Tagged: btc

April 26, 2021 @ 7:32 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Multi-asset investment platform eToro revealed on April 26, 2021 that it has launched a new thematic portfolio, called BitcoinWorldWide. Based on the firms in the value chain behind Bitcoin, the portfolio is meant to further promote adoption of the leading cryptocurrency. Dani Brinker, eToro’s head… Read More

April 25, 2021 @ 12:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto investors in Turkey have been dealing with major issues lately. Another major digital currency exchange has collapsed in the country and its CEO is being detained by authorities. Turkish crypto exchange Vebitcoin has suspended its operations and claims that it decided to do so… Read More

April 24, 2021 @ 12:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Last week, the US sanctioned several groups and individuals because of their alleged association with “disinformation” campaigns that were reportedly coordinated by the Russian government. Blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis points out that a few of the sanctioned utilized virtual currency in their “criminal endeavors,” and… Read More

April 23, 2021 @ 10:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) dominance recently dropped to 50.2% (but has increased slightly to 50.7% at the time of writing) for the first time since July 2018, Bloqport reports. Bitcoin dominance represents the total share of the digital assets market that BTC claims. Notably, the BTC price… Read More

April 22, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Huobi Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huobi Technology Holdings Limited, has introduced virtual asset-related funds for professional investors. The new product offering includes three digital asset funds and a private equity fund for blockchain mining-related businesses, according to a release shared… Read More

April 20, 2021 @ 7:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

James Butterfill, Investment Strategist at London-based CoinShares, a digital asset manager focused on expanding access to the cryptocurrency ecosystem while serving as a “trusted partner” for its clients, notes in a blog post published on Monday (April 19, 2021) that inflows into digital asset investment… Read More

April 18, 2021 @ 11:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Danial Daychopan, CEO and Founder of UK-based Plutus, a financial services provider that aims to bridge the gap between traditional fiat currencies and “upcoming” cryptocurrencies. Plutus says it offers the “best of both worlds,” which includes centralized fiat and non-custodial crypto,… Read More

April 18, 2021 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockcap Inc., an established Bitcoin mining and blockchain tech firm based in the US, revealed on Friday (April 16, 2021) that it has mined a total of 544 BTC during Q1 2021. As mentioned in a release: “Coming on the heels of several large-scale acquisitions… Read More

April 17, 2021 @ 3:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  The team at BitPay, a leading cryptocurrency payments platform, notes in their regular monthly update report that it has been another busy month in the world of digital currencies. BitPay writes in a blog post that they continue to welcome new merchants while offering… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 6:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BitRefill, a company that helps consumers “live on” crypto with gift cards, phone refills, and Lightning Network (LN), notes that in Switzerland, people can take advantage of free markets, low taxes and a high standard of living. BitRefill notes in a blog post that they’re specifically… Read More

April 14, 2021 @ 10:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at BitOoda, a global digital asset financial technology and services platform providing “next-gen” risk management solutions, notes that Bitcoin (BTC) is up by around $8,000 since their last crypto market commentary on April 8, 2021. The BitOoda team adds that “more importantly,” Bitcoin… Read More

April 13, 2021 @ 4:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) is reportedly preventing its clients from purchasing shares of MicroStrategy (NASD:MSTR), a company that has been actively acquiring Bitcoin (BTC) as part of its efforts to increase the value of its corporate treasury. HSBC stated that it would not be facilitating the… Read More

April 11, 2021 @ 2:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A recent post on Raidforums, a marketplace for purchasing and selling stolen data, has claimed that it has the personal details from millions of users on Paxful, a leading peer to peer Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) exchange. However, Paxful‘s management stated that they’re false… Read More

April 10, 2021 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

After six months of double digit returns for Bitcoin (BTC) investors, some traders might be wondering whether this is the beginning of another 2017-type cryptocurrency market rally, the Kraken team writes in a blog post. The digital assets firm pointed out that Ethereum (ETH) and… Read More

April 10, 2021 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Huobi Group, a leading blockchain firm, recently announced that its “philanthropic” division Huobi Charity Limited (regulated by the Charity Commissioners of Gibraltar – registration no. 324) is committing $1 million in Bitcoin (BTC) and fiat currency to UNICEF. The funds will be used to “help… Read More

April 9, 2021 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mark Yusko, founder, CEO and CIO at Morgan Creek Capital Management, recently argued that soon it could be considered irresponsible to ignore Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency. In an interview with MarketWatch, Yusko said that he believes we’ll all be looking back 5 years from… Read More

April 9, 2021 @ 11:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

YIELD App, a decentralized finance (DeFi) wealth management platform, has revealed that they’ve seen “strong” growth during their first quarter of trading, with the total number of users reaching almost 26,000 as assets under management (AUM) surged to around $46 million “between week one and… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 9:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, one of the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, recently revealed that it would be expanding its suite of cryptocurrency derivatives with the launch of a new Micro Bitcoin futures contract on May 3, 2021 (subject to regulatory review and approval). Micro… Read More

April 4, 2021 @ 5:35 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

European digital asset manager CoinShares reports that the inflows of $21 million last week (from a March 29, 2021 report) were the lowest since October of last year. CoinShares added that flows into digital asset investments “remained positive last week (as reported on March 29)… Read More

March 31, 2021 @ 11:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BNY Mellon (NYSE:BK), an American investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City, notes that in the current environment, where the “intrinsic value of fiat currencies is increasingly being questioned,” it’s important to take into consideration the value of alternative currencies like Bitcoin… Read More