| BTC broke through 21,000 USDT, a record high; CME announced that it will launch Ethereum futures on February 8 next year

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2020-12-16 23:58

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OKEx quotes show that at 21:40 last night, BTC broke through 20,000 USDT, reaching a record high of 21,500 USDT. According to Sina Weibo data, "Bitcoin" once ranked 19th on Weibo's hot search list.

digital currency

CME Announces Launch of Ethereum Futures on February 8, 2021

CME Group (CME) announced that it will launch Ethereum futures from February 8, 2021. The new contract will be settled in cash and is currently awaiting regulatory review. Ethereum is currently the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization and daily trading volume. Since 2020, the CME Bitcoin futures contract has traded an average of 8,560 lots (equivalent to about 42,800 Bitcoins) per day.

CBOE to launch cryptocurrency market-related index in early 2021

Total Ethereum Stablecoin Circulation Hit $19 Billion, Hitting All-Time High

Survey: Japanese cryptocurrency investors account for 16.2% of total investors

Data: ETH options open interest has increased 50 times this year

Report: Over the past five years, Kenya’s bitcoin transaction volume exceeded $53 million

The virtual currency MLM case of Heilongjiang Yunbao Assets was solved, and the amount involved exceeded 1.2 million yuan

The Economic Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Hulin City, Heilongjiang successfully cracked a case of organizing and leading a pyramid scheme involving more than 1.2 million yuan, and arrested the suspect Shi Mou. At present, the suspect Shi Mou has been under criminal detention, and the case will be transferred to the procuratorate for further trial. (Life News)

Blockchain industry

German Government Introduces New Bill to Legalize Blockchain Electronic Securities

Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet on Wednesday passed new legislation introducing fully electronic securities as part of its broader blockchain strategy, the German finance ministry said. The bill relaxes rules that previously mandated issuers and holders of securities to use paper certificates to certify transactions. “Paper securities may be precious out of nostalgia, but the future belongs to electronic versions,” Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said, adding that electronic securities reduce costs and administrative burdens. Paper certificates can now be replaced by registers of central securities depositories or private banks, while encrypted securities registers based on blockchain technology are also possible. Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht said the bill would provide legal clarity and enhance the potential of the new technology. (Reuters)

Investment and Financing

Financial privacy public chain Findora received tens of millions of dollars in financing, led by Polychain Capital

Bonfida, a decentralized exchange built on the Solana public chain, received $4.5 million in seed round financing. This round of financing was led by CMS Holdings, with participation from Sino Global, Three Arrows Capital, Spartan Group, and Genesis Block Ventures. (The Block)

Interest rate trading platform Horizon Finance receives investment from Robot Ventures

Horizon Finance, an interest rate trading platform, announced that it has received investment from Robot Ventures, the investment fund of Compound founder Robert Leshner. The investment amount is currently undisclosed.
Tarun Chitra, CEO of DeFi simulation platform Gauntlet Networks, is a partner in Robot Ventures’ second fund, which had raised $4 million as of the end of September, half of which came from Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz.

Decentralized exchange Bonfida raises $4.5 million led by CMS Holdings

global policy

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Will Establish Temporary Registration System for Encrypted Asset Businesses

Malta's Finance Minister: 'Blockchain Island' Strategy Falters as Banks Refuse to Participate

Malta’s plans to become a “blockchain island” are struggling due to local banks’ reluctance to partner with innovative companies, Malta’s Finance and Employment Minister Clyde Caruana has revealed. Malta’s parliament passed blockchain-friendly regulations in 2018 as part of its efforts to become a global hub for encryption and distributed ledger technology. (Cointelegraph)