Eyeing a break higher – ING

The US jobs market has continued to cool, ING’s FX analyst Francesco Pesole notes. EUR/GBP to break below 0.840 ahead of EU-UK trade talks “There hasn’t been any sign of material deterioration after the April employer tax hike, and wage growth remains too high to make the Bank of England shift to a faster gear … Read more

CFTC Commissioner will step down to become Blockchain Association CEO

Summer Mersinger, one of four commissioners currently serving at the US financial regulatory body Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will become the next CEO of the digital asset advocacy group the Blockchain Association (BA).  In a May 14 notice, the Blockchain Association said its current CEO, Kristin Smith, would be stepping down for Mersinger on … Read more

South Korea’s Leading Cryptocurrency Exchange Upbit Releases New Listing Announcement! Here’s the Latest Listed Altcoin

South Korea’s leading cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has officially listed Nexspace (NXPC) in trading pairs with the Korean won (KRW), Bitcoin (BTC), and Tether (USDT), expanding access to the native token of the MapleStory Universe blockchain ecosystem. Upbit Lists Nexspace (NXPC) on KRW, BTC, and USDT Trading Pairs NXPC is the utility token of Henesys L1. … Read more

Bitcoin whale moves $206 mln as BTC holds firm above $100K

Whale transfers suggest long-term holding or OTC trades, not immediate sell-side pressure. Retail investors continue profit-taking, pushing Exchange Netflow into positive territory. Over the past week, as Bitcoin [BTC] reclaimed $100k, whale activity has intensified from both the sell and buy sides. In the past 24 hours alone, Whale Alert flagged a massive 2,000 BTC … Read more

JPMorgan’s Kinexys, Chainlink, Ondo Finance Demo Atomic DvP Settlement for Real-World Assets

Chainlink, JPMorgan’s blockchain unit Kinexys, and Ondo Finance have completed the first cross-chain Delivery versus Payment (DvP) transaction on Ondo Chain’s testnet, integrating traditional bank payment rails with tokenized asset markets. First Cross-Chain DvP The transaction, according to the release sent to Bitcoin.com News, settled Ondo Finance’s tokenized U.S. Treasuries Fund (OUSG) using JPMorgan’s permissioned … Read more