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Basel Committee Warms Up to Bitcoin & Crypto With More Flexible Proposal
30.6.2022
After receiving criticism from industry players last year for being too conservative, a committee at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has proposed a cap on how much exposure traditional banks can have to cryptoassets “where there is no counterparty.”
According to a new consultation...
MicroStrategy Is Back - Saylor Buys the Dip, Adds 480 Bitcoin for USD 10M
29.6.2022
Michael Saylor’s company MicroStrategy has taken advantage of the currently low bitcoin (BTC) price by adding another BTC 480 to its coffers.
The bitcoin purchase, worth around USD 10m, was made at an average price of USD 20,817 per coin, above the market price at the time of writing (12:20 UTC)...
Tether is Fully Backed, Has ‘Never Failed a Redemption,’ CTO Tells Short Sellers
28.6.2022
Hedge funds that are attempting to make money by shorting the stablecoin tether (USDT) believe in the anti-tether ‘FUD’ (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) that is being spread, despite efforts to increase transparency, Tether chief technology officer Paolo Ardoino has said....
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'Crypto is just like the end of the 90s with the internet bubble,' says Hodl CEO Maurice Mureau
27.6.2022
Mureau remains bullish on crypto's outlook despite a severe bear market in recent months
Bitcoin Funds See Largest Outflows on Record ‘By a Wide Margin’ – CoinShares
27.6.2022
Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto-backed investment funds saw outflows of USD 423m last week, marking the largest weekly outflows on record “by a wide margin,” data from the digital asset investment firm CoinShares shows.
Per the latest update from CoinShares, the large outflows were solely focused...
Don’t Fear the Reaper: Why the Market Downtrend Is Good for Crypto
26.6.2022
Sergey Vasylchuk is the Co-founder & CEO of the staking provider Everstake.______
As bitcoin (BTC) sunk below the USD 20,000 mark, the panicking voices filled with eschatological fervor seemed to come from around the community. The same USD 20,000 mark that five years ago looked like a pinnacle...
5 Risks to Know Before Using Centralized Crypto Lending Platforms
25.6.2022
Crypto lending has been one of the most prominent activities in crypto markets. The activity has developed over the years with several crypto lenders emerging to meet the demand for crypto loans. ...
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Coinbase Readies Its Nano Bitcoin Futures for Retail Clients
24.6.2022
Major crypto exchange Coinbase is introducing certain derivatives to retail clients on June 27.
On Monday, Coinbase Derivatives Exchange will launch Nano Bitcoin futures (BIT) – its first listed crypto derivatives product, the company said....
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Short Bitcoin ETF Sees Slow Start in Market Despite Bearish Outlook for Bitcoin
23.6.2022
The newly launched short bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) from ProShares with the ticker BITI saw a slow start in the market on its first day of trading, before interest picked up noticeably on the second day....
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Billionaire Seth Klarman: I Can’t See the Point of Crypto — Nobody Needs to Own It
23.6.2022
Billionaire investor Seth Klarman says he cannot see the point of crypto. “I don’t think anybody needs to own it. It just seems to me that it could end up very much in tears,” he added. Seth Klarman on Crypto Investing, Gold, and U.S. Dollar American billionaire investor...
Nexo Eyes Potential M&A Targets as Crypto Market in ‘State of Fear’
22.6.2022
As the crypto market has entered “a state of fear,” and “nobody can say” whether the bottom is already behind us, major crypto lender Nexo (NEXO) is eyeing possibilities to acquire troubled companies, according to its co-founders....
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Bitcoin & Crypto Move Lower Again as Analysts Search for Answers, Point to Risks to Economy
22.6.2022
The crypto market reversed lower again on Wednesday, after some optimism earlier in the week that the bottom could be behind us. According to analysts, the outlook for crypto is now highly uncertain, with some warning that prices could fall based on historical precedence, and others pointing...
New Philippines Central Bank Governor: Crypto Investors Are Adherents of the Greater Fool Theory
22.6.2022
The incoming governor of the Philippine central bank, Felipe Medalla, has suggested that people that invest in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are adherents of the Greater Fool Theory. He also argued that people investing in cryptocurrencies are doing so because they want to “hide their money...
Elon Musk Discusses Crypto Investing, Dogecoin Support, ‘Unresolved’ Twitter Issues, and Near-Term Recession
22.6.2022
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has shared his views on a variety of topics, including crypto investing, why he supports the meme cryptocurrency dogecoin, “unresolved matters” in his Twitter takeover bid, and the likelihood of a near-term U.S. recession. Elon Musk on Crypto Investing...
Bitcoin, Ethereum & Crypto Analysts Search for Bottom as Investors in 'Historically Meaningful Degree' of Pain
20.6.2022
Bitcoin, Ethereum & Crypto Analysts Search for Bottom as Investors in 'Historically Meaningful Degree' of Pain
As Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader crypto market are trying to recover after diving below crucial levels this past weekend, analysts are digging into data, trying to identify the next...
What’s a Bear Market?
19.6.2022
Vidhura S Tennekoon, Assistant Professor of Economics, IUPUI._____
A 16th-century proverb advises: “It’s unwise to sell a bear’s skin before catching it.” ...
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Gnox Token (GNOX) Removes The Stress Of Investing In Fantom (FTM) and Cronos (CRO) Ecosystems by Letting Professional Investors Do the Work For You
18.6.2022
The horrific cryptocurrency market crash hit major coins like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and investors stressed about investing in smaller altcoins. Investing in Fantom (FTM) and Cronos (CRO) appears to be the main drag for traders due to the possible further inflation and...
Next 6-12 Months to be ‘Brutal’, but Ivestment ‘Planting Season’ Starts Now, Arthur Hayes Says
17.6.2022
Although the liquidity situation in financial markets will remain “brutal” for the next 6 to 12 months, the “planting season” for asset allocators is now, before central banks bring their droplets of liquidity, the former BitMEX CEO, Arthur Hayes, wrote in a new essay....
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BlockFi, Crypto.com, and Others Come Forward Amid Three Arrows Turbulence, Babel Finance Pauses Withdrawals
17.6.2022
After several days of intense discussions and rumors circulating about insolvency at major crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, more details about the financial exposure other companies in the space have had to the hedge fund have emerged, with crypto lender BlockFi being named as...
Can DAOs Replace VCs as an Investment Method?
17.6.2022
Kate Kurbanova, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Apostro, a crypto-focused risk management platform.______
The rise of the crypto industry, blockchain technology, and Web3 have brought about new financial markets that have sparked an interest in a diverse array of parties. Furthermore...