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Bitget announces the delisting of Floki’s TokenFi (TOKEN)

Bitget has announced the delisting of TokenFi (TOKEN), the token of an asset tokenization platform launched by Floki. The exchange accuses the team behind TOKEN of potential market manipulation and opaque vesting schedule. The price of TOKEN was $0.01806395 at the time of writing, having surged by 258% in the past 24 hours. Bitget has announced the delisting of TokenFi (TOKEN), the tokenization platform recently launched by the team behind the meme cryptocurrency Floki. The price of TOKEN on exchanges is currently $0.01806395, about 258% up in the past 24 hours. Bitget announced the listing of TokenFi on October 27. Why did Bitget delist TOKEN According to details in an announcement published on Tuesday, 0ctober 31, the decision to delist TOKEN relates to potential market manipulation by the project’s team. “ After the trading service of TokenFi (TOKEN) began, significant price fluctuations have been noticed. It was also found that the pro...

Bitcoin goes bullish as supply on exchanges plunges

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Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has been struggling around the $26,000 mark over the past week, but with the recent incline, more investors have shifted to self-custody. The flagship cryptocurrency finally gained bullish traction with a 1.5% rise in the past 24 hours — the upward momentum came while the BTC price dropped below the $26,000 mark six times over the past week. BTC whale activity and supply on exchanges – Aug. 24 | Source: Santiment Moreover, Bitcoin is trading at $26,460 with a $515 billion market cap at the time of writing. The asset’s 24-hour trading volume also rose by 5.4%, reaching $16.4 billion.  You might also like: China sentences former party official to life in prison for enabling crypto mining According to market intelligence platform Santiment, the Bitcoin whale activity has slightly declined. The number of whale transactions consisting of at least $100,000 and $1 million worth of BTC dropped from 9,372 and 1,337 to 6,760 and 1,314, respectively....

Hong Kong urges major banks to embrace crypto exchanges as clients

Hong Kong, determined to reclaim its fintech crown and rival Singapore, is poised to become a thriving crypto hub by considering the inclusion of retail investors in cryptocurrency trading. The city-state is reportedly giving a nudge to major banks, urging them to hop on the bandwagon and embrace crypto exchanges as clients after announcing a clear regulatory framework that aims to encourage innovation. The Financial Times reported on Thursday that the lenders include HSBC, Standard Chartered and Bank of China. In a recent meeting, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the city’s banking regulator, questioned lenders about their hesitancy in accepting crypto exchanges as clients, the report said. In a letter to the banks, the HKMA advised them that conducting due diligence on prospective customers should not place excessive burdens, especially for those establishing offices in the city to explore opportunities. An HKMA spokesperson confirmed to Blockworks that it has provided guidanc...

Swaap Closes $4.5M Seed Round and Announces Upcoming v2 Launch

- Advertisement - Paris, France, April 19th, 2023, Chainwire. - Advertisement - Swaap Labs, the company building Swaap, has successfully secured over $4.5 million in seed funding. Swaap builds the Next-Generation Market Making Protocol that leverages a combination of oracles and dynamic spread for sustainable yields and reduced trading costs. Its unique approach aims to offer liquidity providers (LPs) passive and profitable market-making strategies, addressing the critical issue of impermanent loss, prevalent in DeFi. Launched in July 2022 on Polygon, Swaap v1 has already proven that profitable market-making on-chain is possible. Its WBTC / WETH / USDC pool, powered by Chainlink price feeds, has recorded less than 0.1% of impermanent loss. Swaap v2 is set to revolutionize the DeFi landscape with its new enhancements and Features , further improving v1. It employs the most advanced market-making models in DeFi, built by leveraging the AMM (automated market maker) simulator devel...

Market makers in the crypto industry: party planners or bartenders?

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In the crypto economy "party", market makers are the dancefloor, the logistics team, the bartenders and all the bars that traders and participants can attend. What is a market maker, and how do they differ in the crypto and traditional finance markets? At the European Blockchain Conference in Barcelona, Cointelegraph discussed the topic with key market makers in the crypto industry on one of the conference’s first panels. Cointelegraph reporter Joseph Hall drew up the analogy that crypto market makers are much like cool bartenders at a very high-tech and unashamedly nerdy cocktail party. Their job is to keep the drinks flowing, i.e., provide liquidity and ensure everyone's having a good time while maintaining order in the market. Cointelegraph's @JoeNakamoto hosting the "Why Market Making is Key for a Crypto Market Recovery" panel at the European Blockchain Convention where he so eloquently described what a market maker is pic.twitter.com/3EoJnNXLyU — C...