Asset Manager Stone Ridge’s NYDIG Sees Wall of Money Coming Into Bitcoin — Institutions Grow Beyond Owning BTC
8.2.2021
The founder of Stone Ridge Asset Management and the New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) sees a “wall of money” coming into bitcoin based on his firm’s order book. The executive believes that institutions are just getting started and we will see an explosion...
Pro-Bitcoin US Lawmaker Cynthia Lummis Joins Senate Banking Committee, Plans to Convince Janet Yellen BTC Is Great Store of Value
8.2.2021
Pro-bitcoin U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has been appointed to the Senate banking committee. She has been talking to Janet Yellen and has outlined her plans to help the new Treasury Secretary and other U.S. lawmakers understand that bitcoin is a great store of value. Lummis says that Yellen has...
Bill Miller’s Multibillion-Dollar Hedge Fund to Add Bitcoin Exposure via GBTC
7.2.2021
Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Miller’s flagship fund will soon be able to add bitcoin exposure by investing in Grayscale’s bitcoin trust (GBTC), according to its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund currently has about $2.25 billion in assets...
Crypto Long & Short: Could Scalable Payments for Bitcoin Undermine Its Value?
7.2.2021
A stream of crypto payments services coming to market give new life to the debate around whether bitcoin can be both a store of value and a payments token
Miami mayor aiming for 'the most progressive crypto laws'
7.2.2021
“We want to make sure that we believe that if all things are equal, we win," said Mayor Francis Suarez
Nigerian Central Bank Says Its Ban on Crypto Accounts Is Nothing New
7.2.2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria said its warning to banks on Friday was not a new position, but a reiteration of its 2017 stance on cryptocurrencies
Crypto Hedge Funds Defraud $100 Million From Investors, Founder Faces 20 Years in Prison
7.2.2021
The founder of two cryptocurrency hedge funds has been charged in U.S. federal court for securities fraud. He has pleaded guilty and is facing up to 20 years in prison. His two funds cumulatively had over $100 million in investments. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that...
Anon-powered options: DeFi platform Premia goes live
7.2.2021
An all-anon team is hoping to realize the long-awaited dream of a flexible DeFi options platform
Billionaires pushing crypto: Mexico’s third-richest person changes Twitter bio to include Bitcoin
7.2.2021
Elon Musk continues pumping DOGE while Ricardo Salinas Pliego sticks to Bitcoin
German Authorities Can’t Access Bitcoins Worth $65 Million ‘Seized’ From Hacker
7.2.2021
German authorities have been unable to gain access to more than 1,700 bitcoins belonging to a convicted hacker, who kept silent about how to access his crypto stash while serving his prison sentence. German prosecutors in the Bavarian town of Kempten said Friday that they have been unable to gain...
Top 5 cryptocurrencies to watch this week: BTC, DOT, LINK, XLM, THETA
7.2.2021
Bitcoin is facing rejection above $40,000, but if the bulls do not give up much ground, several altcoins could resume their uptrend
Robinhood and GameStop proved we need a new financial system
7.2.2021
It’s time to shine for DeFi, as the old financial system has rotted and degenerated and has been the main villain amid the GameStop saga