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Within five years, US hedge funds expect to hold 10.6% of assets in crypto
15.6.2021
North American hedge funds are at the vanguard of crypto-curious investors, although EU and U.K. funds are not far behind, expecting to hold 6.8% of their assets in crypto within five years
Docker Changes Free-Tier Service Policy Due to Cryptocurrency Mining Abuse
15.6.2021
Docker, a popular cloud computing integration solution, is making changes to its free-tier service due to cryptocurrency mining abuse. The service discontinued its “autobuild” feature due to misuse by bad actors, using it to mine cryptocurrencies in their servers. This is a modus...
Bitcoin derivatives data shows pro traders ignored today’s $41K pump
15.6.2021
Bitcoin price may have pumped 10% to $41,000 but derivatives indicators show top traders aren’t feeling so bullish
Algorand (ALGO) price strengthens as institutional investors back the project
15.6.2021
Backing from institutional investors and a series of new partnerships could help ALGO break from its current range in the coming week
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Sustains ‘Musk Jump’ as Crypto Sentiment Improves
14.6.2021
Bitcoin tests $40K following positive comments from Tesla's CEO Elon Musk and hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones
Crypto Cyberthreats Spike This Year With Russia Hit the Hardest, Report Reveals
14.6.2021
Cyberthreats related to cryptocurrencies have increased with rising demand for the digital assets, a study has concluded. Russia, Thailand and Peru are the most affected countries by malicious attacks designed to exploit the heightened interest in decentralized money, the authors point out. Booming...
‘Bitcoin is not an asset that is designed to be leveraged’ says Caitlin Long
14.6.2021
Avanti Financial CEO says Bitcoin shouldn’t be leveraged, while regulations for stablecoins are underway
Goldman Sachs’ crypto trading desk expands to Ether
14.6.2021
After being critical of cryptocurrencies, the Wall Street investment bank officially embraced Bitcoin earlier this year. It’s now expanding its offerings to include Ether
Is DeFi technology easy enough to adapt to non-finance industries?
14.6.2021
DeFi gets a bad rap for being complex, technology makes it simple enough to cut out middlemen in non-finance industries ranging from energy to e-commerce
Ethereum investment products see largest weekly outflows on record — CoinShares
14.6.2021
Despite recording high weekly outflows, Ether funds have generated $994 million in inflows this year. The total assets held in ETH funds are nearly $11.1 billion
Bitcoin Fund Outflows Slow but Investors Start Exiting Ether Funds
14.6.2021
The amount of money leaving was significantly less than the previous, record week of $141 million
Experts: Regulatory Uncertainty and Slow Embrace Hampering Crypto Growth in Kenya
14.6.2021
Regulatory uncertainty and the slow embrace of cryptocurrencies continue to be key impediments to the growth of Kenya’s digital currency market, experts say. They also assert that without speedy regulation, which they believe will hasten the adoption of digital currencies, Kenya’s...
Korean banks will need to classify crypto exchange clients as ‘high risk’
14.6.2021
A further tightening of cryptocurrency regulation in South Korea is underway, with new rules for banks and crypto exchange operators
South Africa to revise national policy position on cryptocurrency
14.6.2021
Strong retail interest in crypto has driven South African regulators to rethink how they classify cryptocurrencies
Coinbase is reportedly looking to set up office in New York
14.6.2021
After announcing shutdown of San Francisco headquarters last month, Coinbase is reportedly quietly setting up its first office in New York
Johannesburg Stock Exchange Rejects Bitcoin ETF Application, Cites Lack of Regulatory Framework
14.6.2021
South Africa’s Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has rejected a request by the asset management firm, Sygnia, to list a new bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). In justifying its rejection of the latest proposal by Sygnia, the JSE cites the “lack of a regulatory framework...
The Netherlands should regulate crypto instead of banning it, says finance minister
14.6.2021
Dutch finance minister Wopke Hoekstra is confident that supervision is more effective than banning crypto outright
Reports of Mining Sector Cleanup Put China’s Yunnan Province in the Spotlight
14.6.2021
Authorities in Yunnan are launching an investigation to identify and shut down miners that are illegally using electrical power to mint bitcoin, Chinese media reports. Inspections will also focus on potential safety hazards and will be carried out by various government departments. The mining...
Dutch Official Predicts Crypto Market Crash, Says ‘the Netherlands Must Ban Bitcoin Now’
14.6.2021
The director of the Netherlands’ Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, a part of the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, has predicted “The ultimate collapse of the crypto bubble.” He urges the government to ban bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies...
Bitcoin price moves toward $40K as on-chain and technical analysis favor bulls
14.6.2021
Bitcoin price is still 38% away from its all-time high but a handful of technical indicators suggest bulls are gathering strength