Crypto Futures Trading

🇮🇹 Italy’s Securities Regulator Blocks Illegal Crypto Trading Platforms Italy’s securities regulator, Consob, reinforced its measures to safeguard Italian investors by expanding its list of banned websites engaging in illegal trading activities. In its latest move, Consob has targeted several FX platforms for illegally promoting trading products within the country. Notable additions to the blacklist include domains such as Luno Invest, Vantage Global Limited, and Capital4it Ltd. Source https://t.me/Crypto_Futures_Trading

🇺🇸 DOJ Counters Motion to Dismiss Charges Against Tornado Cash Developer The government’s submission to the Southern District of New York opposes dismissing the charges against Roman Semenov, who, along with Roman Storm, is accused of operating Tornado Cash as a mechanism for cybercriminals to launder more than $1 billion, including monies linked to North Korea’s armament programs. The document specifies that from September 2020 to August 2022, Tornado Cash reportedly engaged in extensive laundering activities, using blockchain anonymity technology to conceal the origins of illegal funds. Source https://t.me/Crypto_Futures_Trading

🪙 Franklin Templeton lists Ethereum ETF on DTCC Asset management firm Franklin Templeton has listed its spot Ether exchange-traded fund (ETF) — the Franklin Ethereum TR Ethereum ETF (EZET) — on the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) website, a significant platform for securities transactions in the United States. The DTCC website’s “Create/Redeem” column lists the ETF, indicating its availability for creation and redemption. Source https://t.me/Crypto_Futures_Trading

💰 Bitcoin options 'in line with previous halvings' and bullishly pricing calls higher than puts: analyst The positioning of bitcoin options is in line with previous halvings, with the market skewing bullish and pricing calls at higher levels versus puts for the end-of-June 2024 expiry, an analyst said. A put-call options ratio below one indicates that the call volume exceeds the put volume, signifying bullish sentiment in the market. The bitcoin put-call skew is negative as of May and beyond, which means calls are relatively more expensive — indicating bullish sentiment. Source https://t.me/Crypto_Futures_Trading

🪙 USDT's exchange balance hits highest level in a year and keeps rising Exchanges are holding more of Tether's USDT. The 7-day moving average of the change in USDT held by exchanges reached $568 million earlier this month, the highest it's been in a year. The moving average has remained positive since the start of February, indicating consistent growth of exchanges’ USDT holdings. Source https://t.me/Crypto_Futures_Trading

💰 BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Snaps 71-Day Inflow Streak, Data Show BlackRock’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), which trades under the ticker IBIT on Nasdaq, fell out of favor on Wednesday, preliminary data published by Farside Investors showed. For the first time since going live on January 11, the fund did not draw any investor money, snapping a 71-day inflows streak. Seven out of the other ten funds followed IBIT’s lead. Source https://t.me/Crypto_Futures_Trading

🇨🇦 KPMG survey reveals significant uptick in institutional adoption of crypto in Canada The Canadian financial sector witnessed a significant uptick in crypto adoption in 2023, according to a recent survey by KPMG in Canada. Financial Services: 50% of respondents now provide at least one type of cryptoasset service, increasing from 41% in 2021. Crypto trading, custody, clearing, and settlement services saw substantial growth, with 52% of firms now offering trading services, up from none reported in the previous survey. Source https://t.me/Crypto_Futures_Trading

🇺🇸 US DOJ seeks 36-month sentence and $50 million fine for ex-Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao The US Department of Justice has recommended a 36-month prison sentence alongside a $50 million fine for the former CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao. In response, Zhao’s legal team contends that his incarceration would be unprecedented, citing no prior instances of imprisonment in similar cases. Instead, they proposed an alternative of probation, potentially with home confinement at his residence in Abu Dhabi. Source https://t.me/Crypto_Futures_Trading

🇺🇸 SEC asks for comments on BlackRock's amended spot Ethereum ETF proposal The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is asking for public comments on changes made to BlackRock's proposed spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund. The world's largest asset manager is vying along with others for a spot Ethereum ETF, though optimism that one could get the SEC's greenlight in the next month has diminished. BlackRock filed for its spot Ethereum ETF in November 2023. Source https://t.me/Crypto_Futures_Trading

🟠 Binance unveils spot copy trading feature in automated strategy tools expansion Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is set to roll out a new spot copy trading tool — enabling users to follow and automatically execute the same trades as some of the platform’s top traders. “At Binance, we’re always listening to our users and incorporating their feedback into our products. Our users give us great ideas because, very often, they know what works best for them,” Binance CTO Rohit Wad said in a statement shared with The Block. Source https://t.me/Crypto_Futures_Trading