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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Nasdaq Inc.’s application to list options on BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. This brings trading in traditional Bitcoin ETF derivatives one step closer to the starting line. Options are financial derivatives that give investors the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call option) or sell (put option) an underlying asset at a predetermined price before or on a specific expiration date. In traditional finance, options are frequently used for risk hedging, speculation, or leveraging investment positions. Soon, these options on the spot Bitcoin ETF “IBIT” will be available for trading,…

The payment giant Visa is developing a new tokenization platform to support banks in issuing fiat-backed tokens.

As the first traditional Swiss bank, the Lucerne Cantonal Bank (LUKB) is launching the deposit and withdrawal of cryptocurrencies.

In a nine-page report, BlackRock summarizes the pillars of Bitcoin’s unique investment profile.

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PostFinance is entering the crypto trading market and aims to become the leading Swiss retail bank for digital assets.

Over the past few weeks, MicroStrategy acquired an additional 18,300 Bitcoin (BTC) for approximately 1,11 billion USD.

What happened this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in the weekly review.

According to its own statements, Tether generated an impressive profit of USD 6.2 billion with its leading stablecoin USDT last year.

Over the past two weeks, sentiment has turned and both Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs have lost considerable assets under management.

What happened this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in the weekly review.

For almost a year, the Solana blockchain has dominated the memecoin sector, but now Tron is entering the space as a new competitor.

What happened this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in the weekly review.

After a period of consolidation, the Bitcoin price is back above the USD 63,000 mark and thus the 200-day average.

What happened this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in the weekly review.

This November, the United States will elect a new president for the next four years. While Republican candidate Donald Trump has a clear pro-crypto stance, the outlook under a Harris administration appears somewhat bleaker. Trump promised the crypto industry at a conference in Nashville a month ago that, if elected, he would fire Gary Gensler on day one, bring mining back to the U.S., adopt bitcoin as a strategic reserve, ban central bank digital currency (CBDC), and turn the nation into a “bitcoin superpower.” How much of this the presidential candidate would actually implement remains unclear, but the overall tone…