Tagged: bitcoin

March 17, 2021 @ 10:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

It can be difficult to imagine a harsher criticism of Bitcoin than recent statements made about the leading crypto on March 12 by Jeffrey Sachs, according to an article in Fortune. He basically said that the leading crypto was providing no value and was consuming… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Six New Hampshire residents are reportedly facing federal indictment because of an elaborate scheme that allowed people to exchange over $10 million for digital currencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). The US District Court indictment alleges that the co-conspirators had tricked or deceived financial… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 9:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm CoinShares has released its weekly Fund Flows Report (on March 15, 2021). The digital asset fund flows report notes that crypto-asset investment products closed on Friday (March 12, 2021) with an all-time record $55.8 billion AUM – which came after positive price… Read More

March 16, 2021 @ 10:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

JPMorgan Chase Financial Company LLC recently shared the terms of the notes offered by the preliminary or initial pricing supplement. The notes, which have will have JPMorgan Chase & Co. serve as the guarantor, will have a $1,000 minimum denomination, the bank confirmed. As noted… Read More

March 16, 2021 @ 4:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nate Maddrey and the Coin Metrics Team note that on March 12, 2020, amid the growing panic over the rapid spread of the Coronavirus, the Bitcoin (BTC) price had crashed from around $8,000 to below $4,000 during just a 24-hour timeframe. Predictably, the rest of… Read More

March 16, 2021 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

Checks are in the mail following the signing into law of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package. Many individuals in the US will receive checks in the amount of $1400 with families receiving more. Whether you like the law or not, all of those billions of… Read More

March 15, 2021 @ 5:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cardano (ADA), a major blockchain platform for building decentralized applications or dApps, has introduced an extended UTXO accounting model that’s developed specifically to support multi-assets and smart contracts. Cardano developers recently provided an overview of the Extended UTXO model that’s being employed by Cardano. The… Read More

March 14, 2021 @ 10:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    River Financial, a U.S.-based Bitcoin financial provider, recently announced it secured $12 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Goldcrest Capital with participation from Craft Ventures, Polychain Capital, M13, Castle Island, Slow Ventures, and The Kraft Group. The investment round… Read More

March 14, 2021 @ 6:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Earlier this year, the team at Elliptic, which works to assist with categorizing financial crime typologies while protecting legitimate crypto-asset users from illicit activities, had explained how proper and effective compliance can prevent (potential) money laundering activities using Bitcoin (BTC) or other digital currencies. Elliptic… Read More

March 14, 2021 @ 12:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange OKCoin confirms that they recently became one of the first digital asset trading platforms to implement the Lightning Network (LN), which is a layer-two scaling solution enabling the faster and more efficient transfer of BTC. OKCoin has awarded a new grant to Bitcoin… Read More

March 14, 2021 @ 11:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin miners continue to move to Texas as the leading digital currency recently surpassed the $60,000 mark (and had also crossed $61,000 on March 14, 2021). Recently, Argo Blockchain confirmed its purchase of 320 acres of land located in West Texas. Argo said it would… Read More

March 12, 2021 @ 10:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Capital confirms that India has been going through a major regulatory process related to the nascent cryptocurrency markets. The Capital notes that the advancements in other areas of crypto such as the innovation in decentralized finance (DeFi) in the 21st century might have taken… Read More

March 12, 2021 @ 10:33 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Spencer Schiff, who is the son of one of Bitcoin’s most vocal critics, Peter Schiff, has reportedly decided that he’ll be moving 100% of his investment portfolio into BTC, the leading digital currency. My son @SpencerKSchiff's latest #Bitcoin buy resulted in a follow by @jack…. Read More

March 11, 2021 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital Currency Group (DCG) the parent company of Grayscale Investments, has authorized the purchase by DCG of up to $250 million worth of shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (OTCQX: GBTC). The purchase by DCG will be made on the open market, at management’s discretion, and… Read More

March 10, 2021 @ 8:28 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Soros Fund Management, New York Life, and Morgan Stanley have decided to team up with Stone Ridge Holdings, Massmutual, FS Investments, and Bessemer Venture Partners in order to make investments in a Bitcoin or BTC-focused investment firm, called NYDIG. The group will be working on… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 10:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Indian government may not completely ban (or attempt to) the use of decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). During a recent interview (conducted on March 5, 2021), India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarified that she intends to support innovative crypto initiatives. #CNBCTV18IBLA… Read More

March 9, 2021 @ 5:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at BitOoda, a global digital asset financial technology and services platform providing “next-gen” risk management solutions, “best-execution” brokerage and expert market analysis, has published their Weekly Hash (3/8/21) Report. The report covers custody battles that are heating up in the crypto space, along… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 9:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ari Paul, CIO of BlockTower Capital, a company focused on bringing professional trading and portfolio management to cryptocurrency, predicts that we might have 5% of the world owning crypto-assets by the end of this bull run (ahead of Internet adoption back in 2000). $1T+ market… Read More

March 8, 2021 @ 6:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The rollercoaster ride that is Bitcoin’s (BTC) and the wider crypto market’s latest rally has some wondering if we’re nearing a market top. However, Kraken analysts are not convinced that we’ve reached the top just yet. Kraken Intelligence, the US-based digital asset exchange’s team of… Read More

March 7, 2021 @ 12:48 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized finance (DeFi) continues to lead the cryptocurrency market bull run, while Bitcoin  (BTC) is “holding steady” according to a report from OKEx. The exchange noted that last week’s digital assets price action may have “some of you ready to exit the roller coaster,” but… Read More