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What BTC price slump? Bitcoin outperforms stocks and gold for 3rd year in a row
29.12.2021
But concerns remain that the cryptocurrency would fall harder than its traditional rivals in 2022 on the U.S. Federal Reserve's increasingly hawkish tones
SWIFT Aims to Test Tokenization in 2022, Clearstream, Northern Trust, SETL to Participate
24.12.2021
SWIFT, the Belgian-based cooperative that serves as an intermediary and settlement executor of financial transactions between banks worldwide is planning to experiment with asset tokenization in 2022. In a blog post about the subject, SWIFT notes that it will be working with firms like Clearstream...
ADALend: Protocol Efficiency on Cardano in Handling Interest Rates
16.12.2021
Crypto traders turn to fixed-income instruments like bonds and stocks to diversify their portfolios. The cryptocurrency market is a legitimate source of debt securities that are no less reputable than their equivalents and is a substantial economic force to reckon. With interest rate derivative...
Fish food? Data shows retail investors are buying Bitcoin, whales are selling
16.12.2021
The number of Bitcoin addresses holding less than 1 BTC has been rising in the face of a 30% price correction from $69,000
Cardano: ADA price eyes 30% rally with a potential 'triple bottom' setup
14.12.2021
The only glitch in the bullish setup, for now, remains the Federal Reserve's taper acceleration plans
Rising Number Of Investors Sell Stocks, Bonds To Buy Crypto - Survey
9.12.2021
Amid a rapidly increasing interest in cryptocurrencies, money from the stock market is starting to rotate into crypto, with 23% of respondents to a US poll declaring they or someone they know have sold stocks or bonds to invest in crypto, as indicated by data sourced by public opinion polling...
Crypto is a ‘Fantastic Hedge’ Against Bubble in Bonds - Pantera’s CEO
8.12.2021
Investing in crypto is a “fantastic hedge” against a bond market that will get destroyed once the US Federal Reserve stops its asset purchases, Dan Morehead, CEO of the crypto investment firm Pantera Capital, wrote in a recently published note.
According to Morehead, the Fed’s actions since...
IMF Warns El Salvador Against Using Bitcoin as Legal Tender After ‘Bitcoin City’ Announcement
23.11.2021
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned El Salvador against using bitcoin as legal tender due to various risks associated with cryptocurrency. The warning came one day after Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele announced his plan to build a “bitcoin city” powered by a volcano...
El Salvador’s Bitcoin City, BTC Bonds Plans Met With Mixed Reaction
22.11.2021
El Salvador’s government has announced plans to build a carbon-neutral, income tax-free, bitcoin (BTC)-themed city at the base of a volcano where will be mining the token using geothermal power. And its plans to use a new USD 500m bitcoin bond plan to fund the new project have been met with...
El Salvador to inaugurate Bitcoin City backed by $1B Bitcoin bonds
21.11.2021
The development of Bitcoin City will see the proactive involvement of prominent crypto companies including cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and Adam Back’s Blockstream
Austria Plans to Tax Cryptocurrencies Like Stocks, Vows Equal Treatment
12.11.2021
As a growing number of governments are looking to tap into crypto profits, authorities in Austria have indicated their intention to tax gains from digital asset investments just like those from stocks and bonds. The move is expected to increase trust and access to cryptocurrencies. Austria to Apply...
China’s Real Estate Giant Evergrande Narrowly Dodges Default for Third Time in 30 Days
11.11.2021
In mid-September China’s Evergrande Group, the country’s second-largest property developer by sales, sparked fear in the global economy as the company’s market valuation plummeted to an 11-year low. Global economists have warned that if Evergrande defaults on its debts,...
Billionaire Stan Druckenmiller Warns Crypto, Meme Stocks, Bonds Are in a Bubble: ‘This Bubble Is in Everything’
8.11.2021
Billionaire investor Stan Druckenmiller has warned that everything is in a bubble, mentioning cryptocurrency, meme stocks, equities, and bonds in particular. “This bubble is in everything, every asset on the planet,” Druckenmiller stressed. Druckenmiller’s Warning: Every Asset...
French central bank pilots blockchain-based CBDC for debt market
19.10.2021
Led by Belgian financial services firm Euroclear, the latest French CBDC trial involved a system by tech giant IBM
Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele Taunts Economist Steve Hanke After Bitcoin’s Price Skyrockets
17.10.2021
On October 15, the day bitcoin’s price surpassed the $60K per unit handle, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele taunted the professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, Steve Hanke, over his recent statements. At the time, the well known economist warned that El Salvador faces...
Altcoin roundup: There’s more to DeFi than just providing liquidity
25.9.2021
Bitcoin price is down but crypto investors still have a plethora of yield opportunities thanks to DeFi
Fed’s Powell Scrutinized for Owning Bonds of the Same Type the Central Bank Bought During Pandemic
21.9.2021
As a number of Federal Reserve presidents have been criticized for their 2020 stock moves, Fed chairman Jerome Powell has been cast into the limelight for owning $1.5 million municipal bonds like the ones the U.S. central bank purchased in 2020 during the pandemic. All Eyes Are On Jerome...
Coinbase applies to trade crypto futures
16.9.2021
If Coinbase gets approval from the National Futures Association, it will then need to register with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to get the green light
Coinbase Junk Bonds Incur $2B, Proving Crypto is Going Mainstream
15.9.2021
Coinbase recently proved crypto’s entry into the mainstream arena with its junk bonds sales. The platform sold over 2 billion dollars worth of debt through bonds. The event surprised the market as the platform witnessed over 7 billion dollars worth of orders pouring in. With such numbers,...
Interactive Brokers Launches Cryptocurrency Trading for Customers Through Paxos
15.9.2021
Interactive Brokers, one of the largest online brokerage firms, has announced today it is offering cryptocurrency trading services in alliance with Paxos. Users of the platform now have a complete suite of cryptocurrency trading options, along with traditional trading offerings like stocks...