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In recent news pertaining to cryptocurrency exchanges, the CEO of Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has indicated that the company has no intentions of introducing derivative markets for alternative cryptocurrencies in the near futures; Wavesâ decentralized exchange was hacked upon launch; and the founder Pakcoin has attributed Pakistanâs slow rate of cryptocurrency adoption to low literacy rates.
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CME CEO Extinguishes Rumors of Altcoin Futures
The chief executive officer of CME, Terrence Duffy, has indicated that the company has no plans to introduce derivatives markets for additional cryptocurrencies.
Mr. Duffy stated that he âwill take a wait and see approach with [BTC] for now, adding âI will not just put products up there to see where theyâre going to go.â Mr. Duffy also emphasized that cryptocurrency futures contracts are âhighly volatile and new.â
In an interview in March, Dennis OâCallahan, the director for product development of Chicago Board Options Exchange, responded to a question concerning whether CBOE was exploring listing derivative markets for other cryptocurrencies, stating: âBeing in product development our task is to look for new products all the time, so we are constantly evaluating that market, and we are evaluating other cryptocurrencies too, among other items. But we have seen how Bitcoin has worked, so we are definitely monitoring other termarkets to make sure that the infrastructure and everything is in place in case we want to pursue other cryptocurrencies.â
Wavesâ DEX Gets Hacked Upon Launch
Earlier this week, Waves officially launched its decentralized exchange following a year-and-a-half-long beta period. The Waves DEX reportedly facilitated $6 million worth of cryptocurrency transactions at the conclusion of its beta testing, surpassing the daily volume of many rival decentralized exchanges. The company claimed to be host to 330,000 wallets belonging to 90,000 traders.
Despite the companyâs confidence heading into the launch, Wavesâ exchange and main company websites were seized by hackers seeking to phish for usersâ information pertaining to wallets. After several hours, Waves was able to restore access to its DNS server and return its platforms online.
The chief executive officer of Waves, Sasha Ivanov, discussed the incident with media, stating: âSomeone just faked my passport and gave it to support [staff] at the domain company and they changed the password at his request. Then the attacker was able to change the main website.â
In response to the attack, Mr. Ivanov stated: âWe and the whole industry need to work on decentralized domain name systems.â A spokeswoman for Waves added that âthe DNS servers of the Waves website are maintained by the registrar, and in this case, their security is beyond our control. Nevertheless, the security levels of the registrar are, indeed, in question, and so we are currently considering further action ⊠to make sure that this one-time breach will never occur again.â
Pakcoin Founder: Slow Rate of Cryptocurrency Adoption in Pakistan to Low Literacy
Abu Shaheer, the founder of Pakistan-based altcoin Pakcoin, has indicated that the number of Pakistanis investing in cryptocurrencies is increasing slowly, attributing the slow speed of uptake the low rates of literacy in Pakistan.
âPeople are turning to cryptocurrency as an investment, but slower than the western world as the literacy rate is lower here and its a totally new phenomenon for them,â Mr. Shaheer said. âSome are using it as alternative means of payments. Most people using cryptocurrencies are day or short-term traders finding investment opportunities in crypto and are growing in number.â
According to the United States Central Intelligence Agency, approximately 57.9% of Pakistani citizens over the age of 15 are literate.
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