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Bitcoin Hits $10K — Paul Tudor Jones Buys BTC Comparing it to Gold
8.5.2020
With only 4 days left until the halving, Bitcoin price rose to $10,000, making a 160% gain since Black Thursday
Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Buys Bitcoin to Hedge Against Inflation
7.5.2020
Paul Tudor Jones, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Tudor Investment Corporation, reportedly revealed that Bitcoin is part of his portfolio
This Miner Buys 1,000 New Antminers as Bitcoin Halving Looms
1.5.2020
Antminer S19 Pro. Publicly traded crypto mining company Riot Blockchain, Inc. says it has purchased 1,000 next generation mining machines, as the Bitcoin (BTC) miners brace for the upcoming halving in mining rewards, expected to occur on May 12.
The company said it has recently completed a purchase...
Grayscale Buys 50% of All Ethereum Mined in 2020
28.4.2020
Digital asset manager Grayscale Investments bought about 50% of all newly mined ethereum so far this year. It now holds the equivalent of 1.1% of ETH in circulation, according to a post on Reddit. Grayscale operates 10 cryptocurrency investment products focused on institutional investors. As...
Facebook Buys Stake in Reliance Jio — How the Deal Affects Cryptocurrency in India
23.4.2020
Facebook is buying a stake in Reliance Jio, India’s largest telecom operator. The deal has boosted Reliance Industries’ share price and is welcomed by the Indian cryptocurrency community. Besides Facebook’s investment into Reliance Jio, Whatsapp has also entered into a partnership...
Bitcoin Now Buys 600 Barrels of Crude Oil as Prices Fall Below Zero
20.4.2020
A collapse in oil prices is fuelling an interesting comparison with Bitcoin and other less volatile assets
QE4 Begins: Fed Cuts Rates, Buys $700B in Bonds; Bitcoin Rallies 7.7%
15.3.2020
Effectively, this is “QE4,” the fourth major round of quantitative easing by the American central bank since the global financial crisis a little more than a decade ago
Morgan Stanley Buys E*Trade in $13B Deal
20.2.2020
Morgan Stanley is acquiring E*Trade for $13 billion, hoping to target its 5.2 million-strong client base
Tim Draper Buys 2.5% of Aragon Tokens, Becomes Governance Whale
19.2.2020
Venture capitalist Tim Draper now controls about 2.5 percent of ANT, the token behind Aragon Network’s digital court system
Oil Giant Saudi Aramco Buys Into Blockchain Trading Platform Vakt
28.1.2020
Saudi Aramco joins Shell, BP, Chevron and others in using Vakt’s blockchain-based oil trading platform
Fintech Firm With 2m Users Buys Crypto Exchange to Attract Millennials
10.1.2020
Dutch fintech company BUX has bought Amsterdam-based social cryptocurrency exchange Blockport for an undisclosed amount in a bid to spark interest from young European investors.
BUX says the move will help address “the investing needs of European millennials.”
The fintech firm plans to rename...
This is What Happens When Millionaire Bill Pulte Buys 11 Bitcoins
13.12.2019
Bill Pulte. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, CNBC
“I recently bought 11 bitcoins,” (USD 79,000) is a sentence many of us would so gladly utter and which Bill Pulte, a Detroit millionaire and grandson of the late founder of U.S. home construction and real estate development giant PulteGroup...
In Wargaming Exercise, a Digital Yuan Neuters US Sanctions and North Korea Buys Nukes
20.11.2019
What if China’s digital currency undermined U.S. dominance of global finance? Former top Washington officials gamed out the scenarios Tuesday night
NetEnt Buys Casino Software Provider Red Tiger
20.11.2019
NetEnt, a leading provider of online gaming systems, has signed a contract to buy Red Tiger Gaming Limited. This is an all-cash deal that will enable NetEnt to further contrivance its strategy to “create the future of gaming.” Under the terms of the transaction, NetEnt is to make an initial payment...
Winklevoss Twins’ Gemini Buys Nifty Gateway, Marking Its First-Ever Acquisition
19.11.2019
The Winklevoss’s Gemini crypto exchange made its first-ever acquisition by purchasing the Nifty Gateway platform, which enables users to buy and manage non-fungible tokens
Argentina Sets New Trading Record After Central Bank Bans Bitcoin Buys
11.11.2019
Venezuela, Argentina trade more on Localbitcoins than ever before in their weakening currencies
Facebook Buys Chatbot Startup Servicefriend to Integrate Into Calibra
22.9.2019
Facebook acquires Israeli chatbot startup Servicefriend for Calibra’s customer service
$800 Bitcoin Buys $10,000 Cash on Dark Web, Turn-Key Money Laundering
13.9.2019
Criminal buyers can buy $10,000 for $800 in Bitcoin in a clever turn-key money laundering service, security researchers claim
Russia’s Largest Bank Buys $15 Million in Debt Using Hyperledger Blockchain
12.9.2019
Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, bought about $15 million worth of accounts receivable from commodity giant Trafigura using a Hyperledger blockchain
An Unusual Case: ICO Project Ditches Blockchain, Buys Back its Tokens
13.8.2019
While bitcoin and major altcoins are at risk of further declines, a small blockchain project made an unusual announcement that pushed the price of its native token up.
The price of the Colu Network Local (CLN) token issued by crypto startup Colu DLT is surging after an announcement (it does...