Traditional Bankers Creating Bitcoin Derivatives
If you were awake in the last decade and even remotely cognizant of the global financial crisis, you've heard the names Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Goldman was one among many subjects of a holy crusade by Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi. Taibbi spent years uncovering evidence of market manipulation and monopolistic practices (not to mention "sub-prime" lending and other toxic policies that led to the housing collapse) on a level never-before-seen in America. Also read: British Bankers Unite Against Bitcoin by Linking it to Terrorism. One of the schemes that everyday people hadn't....
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In the end, this is still positive news coming out of Russia. An official acknowledgment of discussions taking place is better than nothing. A few days ago, news broke of Russia slowly taking a more positive stance toward bitcoin. It even seems bitcoin may gain legal status in the country. However, one of Russia’s central bankers is not convinced the outcome will be so positive. Legal recognition of cryptocurrency is not guaranteed, nor should anyone think otherwise. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts are well aware Russia will not embrace bitcoin all of a sudden. It is good to see the central....
With the rise of derivatives trading, how do protocols ensure that retail investors are not going in blind? BTCWith an increase in the number of retail investors dabbling in derivatives trading and investors hopping into decentralized exchanges (DEXs) due to regulations in the United States and China, there has been a rise in users utilizing derivatives DEXs, with Bitcoin (BTC) whales moving into derivatives and an increase in buying interest in derivative contracts.This has created a surge in the daily trading volume for derivatives protocols, allowing them to briefly take over....