As interest in cryptocurrency grows among institutional investors, global investment banks, like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, are reexamining their views about bitcoin. Goldman Sachs is hosting a call for its clients to learn about the implications of current policies for bitcoin, gold, and inflation. Goldman Sachs’ Bitcoin Call for Clients New York City-headquartered investment...Read More
Bitcoin (BTC) took off with its mainstream appeal since around mid-2017. Since that time, the market price of BTC has seen ups and downs, with at least a dozen dramatic days of appreciation or crashes. Altcoins at Risk of Being Wiped Out in Value Looking back, betting on BTC prices brought an upward daily move...Read More
Bitcoin has had its share of unnerving time periods – but over the last decade, it has been one of the best investable assets. Appearing as a “black swan”, BTC reached extraordinary valuations. Bitcoin Became a ‘Wild Card’ for Personal Finance Acquiring $1 worth of BTC in 2010 would translate into more than $90,000 today,...Read More
According to a recent press release from IDEG Investment Limited, “Asia’s First Bitcoin Trusts” have been launched “as a traditional and comfortable way for ‘old money’ to invest in digital assets.” The two trusts, Asia Bitcoin Trust I and Atlas Mining Trust I, reportedly allow for investors to gain wrapped exposure to bitcoin and to...Read More
The next big bitcoin bull-run was supposed to be led by an incoming swathe of institutional money. Lured in by potential profits unheard of in traditional investment products, and reassured by trusted brands offering institutional-grade custodial solutions. So what happened? Patience Is A Virtue According to Bloomberg, the biggest investors are still on the sidelines biding their...Read More
The past month has been a pretty challenging time for bitcoin HODLers, and cryptocurrency in general. There has been precious little to celebrate, save for the fact that prices could easily have gone lower still. So isn’t it about time we had some positive news? Luckily, who should pop up at just the perfect juncture,...Read More
Some new cryptocurrency fundraising tools which should have “replaced” initial coin offerings (ICOs) have already failed and may never recover. STOs Have ‘Dropped Off The Map’ That was the conclusion of fresh research which studied cash injections in the cryptocurrency and Blockchain sphere for the month of August. Published by ICO research firm Inwara, the...Read More
Global negative-yielding debt is now over $17 trillion, making investors extremely nervous. And it is forcing them to focus on non-traditional assets, like bitcoin. Investing in Debt and Holding it to Maturity Guarantees a Loss Investors are becoming increasingly fearful as they see that the soaring negative-yielding debt is altering the global economy. According to...Read More
Interest in Bitcoin futures trading continues to gain momentum. As a result, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group is reaching record numbers for its Bitcoin futures contracts trading. “This Is an Exciting Time for Bitcoin” As CME data shows, interest in Bitcoin is not only confined to a small and well-defined sector of the investment...Read More
UK asset management firm Elwood plans to develop a giant $1 billion bitcoin and cryptocurrency investment venture, it says. Elwood Expands Cryptocurrency Exposure Quoted by the Financial Times on August 30, Elwood, which is owned by billionaire Alan Howard, revealed it wants to funnel cash into crypto hedge funds. The company is no stranger to...Read More
Over the years many people have speculated on what the price of 1 BTC could be if the world switched to Bitcoin. If a large amount of global wealth moves into Bitcoin, the price would skyrocket. Here are some cocktail napkin calculations performed by community members, trying to figure out how far past the moon...Read More
Earlier this week CNBC Fast Money host Brian Kelly said he is short-term bearish on Bitcoin price based on a drop in daily active addresses. Does this mean BTC will drop lower? Bitcoin bobs and weaves Bitcoin has spent the last week bobbing and weaving at the $10K line. $10,350 stood as a stiff resistance...Read More
Venezuela’s inflation rate topped 130,000% in 2018 as peer-to-peer Bitcoin and Dash transactions reached new all-time highs month after month. Bitcoin Thrives in Broken Economies For the past few years, the Venezuelan economy has been rocked by political and economic instability that has led to shortages of food and medicine, nationwide blackouts, riots and unstoppable...Read More
Brian Armstrong talked about institutional investors in the cryptocurrency space on Twitter earlier this week, saying the question of whether or not institutions will adopt cryptocurrencies has been answered. Coinbase is reportedly seeing hundreds of millions of dollars per week pouring in from legacy financial institutions. Custody Woes The main issue cited by institutions looking...Read More
A recently concluded Nobl Insurance study reveals that the crypto market grew by a spectacular 48 percent in the period 2018 – 2019. Moreover, the study forecast that the American cryptocurrency market will continue to expand in the next 12 months. 25 Million Americans Are Considering Buying Crypto in the Next 12 Months Nobl Insurance...Read More
The world’s largest cryptocurrency asset manager, Grayscale Investments, saw its value of Assets Under Management (AUM) top $1 Billion yesterday. Price gains across the crypto spectrum saw the value of Grayscale’s bitcoin holdings alone jump to $999.1 Million. Tweet The Good News From The Rooftops Grayscale tweeted to announce the milestone, publishing a breakdown of...Read More
