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Ethereum (ETH) Futures Are Here and Being Offered by UK Firm

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Ethereum Futures

News reaching Global Coin Report indicates that there is a UK Based Crypto trading platform that has launched the ‘First Regulated’ Ethereum (ETH) futures. The trading firm is known as Crypto Facilities and has been offering other Futures products for quite some time now. The firm was the first to offer Ripple (XRP) futures back in September 2016 when its main goal was to expand its new platform by adding additional products, assets, and derivatives.

The trading firm made the Ethereum (ETH) Futures announcement only yesterday and had this to say:

“The first Ethereum futures to be offered by a regulated firm, the products will enable market participants to take a long or short position in the cryptocurrency, allowing them to broaden investment opportunities and manage risks more effectively.

The new contract expands Crypto Facilities’ derivatives offering which currently includes Bitcoin and Ripple futures. Crypto Facilities is a world-leading cryptocurrency trading platform for professionals, offering individuals and institutions regulated, transparent and secure trading 24/7/365. The firm provides CME Group, the world’s largest derivatives exchange, with the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate that powers CME Group’s Bitcoin futures.”

The firm’s CEO, Toby Allen, cited the popularity of Ethereum as one of the reasons to offer the new product on its platform. He also added that the popularity of the Ethereum Smart Contracts makes it a good choice for the new trading instrument on its platform and that ETH Futures will be a giant leap in the development of the crypto asset class.

However, past experiences with the launch of Bitcoin (BTC) futures might make many Crypto- traders wary of the new product. The introduction of BTC Futures last December by the CME Group has been blamed, albeit silently, for the sudden drop of BTC prices that was kicked off on the 17th of December. Before the BTC Futures started trading, BTC was enjoying new heights of over $19,000 only to drop significantly and starting on the day after the BTC futures started trading.

Current price predictions put Ethereum at $2,500 by end year. Could the introduction of ETH Futures turn out to be an impediment in the attainment of this value?

The current market analysis put Ethereum at $667 at the moment of writing this and down 4% in 24 hours. The King of Smart Contracts had seen some glimmer of hope by reaching near $900 levels when it had peaked at $839 on the 6th of May. It has since dropped to current levels that have been accelerated by news of popular South Korean exchange, Upbit, being raided by Authorities over accusations of ‘cooking its books’. There are also rumors of the Mt. Gox trustee dumping another round of BTC in the markets.

In conclusion, the effects of the addition of ETH Futures is a welcome sign of crypto products being considered as alternative investment options. The effects of the announcement will be seen once the dust clears with respect to the above two events currently affecting the crypto-verse.

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XNO Token of Xeno NFT Hub listed on Bithumb Korea Exchange

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 25th January, 2021, // ChainWire //

Xeno Holdings Limited (xno.live ), a blockchain solutions company based in Hong Kong, has announced the listing of its ecosystem utility token XNO on the ‘Bithumb Korea’ cryptocurrency exchange on January 21st 2021.

Xeno NFT Hub (market.xno.live ), developed by Xeno Holdings, enables easy minting of digital items into NFTs while also providing a marketplace where anyone can securely trade NFTs.

The Xeno NFT Hub project team includes former members of the technology project Yosemite X based in San Francisco and professionals such as Gabby Dizon who is a games industry expert and NFT space influencer based in Southeast Asia.

NFT(Non-Fungible Token) technology has recently gained huge focus in the blockchain arena and beyond, making waves in the online gaming sector, the art world, and the digital copyrights industry in recent years. The strongest feature of NFTs is that “NFTs are unique digital assets that cannot be replaced or forged”. Unlike fungible tokens such as Bitcoin or Ether, NFTs are not interchangeable for other tokens of the same type but instead each NFT has a unique value and specific information that cannot be replaced. This fact makes NFTs the perfect solution to record and prove ownership of digital and real-world items like works of art, game items, limited-edition collectibles, and more. One of the ways to have a successful…

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Should Crypto Projects Devote Resources to Community Growth and Marketing?

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2020 has been an incredible year for crypto as investors have generated windfall profits and crypto projects have seen their businesses gain the spotlight they’ve been looking for.  While Bitcoin has received most of the attention after major institutional investors announced they were accumulating the increasingly scarce asset, many altcoins have also seen their fair share of glory.  When looking at all the big winners of the past year, the first project that probably comes to mind is Chainlink, having appreciated by more than 550% YTD and now valued at over $4.5 billion.  But, the actual biggest winner of the year is HEX with a YTD return of over 5,000%.

I mention both of the above projects as they have each taken slightly different paths to achieve greatness.  Chainlink has devoted resources toward building a fundamentally sound business with many strategic partnerships while HEX has spent vast sums of money on marketing and promotion.  Both approaches are valid, but one thing is certain, it is absolutely imperative for crypto projects to let the crypto community know what makes them special.  Of course, one of the reasons that makes crypto so valuable is the powerful blockchain technology that most projects are utilizing.

Cryptocurrency vs. Blockchain Technology

It’s important to make a distinction between blockchain technology and cryptocurrency.  Although they are often used interchangeably, they are different.  Blockchain technology and crypto were both created after the 2008 financial crisis, but cryptocurrency…

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XENO starts VIP NFT trading service and collaborates with contemporary artist Hiro Yamagata

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 24th December, 2020, // ChainWire //

The XENO NFT Hub (https://xno.live) will provide a crypto-powered digital items and collectables trading platform allowing users to create, buy, and sell NFTs. Additionally it will support auction based listings, governance and voting mechanisms, trade history tracking, user rating and other advanced features.

As a first step towards its fully comprehensive service, XENO NFT Hub launched a recent VIP service to select users and early adopters in December 2020 with plans for a full Public Beta to open in June 2021. 

“NFTs are extremely flexible in their usage, from digital event tickets to artwork, and while NFTs have a very wide spectrum of uses and categories XENO will initially focus its partnership efforts and its own item curation on three primary areas: gaming, sports & entertainment, and collectibles.”, said XENO NFT Hub president Anthony Di Franco.

He also added “This does not mean we will prohibit other types of NFTs from our ecosystem However, it simply means that XENO’s efforts as a company will be targeted into these verticals initially as a cohesive business approach.”

Development and Procurement Lead, Gabby Dizon explained, “Despite our initial focus, we found ourselves with a unique opportunity to host some of the works of Mr. Hiro Yamagata. We are collaborating with Japanese artist Hiro Yamagata to enshrine some of his artwork into NFTs.”

Mr. Yamagata has…

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