# New DeFi futures to enable hedging against Bitcoin mining difficulty

# New DeFi futures to enable hedging against Bitcoin mining difficulty

“# New DeFi futures to enable hedging against Bitcoin mining difficulty ” Decentralized derivatives exchange SynFutures announced a new product called Bitcoin (BTC) Hash Rate Futures that uses the biggest cryptocurrency’s ever-changing mining difficulty as a basis to open long or short positions.  Touted as fully decentralized hash rate futures, SynFutures’ new offering would let…

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# 3AC-backed DeFi protocol Tranchess launched to track Bitcoin performance

# 3AC-backed DeFi protocol Tranchess launched to track Bitcoin performance

“# 3AC-backed DeFi protocol Tranchess launched to track Bitcoin performance ” Three Arrows Capital CEO Su Zhu has announced the launch of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Tranchess. Tweeting on Thursday, Zhu described Tranchess as a “Tokenized Asset Management and Derivatives Trading” protocol. While the project aims to become a multi-chain and multi-asset DeFi protocol, with…

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# Visa to acquire cross-border payments fintech Currencycloud

# Visa to acquire cross-border payments fintech Currencycloud

“# Visa to acquire cross-border payments fintech Currencycloud ” Visa officially announced Thursday that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Currencycloud, a fintech platform supporting about 500 banking and technology clients across more than 180 countries. The new acquisition aims to improve Visa’s foreign exchange business and expand them to serve financial institutions, fintechs…

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# Bitcoin traders split on K chances as altcoins eye potential ’80-150%’ gains

# Bitcoin traders split on $40K chances as altcoins eye potential ’80-150%’ gains

“# Bitcoin traders split on $40K chances as altcoins eye potential ’80-150%’ gains ” Bitcoin (BTC) circled $32,000 on July 22 after excitement over fresh comments by Elon Musk resulted in strengthening of support. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView BTC bulls regroup at $32,000 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD ranging…

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#Cops bust Brit for 2020 Twitter hack of Biden, Obama, Musk

#Cops bust Brit for 2020 Twitter hack of Biden, Obama, Musk

“#Cops bust Brit for 2020 Twitter hack of Biden, Obama, Musk” Spanish cops arrested a British man in Spain on Wednesday in connection with the 2020 hacking of hundreds of prominent Twitter accounts — including those of President Biden, former President Barack Obama, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Microsoft founder Bill Gates — in an effort to defraud their followers of…

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