Tagged: crypto-assets

January 6, 2021 @ 5:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hedge funds are increasingly looking to San Francisco-based Coinbase for innovative portfolio solutions, the cryptocurrency exchange claims. Coinbase was reportedly chosen as a full service partner and custodian by One River Asset Management. Brett Tejpaul, Head of Institutional Sales, Trading, Custody and Prime Services, notes… Read More

January 5, 2021 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain.com, a leading cryptocurrency wallet provider, trading platform, and block explorer service, revealed on January 5 that it will be halting XRP trading, beginning on (Thursday) January 15, 2021. Blockchain.com’s management confirmed that because of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent action against… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 9:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin could potentially quadruple this year as the digital asset is currently experiencing a massive rally that’s somewhat comparable to the historic crypto bull market of late 2017, according to Fundstrat Global Advisors’ Thomas Lee. Bitcoin’s (BTC) near 300% price increase in 2020 might be… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 7:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Kraken notes that 2020 “proved a wild year” for cryptocurrency investors as prices recovered from steep lows to their all-time highs. However, Kraken claims that it “navigated a steady course and continued to shepherd industry growth.” According to Kraken, there’s a “paradigm… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital currency exchange Bittrex has announced that Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC), and Dash (DASH) cryptocurrency markets will be “removed on Friday, January 15th at 23:00 UTC.” The Bittrex team confirmed that the following markets will be removed on January 15, 2021: BTC-XMR, ETH-XMR, USDT-XMR BTC-ZEC,… Read More

January 3, 2021 @ 2:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robin Mahler Weisman, Senior Policy Counsel at Coin Center, a leading non-profit entity focused on the latest policy issues facing digital currencies, notes that the US Congress had warned the Treasury regarding its “unusually short” timeline for feedback regarding its new cryptocurrency rulemaking proposal. Weisman… Read More

January 2, 2021 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance, the world’s largest digital asset exchange, says it remains committed to innovating in 2021 in an increasingly “decentralized” world. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao or CZ has shared his thoughts and reflections looking back at 2020 and the firm’s goals for the new year. Zhao… Read More

January 1, 2021 @ 11:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pete Kim, who has helped build the USDC stablecoin version 2.0 and the Coinbase Wallet, has published an update on upgrading one of the world’s largest digital assets, USDC, which is an (Ethereum) ERC-20 compliant token. Kim explains that USD Coin (USDC) is a stablecoin… Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vladimir Zhuravlev, a Gravity Tech and Waves Association developer, notes that for several years, the Odyssey hackathon (held in the Netherlands) had offered opportunities for software engineers to collaborate on various projects. Zhuravlev revealed that this year, Odyssey was hosted online for the very time… Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

78% of the circulating Bitcoin (BTC) supply is now “illiquid and therefore hardly accessible for buying,” according to crypto data provider glassnode. 78% of the circulating #Bitcoin supply is illiquid and therefore hardly accessible for buying. This points to a bullish investor sentiment as large… Read More

December 30, 2020 @ 1:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship digital currency, has hit yet another all-time high of over $28,500 as  Blackrock, the largest asset manager, seeks a Bitcoin and Blockchain lead. But a report from OKCoin asks whether BTC is due for a correction, which was a question many… Read More

December 29, 2020 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

San Francisco based crypto exchange Coinbase announced on December 29, 2020, that it will be suspending XRP trading beginning on January 19, 2021. The leading digital asset exchange confirmed that “in light of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent action against Ripple Labs,… Read More

December 28, 2020 @ 9:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

It’s been a very challenging year due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, however, Bitcoin (BTC) is on a record-breaking streak since March 2020, which was when it initially crashed (below $4,000) along with the broader financial markets. But after that, the leading cryptocurrency recovered and… Read More

December 27, 2020 @ 2:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken recently announced that crypto exchange pioneer Miha Grčar has joined the US-based digital assets exchange as its Head of Business Development. Kraken’s management confirmed that they’re looking forward to working with Miha Grčar, a pioneer of the digital currency exchange sector. As mentioned in… Read More

December 27, 2020 @ 2:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Binance notes in its crypto market overview report that Bitcoin (BTC) continued its previous week’s bull run. The flagship digital currency managed to break its all-time high several times within 24 hours, stopping only slightly above the $24,000 mark on Saturday (December… Read More

December 26, 2020 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Coinbase notes that its Security team regularly monitors the safety of its trading platform and customers’ funds. The US-based exchange also keeps a close eye on security threats and “abuse trends” affecting the larger crypto-economy. In December of this year, personal information… Read More

December 26, 2020 @ 5:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

1inch, a decentralized or non-custodial crypto exchange aggregator that recently acquired $12 million in funding via a round led by Pantera Capital, has announced the launch of the new 1INCH token. According to the announcement, the 1inch Network will now be “governed” by a distributed… Read More

December 26, 2020 @ 4:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Fang, CEO at digital asset exchange OKCoin, has published an end of year memo in which she noted that it may seem “odd” to feel thankful for 2020. She pointed out that in January 2020, almost nobody could have foreseen or predicted how this… Read More

December 26, 2020 @ 9:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anthony Scaramucci’s hedge fund SkyBridge Capital has submitted documents to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for what seems to be the firm’s very first Bitcoin (BTC) focused fund. SkyBridge Capital, which manages around $9 billion in client assets, submitted a Form D for… Read More

December 24, 2020 @ 4:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

This past Friday, the US Department of the Treasury published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to the Federal Register that may require financial institutions and cryptocurrency-related firms to submit updated reports, maintain records, and accurately verify the identity of customers in relation to transfers… Read More