Tagged: bitcoin

December 14, 2020 @ 11:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bitcoin (BTC) mining machine market is heating up, according to the team at HASHR8 Inc, a cryptocurrency mining and media firm that aims to support the “decentralized growth” of hashrate (or computing power used to secure digital currency networks) while enhancing the security of… Read More

December 14, 2020 @ 7:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin exchange Paxful has confirmed that ID verification will soon become mandatory for many different countries beginning this month (December 2020). Paxful claims it’s one of the few crypto-asset marketplaces that strictly enforce KYC (Know Your Customer) verification checks and procedures…. Read More

December 14, 2020 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  DigitalMint, a U.S.-based Bitcoin point-of-sale provider, announced on Monday it has formed a strategic long-term partnership with Kerma Tech, a Southeast ATM operator, to provide consumers access to cryptocurrency across several states, including Georgia, Tennessee, and Indiana.  According to the DigitalMint, the initial launch with Kerma Tech calls… Read More

December 14, 2020 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As the digital asset market approaches the end of 2020, Kraken Intelligence (part of US-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken) has released a report titled, “Crypto Yields – A Simple Breakdown.” The report notes that interest rates on “risky opportunities” are a function of a “risk-free” rate… Read More

December 13, 2020 @ 8:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped consumer mentality and habits, especially as it relates to people’s financial needs. But it remains unclear what new habits born out of necessity are here to stay and what will vanish as the pandemic grinds to an eventual halt. We recently… Read More

December 12, 2020 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ethereum (ETH), the world’s largest smart contract platform, and major decentralized finance (DeFi) assets have dropped during the past week. However, DeFi-related infrastructure is getting a boost from Bitcoin (BTC), according to a report from OKCoin. During the last week, top DeFi platforms such as… Read More

December 11, 2020 @ 5:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

MicroStrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR) has closed on an offering of $650 million of 0.750% convertible senior notes due 2025. Previously announced, MicroStrategy boosted the sale by $100 million as qualified institutional buyers purchased above the original amount. MicroStrategy estimates that the net proceeds from the… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 8:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) has been trading sideways as some crypto analysts have warned that the digital asset’s price may become unpredictable in the short-term, according to a new report from OKCoin. The digital currency exchange confirmed that Bitcoin continues to gain institutional support. BTC’s recent price… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Founded in 2017, Anchorage has emerged as a top digital asset platform serving institutions investing in the crypto sector. Big money demands robust protocols and tech stacks and Anchorage is providing all of this in a full-service financial platform for the future of finance. Co-founded… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 12:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

BIGG Digital Assets Inc. (CSE: BIGG; OTCQB: BBKCF), operator of Canadian crypto exchange Netcoins, has acquired 40 additional Bitcoins for long term treasury holdings, according to a company release. BIGG says it purchased these Bitcoins for $24,854 CAD per BTC for a total of CAD… Read More

December 8, 2020 @ 7:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MicroStrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR) has revealed that it plans to provide (subject to market conditions and other factors) $400 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2025 in a private offering to “qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 7:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jameson Lopp, CTO at Bitcoin (BTC) focused firm Casa, notes that large to mid-sized corporations using Bitcoin as a primary reserve asset in their treasuries has become quite a hot topic this year, mainly because of business intelligence firm Microstrategy’s “all-in” move. There’s also the… Read More

December 7, 2020 @ 9:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

LocalBitcoins, a global peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin exchange, notes that its platform allows users to invest in BTC which is notably one of the best-performing assets of 2020. The LocalBitcoins team confirms in a blog post: “According to our data, our main markets are… Read More

December 6, 2020 @ 4:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at HASHR8 Inc., a cryptocurrency mining and media firm that aims to support the “decentralized growth” of hashrate (or computing power used to secure digital currency networks) while enhancing the security of blockchains, has confirmed that Bitcoin has broken record highs and sentiment… Read More

December 4, 2020 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Scott Freeman, Co-Founder and Partner at JST Capital, a New York-based financial services firm currently focused on the digital asset market. The partners of JST have spent more than twenty years working in the traditional financial services sector. They’ve now entered… Read More

December 3, 2020 @ 1:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the digital asset market approaches the end of 2020, Kraken Intelligence (part of US-based crypto exchange Kraken) has carried out its second VIP client sentiment survey for this current year. According to Kraken, the goal of the survey is to assess digital asset market… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 11:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto bull market continues to rally as BTC receives even more Wall Street attention while former Fed Chair Janet Yellen is announced as incoming Treasury Secretary. According to a report from OKCoin, Bitcoin has done it again: on Monday morning (November… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 9:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

During the past few weeks, Ari Paul, CIO at BlockTower Capital, and Luke Martin, a prominent digital asset trader, have noted that Bitcoin’s (BTC) upward price movements since late October 2020 have mostly taken place during US market hours. A report from Coin Metrics points… Read More

December 1, 2020 @ 8:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Coinrule, a cryptocurrency trading startup that recently secured over £410,000 in funding through its Seedrs round, notes in a blog post published by crypto futures and options exchange Deribit that Investors now have a new option they can add to their investment… Read More

December 1, 2020 @ 7:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based CoinShares, a company that aims to expand access to the digital asset ecosystem while serving as a trusted partner for its clients, has noted that the Bitcoin (BTC) price has been closing-in on the “very psychological” all-time-high (of nearly $20,000) “coupled with momentary fears… Read More