CoinFLEX announces staff cuts as part of measures to reduce costs by up to 60%

CoinFLEX announces staff cuts as part of measures to reduce costs by up to 60%

Cryptocurrency exchange CoinFLEX said it had downsized a “significant number” of team members in an effort to cut operating costs. According to a Friday blog post, CoinFLEX said it had cut some staff across “all departments and geographies” as part of measures to reduce the company’s costs by 50% to…

Charles Schwab’s asset management arm launches crypto-linked ETF

Charles Schwab’s asset management arm launches crypto-linked ETF

Schwab Asset Management, the asset management arm of financial giant Charles Schwab, has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) with exposure to firms linked to cryptocurrencies.  In a Friday announcement, Schwab said its Crypto Thematic ETF was expected to be available for trading on the New York Stock Exchange’s Arca under…

3 Bitcoin trading behaviors hint that BTC’s rebound to K is a ‘fakeout’

3 Bitcoin trading behaviors hint that BTC’s rebound to $24K is a ‘fakeout’

Bitcoin (BTC) price rallied toward $24,200 on July 28 after a near-10.5% surge that began a day earlier. The gains appeared after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled intentions to slow down the Fed’s prevailing tightening spree. This prompted some Bitcoin analysts to predict short-term upside continuation, with pseudonymous analyst…

Final candidates for next UK prime minister have made pro-crypto statements

Final candidates for next UK prime minister have made pro-crypto statements

Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor of the Exchequer, and Liz Truss, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, two of the final candidates to become the next prime minister for the United Kingdom, have both previously expressed pro-crypto views. With Prime Minister Boris Johnson soon to be out…

Democratic senators chide Fidelity Investments for BTC-exposed retirement funds

Democratic senators chide Fidelity Investments for BTC-exposed retirement funds

Three United States senators have written to Fidelity Investments CEO Abigail Johnson demanding an explanation for the financial services company’s decision to include Bitcoin-exposed funds in its 401(k) retirement plans. “This decision is immensely troubling,” they wrote. Democrats Dick Durbin, Elizabeth Warren and Tina Smith sent their letter Tuesday. The…

.26B in Ethereum options expire on Friday and bulls are ready to push ETH price higher

$1.26B in Ethereum options expire on Friday and bulls are ready to push ETH price higher

Ether’s (ETH) 53% rally between July 13 and 18 gave bulls an edge in July’s $1.26 billion monthly options expiry. The move happened as Ethereum developers set a tentative date for the “Merge,” a transition out of the burdensome proof-of-work (PoW) mining mechanism. Ether USD price index, 12-hour chart. Source:…