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Industry Players Weigh In As CME Group’s Ethereum Futures Go Live
8.2.2021
The CME Group’s ethereum (ETH) futures offering has gone live, meeting a 6pm Eastern Time (UTC 11am) target – and marking a historic first for the second-largest cryptoasset by market capitalization.
The major derivatives exchange said that its liquidity backers for the financially settled...
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...
Blockchain Firm Labs Group Taps Enjin to Tokenize Real Estate Assets
6.2.2021
The year has started with a batch of announcements regarding tokenization in various sectors. On this occasion, a blockchain gaming platform announced its collaboration with Labs Group to issue non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of real estate assets. Global Real Estate Market Is Valued at $228 Trillion...
Bitcoin is not a bubble anymore, Amber Group CEO says
5.2.2021
Bitcoin will still have notable value fluctuations, but it's out of bubble territory, according to Michael Wu
Billionaire Bitcoin investor backs away from California governor bid
5.2.2021
Citing the need to focus on business, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya has put his political aspirations on hold
Crypto-Centric VC Fund Lures in Billionaire Investor Paul Tudor Jones and Rapper LL Cool J
5.2.2021
This week the former Digital Currency Group (DCG) Vice President of Investments, Travis Scher, announced a $72 million crypto-focused venture capital fund backed by the billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones and hip-hop star LL Cool J. The crypto VC fund was invoked by Scher, the private equity...
Analysis Shows Bitcoin Whales Are Stockpiling, but ‘BTC Ownership Is Not Highly Concentrated’
4.2.2021
During the last few months, a few reports from mainstream media (MSM) outlets tried to prove that a large sum of bitcoin is controlled by a small group of people. Recently, Bloomberg claimed that “2% of accounts control 95% of all bitcoin,” a claim that doesn’t hold weight...
It's Official, Lego Is Making A Sonic The Hedgehog Set
4.2.2021
Early last year the Lego Ideas program began looking into the possibility of turning a fan-made Sonic Mania Green Hills Zone design into a real Lego set. This morning The Lego Group makes it official. Lego Sonic the Hedgehog is happening. Read more
Bitcoin an ‘Emerging Competitor’ to Gold, Says CME’s Chief Economist
4.2.2021
Blu Putnam said gold's ongoing production, likely to increase this year, contrasts with bitcoin's fixed supply
Japanese Pop Star Talks About Her Facet as Crypto Investor — J-Pop Band Releases NFT Trading Cards
3.2.2021
Asian showbiz stars have been actively speaking about cryptocurrencies on major broadcasting networks. The Japanese pop sphere is not lagging behind, as one of its stars was featured in an interview talking about cryptos. Former Nogizaka46 Band Member Already Sold Her Crypto Holdings Nakada Kana,...
EA Is Salivating At Codemasters' Annual Formula 1 Potential
3.2.2021
One of the world’s biggest video game publishers is on track to buy the world’s biggest racing game developer. And in case you question why Electronic Arts would be interested in Codemasters, it’s all about the annual potential.Read more
Jack Ma’s Ant Group Agrees to Restructure After Pressure From China’s Regulators
3.2.2021
Regulators have been clamping down on Ant Group, even cancelling its expected $35 billion twin IPO late last year
Report: Ant Group to overhaul structure per agreement with China authorities
3.2.2021
Several of Ant Group’s offerings including the blockchain division will reportedly become part of a financial holding company
Crypto Banking Company BCB Group Hires Former Coinbase UK CEO
3.2.2021
Feroz will bring experience "built across the global payments and fintech industry," BCB Group said
Gearbox Has Been Bought For $1.3 Billion
3.2.2021
Gearbox Studios, developers of games like Borderlands and also publishers of stuff like the new Homeworld titles, has been bought by Embracer Group, the same Swedish company that owns THQ Nordic and Koch Media.Read more
Do Not Touch The Mako!
2.2.2021
The Mass Effect Legendary Edition will be out May 14th, and amid the myriad of emotions I am feeling right now, one tidbit of information gives me pause. According to reports on Eurogamer and VentureBeat, in addition to all the fancy graphical bells and whistles BioWare is adding to the eldest...
Wall Street Bets and Gamestop Saga to Be Made Into a Movie
2.2.2021
The Wall Street Bets saga, an incredibly ridiculous story about a group of amateur Reddit investors who beat career Wall Street hedge funds at their own game, is to be made into a movie. According to a report by online news site Deadline on Jan. 31, Metro Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) won the rights...
International Operation Disrupts Ransomware Group Netwalker by Tracing Cryptos With the Help of Blockchain Analysis
29.1.2021
In collaboration with Bulgarian authorities, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) disrupted a well-known ransomware gang’s infrastructure. Law enforcement seized their servers and traced the illicit funds with the help of blockchain forensic analytics via Chainalysis. US Authorities Seized...
Longtime Bitcoin Developer Jonas Schnelli Receives Open-Source Grant
28.1.2021
Jonas Schnelli joins other Bitcoin developers who are sponsored by high-caliber Bitcoin companies
WallStreetBets Reddit Group: What Is It?
28.1.2021
How an army of amateur traders from the WallStreetBets Reddit channel is turning the tables on traditional investors