Mainframe-rebrand HiFi launches fixed-rate lending protocol
17.2.2021
The new entrant into DeFi lending hopes to stand out with unique collateral types and features
MahaDAO to List MAHA and ARTH With BitMax.io
17.2.2021
PRESS RELEASE. BitMax.io (BTMX.com), an industry-leading digital asset trading platform built by Wall Street quant trading veterans, has announced the listing of MahaDao under the trading pair of MAHA/USDT and ARTH/USDT on Feb 15 at 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. EST. MahaDAO is a set of DeFi protocols...
Crypto Wallet Startup Blockchain.com Raises $120M From Investors Including Google Ventures
17.2.2021
Blockchain.com said the institutional backing will power an increasingly institutional-minded business
Coinbase, Readying for Public Listing, Gets $77B Valuation From Nasdaq Private Market
17.2.2021
Last week’s settlement price of $303 per share would make Coinbase bigger than NYSE-owner ICE
Bitwise Launches DeFi Crypto Index Fund
17.2.2021
The fund bets on 10 Ethereum-based protocols angling to shape the future of finance
Central Bank Digital Currencies May Drive Cash ‘Shadow Economy’ to Crypto: Reuters
17.2.2021
"Shadow economy" participants, those who use deal mostly in hard cash for anonymity's sake, are unlikely to be drawn to using a CBDC, according to a Reuters column
Bitcoin Above USD 51K, Ethereum and Altcoins Move Up Too
17.2.2021
Bitcoin price reclaimed the USD 50,000 barrier and extended its rise. BTC cleared the USD 51,000 level and traded to a new all-time high. It is currently (13:00 UTC) gaining momentum and it might surpass USD 52,000.
Similarly, most major altcoins are rising steadily. ETH is back above USD 1,800...
MicroStrategy To Host $600M Private Offering to Hoard More Bitcoin from The Revenue Earned
17.2.2021
MicroStrategy, the leading business intelligence firm based in Virginia, has disclosed its plans to roll out a private offering to raise $600M funds in convertible senior notes for qualified institutional investors. The proceeds will then be used to buy even more Bitcoins according to the current...
MicroStrategy Boosts Latest Debt-for-Bitcoin Offering to $900M
17.2.2021
The firm has already bought 70,784 bitcoin, an amount now worth around $3.6 billion
Bitcoin buys more gold than ever with one ounce now costing under 0.035 BTC
17.2.2021
One analyst says Bitcoin is "eating" the precious metal as gold bugs scramble to find support amid repeated new all-time highs
MicroStrategy Ups Its New Mega Bitcoin Deal to Over USD 1B
17.2.2021
MicroStrategy’s CEO Michael Saylor. Source: a screenshot, Youtube/Swan Signal - A Bitcoin Channel
One of the most bullish non-crypto companies, US-based software developer MicroStrategy just increased its initial plan to once again borrow up to USD 690m and spend it on bitcoin (BTC) to over...
Microsoft CEO Claims No Plan To Follow In Tesla’s Bitcoin-buying Footsteps
17.2.2021
Software giant Microsoft has no imminent plans to invest its corporate assets in bitcoin (BTC) despite the recent surge in similar investments, according to Brad Smith, the company’s president.
“I haven’t heard any new conversation about bitcoin, but let me just say: if we change our investment...