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Data Shows Institutional Interest in Bitcoin Has Diminished
5.10.2019
Last spring and the beginning of summer 2019 saw digital asset markets spike considerably in value, and many speculators assumed the rise was due to institutional investors. However, BTC and a variety of other popular digital asset prices started plummeting in August. Reports now detail that...
Institutional Libra Backers are Getting Cold Feet
2.10.2019
Major Libra backers are backing out, according to a WSJ report
Asian Institutions Are Finally Warming to Crypto Hedge Funds
29.9.2019
Asian institutional investors are increasingly showing interest in allocating a small portion of their portfolios to crypto hedge funds
McAfee Hints Institutional Money Won’t Bring Bitcoin Revolution
25.9.2019
In a tweet posted Monday, September 23, Libertarian presidential candidate and crypto rebel John McAfee wrote: “BAKKT goes live today. It is institutionalized and monitored … if you are “initiated” into crypto, then you certainly won’t use it and will spend time luring...
HaasOnline – Create Crypto Algorithms Without Coding
23.9.2019
HaasOnline Software, the creators of advanced crypto trading products, has announced the release of a Visual Editor, which leverages their overhauled scripting language, HaasScript. Users can choose between the newly released drag-and-drop visual editor or use the updated text-based editor while...
CC Forum – Blockchain and AI Investment Forum
20.9.2019
14-16 October 2019 will see one of the world's major industry events. Following our highly successful inaugural edition in London last October as well as our the joint edition with the Maltese partners this May, the second edition of CC Forum London will connect global thought leaders, policy...
Bitcoin Cash Futures Expected to Open up US Market by Q1 2020
18.9.2019
Futures contracts on bitcoin cash can be available at a CFTC-regulated exchange by the end of this year or the first quarter of 2020. This will allow institutional U.S. investors to trade on a derivative of the cryptocurrency and bring in more trading volume for BCH overall. Also Read: HTC Adds...
How Prime Brokerage Will Affect Crypto Markets
14.9.2019
Prime brokerage firms are coming for crypto in what’s likely to be a race of winner-takes-almost-all. Goldman Sachs is synonymous with institutional wealth and power, even to those who’ve never purchased a financial product in their life. Like the eponymous tower it occupies in Jersey...
Tagomi Rollout Paves Way for Institutional Crypto Shorting
13.9.2019
Crypto brokerage Tagomi released its borrowing and lending platform to the wider public, enabling investors to short cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum. Tagomi’s COO Kevin Johnson told CoinDesk that its new platform addresses issues that stymie institutional crypto shorts. Many large-scale...
Ripple is Selling XRP at a Discount to Some Institutional Buyers
13.9.2019
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Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, a California-based blockchain startup focusing on the banking sector, confirmed that the company is selling its native token, XRP, to some of their institutional clients at a discount.
In an interview with CNN, Garlinghouse was asked at what...
VanEck Now Offering Bitcoin Financial Product for Institutional Investors
11.9.2019
VanEck Associates is now offering a type of financial product with exposure to Bitcoin for institutional investors only
Gemini Found a New Way to Lure Institutional Investors into Crypto
10.9.2019
U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini claims it has found a solution that might encourage institutional investors to inject more capital into digital assets.
Today, it launched an institutional-grade qualified crypto custodian, called Gemini Custody™, which allows customers to trade their...
Bitcoin ETF: How SEC Exemptions Help Firms Offer Interim Products
6.9.2019
There are several exemptions the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) offers that allow companies to launch their bitcoin investment products without registration. While waiting for the SEC to approve their bitcoin ETF, some firms have taken advantage of these exemptions to offer...
VanEck and SolidX Management to Offer Limited Bitcoin ETFs to Institutional Investors
3.9.2019
After another delay on Bitcoin ETFs (Exchange-traded Funds), asset manager VanEck and SolidX propose to provide a restricted version of their Bitcoin Exchange-traded Funds to institutional financial specialists. Recently, the SEC again deferred its choice on three Bitcoin ETFs, which includes...
Pompliano: Bitcoin Will Be In Every Institutional Investor’s Portfolio
21.8.2019
Bitcoin is here to stay, says American investor and Morgan Creek Digital Assets co-founder Anthony Pompliano
How Coinbase Quietly Became the World’s Biggest Bitcoin Bank
17.8.2019
On August 15, the San Francisco-based digital currency exchange Coinbase announced that it had acquired the cryptocurrency custody service Xapo’s institutional branch. The business move puts Coinbase in the limelight, making it the largest custodial service for digital assets worldwide, with...
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Acquires Xapo’s Institutional Custody Business
16.8.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired the institutional business of cryptocurrency wallet and custody solution provider Xapo
Ripple CEO Garlinghouse Intends to ‘Press Our Advantage’ With New Investments
9.8.2019
CEO Brad Garlinghouse said Ripple is "in a very strong position... and I intend to press our advantage" through new investments
Fidelity Joins Blockstream’s New Institutional Bitcoin Mining Service
9.8.2019
Beefed up Blockstream mining services include Fidelity as an early customer
Research Reports Show Positive Crypto Industry Growth in H1 2019
3.8.2019
More than half the year is behind us and the cryptocurrency ecosystem continues to move forward, showing relentless growth over the last six months. 2019 has also seen a new theme arise as speculators believe the cryptocurrency ecosystem is experiencing an influx of institutional interest...