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Asset Manager Ruffer Confirms $750 Million Bitcoin Investment as Hedge Against Fiat Currency Devaluation
16.12.2020
Investment management firm Ruffer, with over $27 billion under management, has confirmed that its bitcoin investment now totals $750 million. A Ruffer spokesperson told news.Bitcoin.com that this was “primarily a protective” move for the firm’s portfolios, as the firm reduced...
Paypal’s Stock Soars to All Time High as Demand for BTC on the Platform Now More Than Supply of New Coins
15.12.2020
E-commerce giant Paypal’s stock price surged to a new all-time high of $223.16 on Monday, December 14. Since November 12, when the payments giant opened the way for its US customers to start trading cryptocurrency, the stock has soared 17%. Paypal’s Turnaround The stock’s...
PayPal stock has surged 17% since enabling Bitcoin purchases
14.12.2020
The online payment platform launched crypto trading for U.S. customers on Nov. 12
Binance, OKEx Payments Partner Banxa Set to Make Milestone Stock Exchange Listing
14.12.2020
The crypto payments infrastructure provider is set to list on a Canadian stock exchange in what's being claimed as a world first
Korean Exchange Operator to Oversee Crypto-Linked Stocks in the Midst of Suspicions on Unfair Trading
12.12.2020
South Korean securities exchange operator is now expanding its overseeing capacity by monitoring all crypto-related stock activities after volatile movements seen in the last few weeks on listed companies tied to the industry. KRX’s Market Oversights Committee to Supervise Crypto-Linked...
Cleanspark Buys US Bitcoin Miner for $19.4 Million, Plans to Quadruple Mining Capacity
12.12.2020
Cleanspark Inc., a Nevada-based corporation, said Thursday that it is acquiring U.S. bitcoin miner ATL Data Centers for $19.4 million in a deal to be completely settled in shares. Cleanspark specializes in microgrid energy software. It claims that it can use this technology at the ATL facility...
$76M Ether Fund Makes ‘World First’ IPO on Canadian Stock Exchange
11.12.2020
3iQ said its Ether Fund has completed an initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange, calling it a "world first."
Unconventional Stock Image Sources
10.12.2020
This year, I learned that there is a wide world of free stock imagery available beyond Unsplash and Pexels. You see, I’ve been working on designing WordPress themes this year, and all images need to be compatible with the GPL. Unsplash and Pexels both have free and open licenses, but unfortunately...
Canadian Crypto Company Increases Its Bitcoin Treasury Holdings to $3.6 Million
10.12.2020
BIGG Digital Assets, a Canadian crypto company, revealed this week that it bought 40 additional bitcoins for long-term treasury holding. The purchase increased BIGG’s reserves to 189.5 bitcoins valued at US$3.63 million in total. The Canadian Securities Exchange-listed firm spent about CAD$1...
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Shorts In, MicroStrategy Stock Downgraded, Bitwise Index Trades
9.12.2020
Bitcoin’s options market has flipped bearish for the short term while Citi analysts downgrade MicroStrategy's stock
Microstrategy Plans a $400 Million Capital Raise to Buy More Bitcoin
9.12.2020
Microstrategy Inc., said Monday that it is planning to sell $400 million in convertible senior notes to private investors so that it could buy more bitcoin. The Nasdaq-listed business intelligence and mobile software company already holds 40,824 bitcoin (BTC) in reserve, valued at $776 million...
Citi downgrades MicroStrategy stock after bold Bitcoin bet
8.12.2020
MicroStrategy was downgraded to "sell" from "neutral" on Tuesday
German Stock Exchange’s Crypto Trading App Surpasses $1 Billion Volume This Year
7.12.2020
Cryptocurrency trading on the app provided by Germany’s second-largest stock exchange, Boerse Stuttgart, has hit record volumes. One billion euros in cryptocurrencies have been traded on the exchange’s crypto trading app, Bison, so far this year. 1 Billion Euros Crypto Trading Volume...
SIX Stock Exchange Joins Venture Opening Up Digital Assets to Swiss Banks
7.12.2020
SIX will join Swisscom and Sygnum in a new venture aimed to enable Swiss banks to offer digital assets to their customers
Ethereum ETF to debut on the Toronto Stock Exchange
5.12.2020
First conceived by Vitalik Buterin in Ontario, Ethereum is now available to Canadians in the form of an ETF
Ripple has sold $15M of its stock in MoneyGram
5.12.2020
Ripple's partnership with MoneyGram may not be as warm as it once was, but it's paying off
A ‘Santa Claus Rally’ for the Stock Market?
4.12.2020
Since 1969, 34 out of 45 years have seen a late December rally. Here are 5 reasons why that might not happen this year
Argo Reports 23% Monthly Revenue Increase, With 2,369 Bitcoin Mined Since January
4.12.2020
Bitcoin miner Argo Blockchain reported Thursday that revenue climbed 23% to £1.48 million ($1.98 million) in November compared to £1.2 million ($1.6 million) the previous month. ● The London Stock Exchange-listed firm mined less bitcoin (BTC) in November (115 BTC) than it did...
Grayscale Ethereum Trust Announces 9-for-1 Stock Split
2.12.2020
Existing shareholders will receive 8 additional ETHE shares for each one held, with each new share being a ninth the value and price of the current ones
Dusk Network Takes ‘Around 10%’ Stake in Dutch Stock Exchange
2.12.2020
Security token platform Dusk Network has become a shareholder of a Dutch stock exchange as part of both firms' plans for share tokenization