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Digital Gold: How Should Financial Advisors Be Thinking About Bitcoin?
6.2.2021
Is Bitcoin digital gold? In this episode of ‘On Purpose, With Tyrone Ross,’ we dig into bitcoin narratives as financial advisors see them and explore the concept of bitcoin as a store of value
Bitcoin Climbs Past $40k, Analyst Expects Another Jump in BTC Value, ETH Taps New Highs
6.2.2021
The price of bitcoin is nearing the crypto asset’s all-time price high on Saturday, as the digital currency has gained over 6% during the last 24 hours. The last time BTC was this high in value was during the first week of January when bitcoin touched a high of $42k that week. Crypto Prices...
India’s Central Bank RBI Close to Digital Currency Decision as Paypal Exits Indian Payments Market
6.2.2021
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is actively working on a digital currency and will make a decision “very soon,” the central bank has reportedly confirmed. Meanwhile, payments giant Paypal is shutting down its payment services within India. RBI Near Digital Rupee Announcement As...
Paypal Launches Business Unit Dedicated To Cryptocurrency
6.2.2021
Paypal is launching a new business unit dedicated to cryptocurrency services, the company chief executive officer Daniel Schulman announced this week. In an earnings call on February 3, 2021, Schulman said the existing financial system is outdated and that his firm will be investing a lot of money...
A Mysterious Dogecoin Address Absorbed 27% of the Supply, the Top 20 Addresses Captured 50%
5.2.2021
Just recently, the crypto asset dogecoin has seen some significant price gains and on Wednesday, Tesla’s founder Elon Musk tweeted about the digital currency incessantly. While people have been discussing the dogecoin pumps and Elon’s suggestive tweets, crypto supporters have been...
Indian Crypto Industry Launches Campaign Urging Lawmakers to Dismiss Crypto Ban Bill
5.2.2021
Indian crypto exchanges have pooled their resources together and launched a campaign to gain support from as many parliament members as possible about cryptocurrency regulation. The crypto bill is listed to soon be introduced in parliament. It seeks to prohibit cryptocurrencies while creating...
Billionaire Bitcoin investor backs away from California governor bid
5.2.2021
Citing the need to focus on business, venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya has put his political aspirations on hold
Crypto-Centric VC Fund Lures in Billionaire Investor Paul Tudor Jones and Rapper LL Cool J
5.2.2021
This week the former Digital Currency Group (DCG) Vice President of Investments, Travis Scher, announced a $72 million crypto-focused venture capital fund backed by the billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones and hip-hop star LL Cool J. The crypto VC fund was invoked by Scher, the private equity...
TokenSoft to Trade Digital Securities on tZERO’s Retail Market
4.2.2021
On the Overstock-owned platform, TokenSoft customers will be able issue security tokens that retail and accredited investors can trade
Sky High Bitcoin and Ethereum Fees: While Prices Jump the Cost to Transfer Follows Suit
4.2.2021
While a number of digital currencies have seen price gains the two leading crypto assets, bitcoin and ethereum have seen transaction fees skyrocket. For instance, data shows that the median fee for a bitcoin transaction is $8.58, while the median fee is $9.35 when spending ether. Meanwhile,...
Rare Hashmasks Digital Artwork Sells for $650K in Ether
4.2.2021
"The piece itself is chaotic, yet ordered. It invokes a concept of biblical dualism with the demon and halo," said the buyer
Germany’s blockchain initiative: How adoption became a reality in 2020
4.2.2021
Germany recognizes the importance of blockchain, but how did it act in 2020, and what effect will this have on its blockchain ecosystem?
Sweet Launches Broad-Scale NFT Solution in Partnership With Bitcoin.com
4.2.2021
PRESS RELEASE. February 4, 2021 – New York, New York – Sweet, in partnership with Bitcoin.com, has announced the launch of a highly-scalable Non-Fungible Token (NFT) platform for the broad distribution of digital collectibles and digital merchandise. Leveraging Simple Ledger Protocol...
Bloomberg's Mike McGlone says BTC could be headed to $50K as gold loses appeal
4.2.2021
The Bitcoin-to-gold price ratio could shoot to 100x with the digital asset’s volatility possibly dropping to gold levels by 2024
China’s Central Bank Is Partnering With SWIFT on a New Joint Venture
3.2.2021
It's unclear what the new group's mission will be, though People's Bank of China employees working on its digital currency efforts will be involved
Bitcoin Mining Firm Bit Digital Removes CEO; Chairwoman Resigns
3.2.2021
The changes come amid an ongoing class-action lawsuit against the mining company
China Leads Africa’s Digital Currency Race
3.2.2021
With years of public investment and plenty of penetration for its phone makers, China is well placed to establish a digital currency in Africa
Visa Pilots System to Help Banks Provide Crypto Services Including Buying, Trading, Custody of Bitcoin
3.2.2021
Visa is piloting a new system to enable banks to seamlessly integrate crypto features. Using Visa’s crypto APIs, banks can offer a number of cryptocurrency services to their customers, including the buying, trading, and custody of bitcoin. Visa announced Wednesday a partnership with First...
Crypto hedge fund refutes JPMorgan’s claim that Bitcoin ETF is short-term negative for BTC
3.2.2021
Research from Tyr Capital Arbitrage SP refutes JPMorgan’s claim that a Bitcoin ETF holds negative connotations for the BTC price
Crypto Markets Surge, ETH Price Rallies, Bitcoin’s Tight Range Indicates Big Move Ahead
3.2.2021
Digital currency markets have been on the move northbound on Wednesday as bitcoin and numerous crypto assets have seen decent gains. The entire crypto-economy has once again crossed the $1 trillion mark as a myriad of digital currencies jumped anywhere between 5-20% in value during the last...