• Bitcoin,  Ethereum,  Security

    Thawing Out Cold Storage

    Putting some BTC to work in DeFi while keeping the rest offline

    With a market capitalization of $660 billion as of this writing, bitcoin is not only the first and oldest cryptocurrency, it’s the largest store of value – fully 53% of the total value of all cryptos tracked by CoinMarketCap. And bitcoin true believers are notorious for holding onto their BTC for the long term. In April the percentage of BTC that had not moved in 2 years hit an all-time high of 53%, and almost 29% of all bitcoin in circulation hadn’t moved in 5 years ($150 billion of market cap at the time). In fact, it’s a notable event when a very old BTC address sends funds for the…

  • Cryptocurrencies

    Amber App offers custom options contracts

    Amber Group today launched a product called “Yield Boost” that lets users create options contracts that are bought by the firm

    Amber App's new “Yield Boost” product lets users customize options contracts, which will be bought by the company. More precisely, customers can choose a linked price and set a maturity date on their investment contract.