Tagged: bitcoin

September 7, 2021 @ 11:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Haobo Ma, the CEO and Founder at blockchain platform aelf – which is powered by Cloud computing. Ma talked about his approach to cryptocurrency investments and how he got involved in the space back in 2010, which was when he… Read More

September 7, 2021 @ 7:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Matrixport, one of the fastest-growing digital assets financial services platforms in Asia, reveals that it has introduced “BTC-U Range Sniper,” which is described as an innovative “first-mover” product, which enables traders and investors to earn greater returns when the Bitcoin price “moves within a specified… Read More

September 2, 2021 @ 11:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Roxe, a next-gen international payment network, reveals that it will offer qualifying reserve banks with free access to its global Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Plus Program. The new program will aim to enable countries to issue “new secondary or primary sovereign, fiat currencies backed… Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 9:18 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

The vast majority of Americans are interested in having cryptocurrencies as part of their retirement investments, the results of a survey from business.com reveal. Close to 90 per cent (87 per cent) of employees expressed interest in including cryptocurrencies in their portfolio but far fewer… Read More

August 30, 2021 @ 9:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

MX Exchange has reportedly received full approval from the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) to serve as a Recognized Market Operator-Digital Asset Exchange (RMO-DAX) for the trading of virtual currencies in the Southeast Asian country. This makes MX Exchange only the fourth DAX to offer compliant… Read More

August 27, 2021 @ 5:15 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Those buying on the dip weren’t enough to push Bitcoin back north of $50,000, GlobalBlock sales trader Jonas Luethy said in a research note this week. After briefly trading above $50,000 earlier this week, Luethy said Bitcoin has retraced downwards, breaking down from an ascending… Read More

August 27, 2021 @ 12:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sumit Gupta, Co-founder and CEO at CoinDCX, one of India’s largest and most established cryptocurrency exchanges and liquidity aggregators, recently shared important insights exclusively with Crowdfund Insider. Notably, CoinDCX recently finalized a $90 million investment round, becoming India’s first crypto-focused Unicorn. During our conversation, Gupta… Read More

August 26, 2021 @ 7:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SIMON Markets LLC, a Fintech firm transforming the digital wealth management sector via its  platform for financial professionals, reveals that it has teamed up with NYDIG—a tech and financial services company “dedicated” to Bitcoin—in order to launch “first-to-market” Bitcoin education “designed for wealth managers, and… Read More

August 26, 2021 @ 10:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT), which is one of the leading Nasdaq-listed public Bitcoin mining firms in the US, recently shared its financial results “as of and for the three-months ended June 30, 2021.” Riot Blockchain’s unaudited financial statements are also available via the firm’s… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 10:09 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin rewards company Lolli today announced a partnership with StubHub. It will give users the ability to earn up to six per cent bitcoin back on tickets for sporting events, theatre and concerts. StubHub will join more than 1,000 other retailers offering bitcoin rewards with… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 7:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CJDNS SASU, a French software R&D start-up in the PKT ecosystem, recently announced its funding agreement with NGI-LEDGER, a European Commission’s initiative that aims “to shape the development and evolution of the Internet.” The agreement secures funding for SafePKT, an initiative that aims to bring… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 4:28 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Bitcoin is taking a breather after a period of growth that saw it return to a value north of $50,000, GlobalBlock sales trader Alexandra Clark said in her latest research notes. After breaking through the $50,000 level on Monday, Bitcoin has fallen back below $48,000,… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 2:26 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Even though Bitcoin had shown some positives until recently, there are reasons for concern, GlobalBlock sales trader Marcus Sotiriou said this week. Sotiriou said Bitcoin closed another day above the 200-day moving average on Monday, while also completing a support/resistance flip of the $48,000 level… Read More

August 25, 2021 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin-focused firm Blockstream reveals that it has secured $210 million in capital as part of their Series B round at a $3.2 billion valuation. Blockstream’s investment round was led by Baillie Gifford and iFinex, the operator of Bitfinex. As mentioned in the announcement, this new… Read More

August 24, 2021 @ 1:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bringing Bitcoin (BTC) to Cosmos had always been “part of the plan,” according to the Cosmos development team. With the new grant from the Interchain Foundation (ICF) to Interlay, the developers of interBTC, that goal “is getting closer.” Cosmos has always been “ahead of the… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

PayPal UK  (NASDAQ: PYPL) will start offering its users the ability to buy, sell and hold crypto beginning this week according to the company. While PayPal has already commenced crypto trading in the US this is the first international location for the global Fintech. The… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 8:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Connie Gallippi, Founder and Executive Director at BitGive, a non-profit organization that aims to bridge the gap between practical philanthropic solutions for nonprofit and humanitarian work globally made possible through emerging blockchain technology, recently shared some noteworthy updates with Crowdfund Insider. Established in 2013, BitGive is… Read More

August 22, 2021 @ 3:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European payments company Worldline and Switzerland’s digital asset platform Bitcoin Suisse recently announced the official launch of their omnichannel cryptocurrency payment solution, called WL Crypto Payments. The integrated solution has been designed to enable over 85,000 Switzerland-based merchants on Worldline’s network to take Bitcoin (BTC)… Read More

August 21, 2021 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blockstream, a Bitcoin-focused firm, has released its Markets Weekly Report, dated  August 20, 2021. As noted in the report from Blockstream, Bitcoin is currently on pace “to finish on the top end of this week’s range for the fifth weekly win in… Read More

August 21, 2021 @ 8:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Eurex, an established European derivatives exchange, has announced the launch of Bitcoin ETN futures. We’re excited to announce the launch of #Bitcoin ETN #futures. As the extension of the ETN traded so successfully on @Xetra, the new contract offers clients access to the price of… Read More