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Nintendo Switch 2 Will Release in June With ‘Mario Kart World’
We finally know when the Nintendo Switch 2 is releasing. Here's everything that Nintendo shared about the new console and games.Source link
Grayscale Lists Two New Bitcoin ETFs Offering Income From BTC Volatility
Crypto asset manager Grayscale has listed two new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that offer investors a differentiated source of income through bitcoin's (BTC) characteristic volatility.The two New York Stock Exchange-listed funds will start trading on Wednesday.The Bitcoin Covered Call ETF (BTCC) and Bitcoin Premium Income ETF (BPI) offer covered call writing strategies, which involves selling call options to generate income on the premium received. Call options are derivatives contracts betting on the price of an asset rising. They give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy the asset at a predetermined price within a define period of time.BTCC will write calls very close to spot prices to deliver income for investors seeking regular cash flow, with the options...
JUST (JST) Available on Kraken With $90,000 Reef Program Airdrop
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, April 2, 2025 —Kraken, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges renowned for its rigorous compliance standards, has officially listed JUST (JST), the native governance token of the JUST ecosystem. JUST is a leading decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem built on the TRON network, which consistsSource link
Creators of DeFi Firm Aave Simplify Its Family Self Custody Wallet
Avara, the parent company of decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Aave, has simplified its self-custody Family Wallet by replacing complicated seed phrases with emails and SMS, making wallet creation and recovery painless in a bid to onboard more users.Family allows users to manage assets across various Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) networks, using passkeys like fingerprint or face scans, tied to the users’ device, Avara said in an emailed statement. Avara has also launched a new web dashboard for the Family Wallet where users can manage their account, as well as send, receive, and manage assets, the firm said.Holders of digital assets are rightly skittish about leaving their crypto on exchanges or in anyone else’s custody, particularly after events like the collapse...
CME Crypto Derivatives Average Volume Hit Record $11.3B in Q1
CME Group (CME) saw record activity in its cryptocurrency derivatives markets during the first quarter of the year, driven by increased interest in micro-sized contracts.The company reported average daily volume of 198,000 contracts for crypto products, representing $11.3 billion in notional value. It pointed to record highs across its micro ether futures, with 76,000 contracts being traded, as well as its BTC and ETH futures contracts with a volume of 18,000 and 13,000 contracts, respectively.Trading in micro bitcoin futures also stood out with a 113% year-over-year increase, hitting 77,000 average daily volume (ADV).The company’s cryptocurrency contracts were already at a record back in January.The exchange’s bitcoin and ether futures contracts have a notional value of 5 BTC and 50...