BTC

The hype surrounding the imminent launch of Bakkt’s physically settled Bitcoin futures platform may not be unwarranted, as it now appears that some of the biggest BTC whales in the market are transferring their massive holdings into Bakkt’s warehouse custody solutions.Assuming that the platform’s launch is met with great utilization, it is highly probable that...Read More

Friday, Sept. 6 — The Bitcoin (BTC) price is holding around the $10,400 price mark after the largest cryptocurrency got rejected in its attempt to break $11,000. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin was well on its way to the $11,000 price mark, hitting an intraday high of $10,895 when it lost $400 in less than an...Read More

Lithuanian blockchain startup DappRadar, a platform for discovering and analyzing blockchain-based decentralized applications (DApps), announced it raised $2.33 million in seed funding. $2.33 million to expand services  On Sept. 5, DappRadar announced the closing of a $2.33 million seeding round, which was led by Naspers, a South African-based global internet and media group, with participation...Read More

Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Jerome Powell said that the United States Federal Reserve is monitoring digital currencies carefully, but not working on its own at the moment. Speaking at a forum in Zurich, Switzerland, on Sept. 6, Powell addressed the issue of cryptocurrencies, arguing that central banks would likely will not release...Read More

Overnight Bitcoin (BTC) was able to incur a significant amount of upwards momentum that sent it shooting past its previously established resistance level around $10,800, and any extension of this upwards momentum is highly likely to send the crypto into the $11,000 region in the very near-future.This upwards momentum has also allowed Bitcoin to begin...Read More

Over the last few months, there’s been a lot of attention directed toward destinations like Slovenia, North Queensland, Japan, and Venezuela which capture the largest number of bitcoin cash merchants worldwide. Another region that’s seen a massive influx of BCH adoption is Keene, New Hampshire, a place that’s widely known for its lack of taxation,...Read More

Facebook stock is tanking and puncturing Nasdaq in its spiral. | Source: REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Facebook stock (FB) plunged after a nine-state antitrust investigation was announced against the social-media monopoly. As of this writing, Facebook is the worst-performing stock in the Nasdaq. Facebook tumbled 1.9% shortly after the attorneys general of eight states and the...Read More

Bakkt announced that it is opening a Warehouse. Its potential clients are those customers willing to deposit Bitcoin as well as withdraw it. It seems that the company is preparing for the introduction of its futures. Today Bakkt opened its long-awaited Warehouse for customer Bitcoin deposits and withdrawals. As they said in their tweet: Today...Read More

A $1 billion Bitcoin (BTC) transaction became conspicuous because its sender spent far too much on fees. Some are guessing at the origin and destination of the funds with some believing it’s tied with Bakkt. There was a $1 billion Bitcoin (BTC) transaction whose sender spent a bit too much on fees. Social media users...Read More

The recipient wallet of the $1 billion Bitcoin (BTC) transaction on Sept. 6 is now presumed to be the first richest non-exchange address. The recipient wallet of the massive 94,504 Bitcoin ($1.031 billion) transaction is the top richest Bitcoin address that is not reportedly associated with any crypto-related company, according to data from monitoring resource...Read More

One of bitcoin’s most experimental startups has grown dramatically over the past year, highlighting both the opportunities and pitfalls of open source development. Now Adam Ficsor, co-founder of zkSNACKs – the firm behind the privacy-centric Wasabi Wallet – is stepping down from his role as CTO to focus on research as the company matures. “I was...Read More

There are several exemptions the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) offers that allow companies to launch their bitcoin investment products without registration. While waiting for the SEC to approve their bitcoin ETF, some firms have taken advantage of these exemptions to offer an interim product. Also read: Indian Government’s New Report Views Crypto Positively...Read More

While Bitcoin price action is decidedly sideways, other metrics are posting positive signals. The week is ending with BTC above five figures which is still bullish, and dominance has just tapped another new high.Bitcoin OI Hits a HighBy definition, open interest is a measure total number of outstanding derivative contracts, such as futures that have...Read More

This essay is presented as a part of No Closing Bell, a series leading up to Invest: Asia 2019 focused on how the Asian crypto markets are interacting with and impacting global investors. To keep the conversation going in person, register for Invest: Asia 2019 coming up in Singapore on Sept. 11-12. Since the cryptocurrency boom and...Read More

For cryptocurrency to become sound money, it needs to integrate a degree of privacy on a transactional level, just as paper currency does. Bitcoin and Ethereum, both, lack strong privacy measures, but this is being addressed. As shown by Chain Link’s research paper, mixing services powered by decentralized oracles can overcome this barrier, September 4,...Read More