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INX Becomes the First SEC-Registered IPO to Accept Crypto
15.9.2020
15th September 2020, New York, United States: INX will start accepting bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and USDC stablecoin, starting today. INX said over 3,000 retail and accredited investors registered for the INX token offering during its first three days. Now that the minimum requirement INX has...
Crypto mining and remote work drive GPU sales boom in Russia
14.9.2020
Miners in Russia are purportedly buying more equipment amid regulatory uncertainty
COVID-19 shook out retail investors but emboldened BTC whales: Report
13.9.2020
Some bought the dip, others decided to wait it out
Overstock’s tZERO Wins FINRA Approval to Launch Retail Broker-Dealer Subsidiary
10.9.2020
The firm announced Thursday that FINRA approved its application to launch tZERO Markets, a retail broker-dealer subsidiary
Fiat Devaluation Drives Retail Bitcoin Transfers in Africa 56% in a Year: Report
10.9.2020
Monthly cryptocurrency transfers to and from Africa under $10,000 soared more than 56% from a year ago to reach $316 million in June, according to new research by U.S. crypto analytics firm Chainalysis. Altogether, $8 billion worth of crypto was received into the continent and $8.1 billion sent...
DCG Enters Retail Crypto Market With Acquisition of Luno Wallet
9.9.2020
Blockchain-focused investment firm Digital Currency Group has acquired Luno, a retail-focused cryptocurrency exchange with over five million customers
DeFi Is Hot but Retail Interest Nowhere Close to ICO Frenzy
8.9.2020
It may be too early to draw parallels between the DeFi explosion and the ICO bubble of two years ago
Retail Trading Platforms Pile Into $5M Funding Round for Zero Hash Crypto Settlements Firm
2.9.2020
Three trading platforms focused on the retail market have participated in the $4.75 million Series C for a crypto settlement service
Korean Police Seize Crypto Exchange Coinbit Over Allegations of $84 Million in Wash Trades
27.8.2020
Police in South Korea on Wednesday raided and seized the offices of Coinbit, the country’s third largest crypto exchange, over allegations it faked 99% of its trading volume. According to a report from Seoul News, local police took control of Coinbit’s headquarters in Gangnam as well...
Crypto Exchange FTX Buys Blockfolio for $150 Million in Effort To Expand Retail Presence
27.8.2020
Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX has acquired the popular portfolio tracking app Blockfolio for $150 million in a bid to gain a foothold in the crypto retail market. The deal – consummated after nine months of negotiation – was settled using a combination of cash, crypto,...
FTX Exchange’s $150M Deal for Mobile-First Blockfolio Is a Retail Trading Play
26.8.2020
The deal is a strategic play for FTX, whose clientele consists largely of quants and professional traders, to attract more retail customers
$50 Billion in Cryptocurrency Left China Amid Escalating Trade Wars
24.8.2020
Over $50 billion in cryptocurrency flowed out of China over the past 12 months amid trade wars, a new study finds. East Asia is the world’s largest cryptocurrency market; its crypto trading volume is driven by “a robust professional market” as well as an “extremely...
China's digital yuan trials reportedly limited to small retail transactions
24.8.2020
China’s central bank released a new statement to debunk some rumors
Grayscale’s Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash Trusts Trade for Tremendous Premiums
22.8.2020
This week data from Arcane Research shows there’s been massive demand for Grayscale’s recently launched publicly traded crypto trusts. Following the trusts getting DTC eligibility last monday LTCN (litecoin) shares have been selling for a 753% premium while BCHG (bitcoin cash) shares...
Bitcoin and Tesla: America’s Most Loved Assets on Tradingview
15.8.2020
Tradingview said Friday that bitcoin and Tesla, the electric car maker and clean energy firm, are America’s most viewed assets on the charting platform. Bitcoin (BTC) has climbed over 60% year-to-date, with the price reaching $11,900 at Press time. The rise has drawn in thousands of...
$12K Bitcoin Price in Sight as Retail, Institutional Traders Turn ‘Greedy’
14.8.2020
Bitcoin price is consolidating into a tighter range as traders prepare for a third attempt on the $12K level
Bitcoin Ownership Steadily Shifts From Whales to Small Investors, Data Shows
7.8.2020
The amount of bitcoin held by small investors has more than doubled in the past five years as so-called whale holdings declined by an almost similar margin during the same period. According to new data from Glassnode, the percentage of supply owned by entities holding 10 BTC or less has grown from...
Nearly $100 Million in Bitcoin Moved to Ethereum in July, Led by Retail Traders
1.8.2020
Over 76% of tokenized bitcoin have been minted by Wrapped Bitcoin
Novogratz: Global ‘Liquidity Pump’ Will Keep Bitcoin Rising, Price to Hit $20K This Year
30.7.2020
Billionaire investor Michael Novogratz said global “liquidity pump” from stimulus packages will keep driving bitcoin’s price higher. He expects the price of bitcoin to reach $20,000 this year, fueled by retail investors shifting to the cryptocurrency. Mike Novogratz’s...
Sign of ‘Retail Frenzy’ as DeFi Token Sale Gets Oversubscribed 46 Times
16.7.2020
A new initial exchange offering (IEO) on crypto exchange Gate.io has recently raised eyebrows in the crypto community with a sale that got reportedly oversubscribed a whopping 45 times.
The token in question is the Meter Governance Token (MTRG) from a project known as Meter, which describes itself...