A recent filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveals that the international banking behemoth Morgan Stanley has an increased appetite for BTC, even as the price of the cryptocurrency goes up. According to several filings with the SEC, Morgan Stanley has substantially increased its BTC exposure. The company has done so...Read More
Three years after halting bitcoin payments, citing enhanced volatility and lack of efficiency, the financial services, and software giant Stripe could soon resume its support for cryptocurrencies. During a CNBC-moderated panel at the Fintech Abu Dhabi festival on Tuesday, John Collison – the CEO of Stripe – spoke about the possibilities of his company reenabling...Read More
In a matter of two weeks, one of the largest BTC whales has accumulated more than 6,600 coins as the price of the asset has declined by more than 10% in the same timeframe. CryptoPotato frequently reports the sales and purchases of this particular whale, which tends to sell when the asset’s price has appreciated...Read More
El Salvador continues to create history with its bitcoin adoption, with the latest initiative being the announcement of an entire city focused on the primary cryptocurrency. The nation plans to put this plan in the works through mining-backed volcano bonds worth in total $1 billion. While this may sound groundbreaking and surprising to some, one...Read More
The American football star announced on Monday that he had entered into a partnership with Cash App, which will see him take his salary for the 2021-2022 NFL season in BTC. Paycheck in BTC Beckham, who had just recently been signed by the Los Angeles Rams shortly after he was released by the Cleveland Browns...Read More
Just months after adopting BTC as legal tender, the small Central American country plans to create a Bitcoin City with the help of Blockstream and Bitfinex. Separately, the country said it will buy $500 million more of BTC. Bitcoin City in El Salvador The country made the news earlier this year by indicating that it...Read More
This week brings both good and bad news, depending on where you look it from. For Metaverse aficionados, the week was quite great, but for the rest of the market – it was downright bleak. So, let’s start with the broader market. Bitcoin is down over 10% in the past seven days, and there’s no...Read More
Concluding, after a conversation with Dr. Saifedean Ammous, that bitcoin is the “most disruptive technology against inflation,” the Canadian professor of psychology – Jordan Peterson – increased his BTC holdings. ‘Inflation Be Damned’ Jordan Peterson – a clinical psychologist and a famous YouTube personality – interviewed the author of “The Bitcoin Standard” – Dr. Saifedean...Read More
The professional Baseball League club – Perth Heat – will reportedly pay all its players and staff in bitcoin. In addition, the Australian team might accept BTC as a payment method for merchandise, sponsorships, and ballpark concessions on game days. ‘The Heat’ to Fully Embrace Bitcoin A report by The Guardian reads that the cryptocurrency...Read More
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), the CEO of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, has revealed that he has a personal stash of bitcoin in his investment portfolio. CZ Bought Bitcoin in 2014 Speaking in a recent interview with the Associated Press, CZ noted that although a significant percentage of his net worth is made up of...Read More
After a good run over the past several weeks, bitcoin’s rally came to a screeching halt, at least for now. Here’s where the whales come in. In fact, one particular whale is actually keen on raking in more and more coins as price takes another breather. Following the cryptocurrency’s fall below the psychological support level...Read More
One of the largest BTC whales has bought more than 200 coins at $62,000 shortly after selling 1,500 tokens at $67,500. Today’s purchase comes amid the asset’s massive correction. As outlined by CryptoQuant’s analyst going by the Twitter handle VentureFounder, the anonymous bitcoin whale has begun reaccumulating once again. Bought the dip a little early...Read More
One of the largest Bitcoin mining companies in the States – Marathon Digital – plans to raise $500 million through the issuance of senior convertible notes. The firm wants to use the proceeds to buy bitcoin and BTC mining machines. Founded over a decade ago, Marathon Digital Holdings is among the largest publicly-traded BTC mining...Read More
Bloomberg recently found that investors are protecting themselves from fears of rising inflation by using Bitcoin. In a tweet, the company even called it “the best inflation hedge around” depending on how one looks at it. Bitcoin Beats Inflation After crunching the numbers, Bloomberg Opinion’s John Authers found that Bitcoin has achieved 99.996% deflation over...Read More
The Bitcoin network made history today as its most ambitious upgrade, Taproot, went live at block 709,632, 5:15 UTC on Sunday – November 14, 2021. Taproot Upgrade is Live The implementation is a milestone for Bitcoin, considering that Taproot is the first significant upgrade in the network since August 2017 after the Lightning Network and...Read More
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected VanEck’s proposal for a spot Bitcoin ETF. This comes after several delays by the agency. The global investment manager VanEck has been among the most active companies when it comes down to filing with the SEC to launch a Bitcoin ETF. In the past several years,...Read More
According to a recent survey conducted by Pew Research Center, the vast majority of US adults (86%) have heard at least a little about digital currencies. However, only 16% of the participants admitted they have personally invested in some of them. Americans Are Aware of Crypto The nonpartisan think tank – Pew Research Center –...Read More
The cryptocurrency market had a tumultuous week where many projects went up considerably and then stalled and declined. Starting with Bitcoin, this time last week, the price was hovering around $61K, but it had no plans of staying there for long. BTC started climbing immediately and by Monday, it was above $65K. This continued and...Read More
Following yesterday’s price increases and new records, the world’s largest digital asset manager reached an ATH of its own in terms of AUM by topping $60 billion. Interestingly, if the company operated as an exchange-traded fund, it would have been the 19th-largest. If ETF, Grayscale Would Be in Top 20 Launched in 2013, Grayscale is...Read More
The Austrian authorities will reportedly tax bitcoin and the altcoins with the same percentage rate as mainstream stock and bond investments starting from March next year. Bitcoin to Be Like a Stock Investment A recent Bloomberg report reads that Austria wants to create fairness between the different classes of assets and impose a 27.5% capital...Read More
The meteoric rise of Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins is prompting businesses to reassess ways in which they can leverage the crypto sector. Landry-NYDIG’s partnership, for one, will focus on powering a Bitcoin loyalty rewards program at the restaurant giant’s 500 locations across the country. The CNBC report reveals the initiative will be available to the...Read More
El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as a legal tender has spurred many debates and discussions on the potential financial ramifications. But it seems like Zimbabwe is not planning to follow in the footsteps of the central American country any time soon., despite the recent reports claiming otherwise. CBDCs Yes, But No Bitcoin While denying the...Read More
The CEO of the tech mogul Apple, Tim Cook, revealed that he is personally invested in Bitcoin or Ethereum. With a current market cap of around $2.476 trillion, Apple is ranked the second-largest company in the world. Its CEO, Tim Cook, speaking at the DealBook conference Tuesday, revealed that he is personally invested in Bitcoin...Read More
In its weekly on-chain report, Glassnode has stated that investor confidence is at a peak as price and on-chain metrics for Bitcoin continue to improve. It added that there had been continued strength in on-chain supply dynamics, and activity remains well below bull market highs, suggesting there is more room to grow. “Bitcoin investor conviction...Read More
Centralized cryptocurrency exchange and lending platform BlockFi is next in line to file for a Bitcoin ETF with the SEC. However, this ETF is intended to be backed by hard Bitcoin holdings, rather than futures contracts. The BlockFi NB Bitcoin ETF According to company documents filed earlier today, the “BlockFi NB Bitcoin ETF” (Ticker: BBBB)...Read More
Bitcoin ETFs have been a smash hit this year, especially since the launch of the first futures one in the United States last month. But the Spanish counterpart may not be far behind as well. As a matter of fact, the Spanish multinational financial services company Banco Santander is looking to release its very own...Read More
Digital assets firm Genesis recently published its Q3 Market Observations Report, and it highlights some of the major trends across the market. This time, it shows the demand for bitcoin had faded during Q3 as institutions were exploring DeFi platforms and altcoins. BTC Demand Trends Downward Due to Institutionalization As per the report, BTC demand...Read More
IGM Financial Inc., a 40-year-old Canadian wealth manager, could be next in line to launch Bitcoin and Ethereum services for its clients, suggested the company’s CEO, James O’Sullivan. Founded in 1978, IGM Financial is a large Winnipeg-based investment company with over $260 billion in assets under management. The firm’s Chief Executive Officer – James O’Sullivan...Read More
Cryptocurrencies are continuing to gain traction as a payment option by businesses and governments alike. Recently, Deputy Luizão Goulart of Brazil proposed a bill to allow public and private sector workers to be paid in bitcoin. If passed, this would be the biggest national move to support digital asset adoption since El Salvador’s legal tender...Read More
It was a very dynamic week in the cryptocurrency industry, even though it may not seem that way judging by Bitcoin’s price. And yet, we saw a lot of action in the altcoin scene, especially with memecoins and play-to-earn projects, so let’s dive in. Starting off, Bitcoin failed to produce any meaningful gains over the...Read More
