Debit Card for US Customers
Peer-to-peer digital asset marketplace Paxful is launching a crypto debit card. The Visa card enables users to convert cryptocurrencies to U.S. dollars at time of purchase and comes via partnership ... ( read original story ...)
China Market Update: Growth Stocks Driven Higher As Singles Day Kicks Off, Five Year Plan Lifts Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy
Asian equities had a strong day despite the US equity market’s weakness Friday and increased lockdowns in Europe. Meanwhile, Japan announced the easing of travel restrictions for several countries in ... ( read original story ...)
Ambitious but controversial: Japan’s new hydrogen project
Japan's new 2050 deadline for carbon neutrality has thrown a spotlight on its efforts to find new, greener fuel options, including an ambitious but controversial liquid hydrogen venture. The Hydrogen ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rebounds from 2-month low as earnings recover
TOKYO, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average jumped on Monday, weathering the impact from downbeat U.S. stocks late last week, as signs of a recovery in earnings at home and a ... ( read original story ...)