Risk it for the Bitcoin: Has BTC matured to be a safe investment play?
30.1.2021
Institutional investors have arrived at the cryptocurrency table, but does that mean that Bitcoin has now become a safe investment?
Ukraine to Set up a Large-Scale Crypto Mining Data Center in a Nuclear Power Plant
30.1.2021
Ukraine’s government-owned nuclear power plant picked a firm to build a massive data center in Rivne for cryptocurrency mining operations. After a bidding process, Energoatom chose Kyiv Energy Construction Company to handle the nuclear plant crypto mining project. Nuclear Power Plant Operator...
Coinbase Opts out of IPO Routine, Chooses Popular Direct Listing Route
30.1.2021
The San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase recently announced the company plans to do a direct listing, as opposed to following the initial public offering (IPO) route. The decision means that Coinbase can float its shares on an exchange without hiring a financial institution...
Analyst says Bitcoin price sell-off may occur as Chinese New Year approaches
30.1.2021
Bitcoin is struggling to retake the $35,000 level as one analyst predicts miners will continue selling BTC ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday
Crypto Exchange Operator Affiliate to Launch Blockchain Genome Platform
30.1.2021
An affiliate of the Japanese crypto player and securities giant Monex Group is set to make use of a new blockchain technology-based platform as part of an ambitious genome research project.
Per a press release, Genex, a Tokyo-based startup founded last year that is 40% owned by Monex, is looking...
Bitcoin Miners Strain Under Semiconductor Supply Crunch, Second-Hand Mining Rig Prices Soar
30.1.2021
Bitcoin mining rig manufacturers are dealing with a semiconductor supply crunch according to regional reports stemming from China. There’s been a global semiconductor supply shortage and it’s affecting nearly every type of business in the supply chain that manufactures cars,...
$180M Bitcoin Trust Completes Canadian IPO, Fully Invested on First Day
29.1.2021
Canadian investment firm Ninepoint Partners completed its initial public offering of C$230 million (US$180 million) for its cryptocurrency fund which is now fully invested. Read more: Former Canadian Prime Minister Lists Bitcoin as Possible Future Reserve Currency
Law Decoded: All vs. One and One vs. All, Jan. 22-29
29.1.2021
In a week that saw meme-driven investors rail against Robinhood in what coverage painted as a David and Goliath story, considerations of who exactly policy should defend flared up
All Over the World, Small Investors Jump Into the GameStop Frenzy
29.1.2021
The world is watching U.S. markets with great interest, and more than a little FOMO, as Reddit investors continue to test their might against Wall Street. It all started when retail investors on the Reddit community wallstreetbets began pumping the price of U.S. video game retailer GameStop’s (GME)...
Aave’s Founder Angel Invests to Grow DeFi’s Head Start on the Banks
29.1.2021
Stani Kulechov has backed nearly 40 projects in his search for founders who see two or three moves ahead
US Federal Reserve Looking to Hire a Manager to Research Stablecoins and CBDCs
29.1.2021
The job listing follows comments made by Fed Chair Jerome Powell in recent weeks where he said the central bank needed “better regulatory answers” for global stablecoins
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Bumps to $38.6K While DeFi Exchanges Hit $50B
29.1.2021
Crypto spot volumes rose to the second-highest level in over a month