Tagged: btc

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

March 6, 2021 @ 2:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The majority of Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) clients are bullish on the future performance of decentralized cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). The giant Wall Street investment bank has shared the results of a client survey revealing that 61% of respondents believe their crypto-asset… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 7:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Pankaj Balani, Co-founder and CEO at Delta Exchange, an established digital assets derivatives trading platform. Delta Exchange offers cryptocurrency futures and derivatives trading across Bitcoin and major altcoins with up to 100x leverage. As previously reported, the company aims to support… Read More

March 4, 2021 @ 6:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The North American Purpose Bitcoin ETF, which was introduced last month, has reportedly seen huge demand, as over $165 million in trading volume was recorded (as of February 19, 2021). The new ETF is the first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in North America. It now… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 11:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Iran’s Presidential Center for Strategic Studies, which is a thinktank that is attached with President Rouhani’s office, has released an extensive report which emphasizes the need for the so-called rogue State to use decentralized cryptocurrencies to generate additional revenue. Extracting these virtual currencies, the report… Read More

March 1, 2021 @ 10:21 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin-focused tech startup Casa notes that “hot on the trail” of their recent $4 million fundraising announcement, they are pleased to announce another set of product enhancements Casa confirmed that they’ve now removed the email “dependency” from Bitcoin hardware wallet signing – so users are… Read More

February 28, 2021 @ 6:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto exchange OKCoin confirms in a new report that Ethereum (ETH) scaling has recently seen a boost, while the total value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) has plummeted. DeFi pulse data shows that there’s currently just under $35 billion worth of value locked in DeFi… Read More

February 28, 2021 @ 5:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tesla Inc’s recent Bitcoin investment has “reignited” mining FUD, according to Compass, a “Bitcoin-first” company that aims to support the “decentralized” growth of hashrate and “strengthen network security” by helping people learn, explore and mine Bitcoin. Compass notes that by dropping $1.5 billion into BTC,… Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 3:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Dan Dolev, Mizuho senior Fintech Analyst, recently commented on who he thinks might be the long-term “winners” in payments and the wider financial technology space. Dolev, who shared his views and insights with Yahoo Finance, noted that Square is “all about the terminal value.” He… Read More

February 26, 2021 @ 12:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

LocalBitcoins, a peer to peer BTC exchange service, notes that Bitcoin is “swooping” over the world and Asia is now at “the center” of all the action. LocalBitcoins writes in a blog post that this should come as no surprise given all the opportunities Bitcoin… Read More

February 25, 2021 @ 8:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Moneybees, which claims to be the very first over-the-counter (OTC) cryptocurrency service in the Philippines, has announced that it’s launching three new outlets this month. The outlets are being opened to accommodate the growing demand for OTC transactions among Filipino cryptocurrency traders and investors, according… Read More

February 25, 2021 @ 2:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Tim Frost, CEO at YIELD App, which is a comprehensive Fintech app offering a wide range of DeFi services and new investment strategies, has shared his views and insights regarding the recent trading frenzy that was initiated by a group of armchair investors via Reddit… Read More

February 24, 2021 @ 9:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Payment company Square Inc (NYSE:SQ) has invested an additional $170 million in Bitcoin (BTC). Square and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey confirmed on Tuesday (February 23, 2021) that it was time to “double down” on the firm’s commitment to the world’s largest digital currency (in terms… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated on Monday (February 22, 2021) that Bitcoin is an “extremely inefficient” way to settle financial transactions. Yellen commented on how the digital currency’s price fell sharply (as usual) during morning trading hours, but then stayed above the $53,000 mark… Read More

February 23, 2021 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

There are now around 100,000 Bitcoin (BTC) addresses that are holding more than $1 million worth of the cryptocurrency. The Bitcoin and crypto-mania has helped many individuals become millionaires (many almost overnight) as the digital asset continues to attract many more new investors including major… Read More

February 22, 2021 @ 7:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) has already made a billion dollars in profits from its fairly recent $1.5 billion Bitcoin (BTC) purchase. Notably, these dramatic gains could be substantially more than what Tesla may have made off of its car sales during 2020, according to… Read More