Bitcoin News Roundup for June 25, 2020

Bitcoin options have a big day coming up, NYC born rapper Ja Rule teams up with Ethereum-based Roll and more in this edition of Markets Daily, from CoinDesk This episode is sponsored by Bitstamp and Ciphertrace. Today's Stories: Bitcoin Options Market Faces Record $1 Billion Expiry on Friday  The cryptocurrency’s options market is on its way to a record $1 billion monthly expiry this Friday.  This Startup Is Forking Compound to Make Hiring More Efficient Braintrust launched out of stealth mode Wednesday, backed by a $6 million seed round featuring True Ventures, Homebrew Ventures, Uprising Ventures, Galaxy Digital, IDEO CoLab, Kindred Ventures and Vy Capital. Ultra-Rich Monaco Wants to Fund Social Impact Projects With Security Tokens Monaco’s Office of Digital Affairs has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Luxembourg-based blockchain startup Tokeny. 'Social Money' Startup Inks Deal With Rapper Ja Rule, Releases Song With Lil B Ja Rule has inked a deal with Roll, an Ethereum-based protocol that allows content creators to control their own platforms using personal crypto tokens. CREDIT: Social Money (On a Roll) (feat. Lil B, $alex Masmej, Connie Digital & Sid Worthy) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51g0CIViHOc  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.