North Vancouver, part of the Canadian district of British Columbia, is on a path to become the first city that employs bitcoin mining for heating residential and commercial buildings. The initiative should be available from 2022 after a partnership between the cryptocurrency miner – MintGreen – and the Lonsdale Energy Corporation (LEC). BTC Mining as...Read More
It appears that years after the first Bitcoin ETF proposal was filed, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to greenlight a futures-backed exchange-traded fund for the first time. ProShares, the company which filed for its Bitcoin Strategy ETF, might be the very first one to see it launch next week. It...Read More
For the first time since April, Bitcoin’s price is back at $60,000. It’s a major psychological level, even though, from a technical standpoint, it doesn’t contain that much resistance. In any case, this followed a considerable weekly increase and rumors of the approval of a futures-backed Bitcoin ETF in the US. Let’s take a dive....Read More
Ark Invest, the asset management firm founded by cryptocurrency enthusiast Cathie Wood,wants to accelerate is crypto strategy and has now officially lent its name to an ETF tracking bitcoin futures. A bitcoin future is not actually the same as a bitcoin token. Whoever holds futures contracts does not actually hold the cryptocurrency but rather rights...Read More
In an attempt to comply with local regulations, Binance has announced it will stop servicing OTC deals involving the yuan for Chinese users as of December 31st, 2021. Shortly after the statement, the price of BTC and most of the market dipped. In an October 13th post, Binance said it will cease servicing OTC trading...Read More
Bitmain – one of the world’s largest manufacturers of bitcoin mining machines – revealed it would no longer deliver crypto mining rigs to mainland China addresses. However, the firm would continue shipping its products to overseas destinations. The Crypto Ban Reached Bitmain The Chinese crackdown on cryptocurrency mining and trading has affected Bitmain as well....Read More
Car For Coin – an auction website where users can purchase luxurious cars – also provided bitcoin payments as an option. Other examples of the latest cryptocurrency adoption are the fashion brand – PacSun – and the charity organization – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation. Paying for Tesla in BTC Becomes Possible Again Even though Tesla...Read More
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin spoke out against President Nayib Bukele’s compulsory bitcoin usage for merchants and businesses, saying it was against cryptocurrency’s “ideals of freedom.” Buterin commented in response to a Reddit article titled “Unpopular opinion: El Salvador President Mr. Nayab (Nayib) Bukele should not be praised by Crypto community.” The Ethereum co-founder did not...Read More
Over 20 Chinese digital asset-related businesses revealed they will halt their operations and withdraw from the local market as the country continues its hostile stance on anything crypto. The Effect of The Chinese Crypto Ban China’s negative stance on the cryptocurrency industry has been known for years, and the local authorities tend to remind investors...Read More
Just four months after the application, Volt Equity’s Volt Bitcoin Revolution ETF has received the green light from the US Securities and Exchange Commission. It will provide investors the option to invest in companies with direct exposure to BTC, such as MicroStrategy. Back in early June this year, the California-based firm Volt Equity filed with...Read More
It’s been a green week all across crypto land as positive sentiment and big gains returned to the market. Leading the scene is Bitcoin, with an impressive surge of around 25%, once again tapping the mid-May highs. Just earlier today, Bitcoin reached a price of $56,000 – something that we haven’t seen since the middle...Read More
Institutions have resumed their appetite for bitcoin instead of gold, claimed strategists from the giant Wall Street bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. Consequently, they attributed the recent price surge to new multi-month highs to substantial purchases coming from large investors. Guess Who’s Back? The demand for bitcoin from institutions is a relatively new concept in...Read More
Over the past seven days, bitcoin’s price is up by roughly 23% according to data from CoinGecko. It’s a considerable advance in a relatively short amount of time, and the third-largest BTC whale has decided it’s time to take some profits. The third-largest Bitcoin address currently holds around 108,265 BTC according to Bitinfocharts. It appears, though,...Read More
With the last quarter of the year underway, bitcoin has reclaimed its dominance in the amount of interest shown by institutional investors as it leads the pack in weekly inflows. According to the latest Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly report by CoinShares, institutional investors have continued to increase their exposure to digital currencies. The asset...Read More
Dawn Fitzpatrick – CFO of Soros Fund Management – recently weighed in on what makes cryptocurrency interesting to her. Contrary to comments from months ago, she now said bitcoin is more than an inflation hedge, citing other use cases. Fitzpatrick: What Makes Cryptocurrency Interesting Fitzpatrick aired her thoughts in an interview with Bloomberg this Tuesday....Read More
US Bank – the fifth-largest retail bank in the United States – is launching a crypto custody service available to fund managers as more institutions race to meet clients’ demands for cryptocurrencies. Potential Room For Several of Coins The news, first reported by CNBC, revealed that US Bank partnered with New York Digital Investment Group...Read More
Bitcoin’s price over the past couple of weeks has been on an absolute roller coaster, leaving many to wonder whether we’re still in a bull market, what’s going to happen next, and how to properly position themselves for the last quarter of the year. Amid these turbulent times, we sit down with prominent on-chain analyst...Read More
Lord Fusitu – a Tongan barrister, landowner, and MP – is a fervent supporter of making Bitcoin a true currency inside the nation’s borders. He plans on tabling a bill to make Bitcoin legal tender alongside Tonga’s national currency, the pa’anga. Why Make Bitcoin Legal Tender in Tonga? Tonga is a small island nation and...Read More
The popular whistleblower Edward Snowden has joined the list of people believing that the Chinese ban on Bitcoin will actually benefit the cryptocurrency. He also recently wrote about BTC’s price, which is roughly 10x higher than the last time he did. The Chinese Ban is Good for Bitcoin Although the world’s most populated nation has...Read More
According to a recent research, 38% of Spaniards between 25 and 40 years old plan to enter the cryptocurrency market in the coming months. Moreover, 21% of the participants have already invested in bitcoin or some altcoins. Are Spaniards Flocking into Crypto? The Spanish neobank Rebellion conducted a survey to determine whether young Spaniards were...Read More
Bitcoin’s price closed in September at a lower level than it did in August. While that may sound like a negative occurrence for BTC bulls, the popular cryptocurrency analyst PlanB actually saw this happening months ago and predicted the exact closing price. Furthermore, he provided even more favorable prices for the end of October, November,...Read More
Nayib Bukele – president of El Salvador – recently took to Twitter with some mining numbers. It appears that the country’s developing volcanic mining facility has produced its first Bitcoin. Volcanic Bitcoin As revealed by Bukele earlier today, the gains produced by the volcano are still small. However, the president still seemed quite enthusiastic to...Read More
It’s been a very productive week in the cryptocurrency market, but it’s safe to say that most of it was due to the volatile price action during just one of the days – Friday, October 1st. Going back, last Friday, the BTC price was hovering around $43,500, and, in fact, it stayed there for quite...Read More
Flourish – a Fintech platform geared towards Financial Advisors – has started a digital asset initiative called “Flourish Crypto.” The platform will offer accessible Bitcoin investment options to RIAs, equipped with advisor-specific compliance resources. Crypto Solutions for Investment Advisors According to a press release from GlobeNewswire, Flourish Crypto will include access to direct cryptocurrency ownership....Read More
The Puerto Rican billionaire businessman – Orlando Bravo – believes cryptocurrencies will play a significant role in the future monetary system. He admitted that he is a bitcoin owner as he anticipates its price to surge in the following years. ‘How Could You Not Love Crypto?’ Orlando Bravo – Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Thoma...Read More
EvolveETF – a Canadian ETF provider – has just launched Canada’s first multi-cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund. The product is backed by the two largest cryptocurrencies by market cap: Bitcoin and Ethereum. Crypto Diversification in an ETF As announced this week from EvolveETF’s site, the new fund has already begun trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)...Read More
Chris Vermeulen – Founder and CEO of Technical Traders LTD – opined that bitcoin’s USD value would increase to $90,000 in about a year. Nonetheless, its price might plunge to $16,000 on its way to the new all-time high record. How Does The Road to The Top Look Like? In a recent interview for Kitco,...Read More
After China recently banned all crypto-related activities in the country, crypto exchange Huobi Global had to limit mainland Chinese citizens from registering on the platform. As a consequence, the Huobi pool – the eighth biggest BTC pool- is now moving a massive amount out of their funds, possibly to cover the client withdrawal needs on...Read More
The American fintech company – Verifone – will enable cryptocurrency payment options to its clients through a collaboration with the bitcoin payment service provider – BitPay. The service will be available later this year as initially it will be introduced only in the United States. The New Crypto Opportunity According to a recent press release,...Read More
Morgan Stanley – the global financial services mogul – continues to increase its exposure to Bitcoin through Grayscale’s BTC trust. Morgan Stanley continues to increase its exposure to Bitcoin. As CryptoPotato reported back in August, the financial services company’s Insight Fund held 928,051 shares of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust. A recent filing with the United States Securities and...Read More
