Guggenheim Partners is among the largest investment and advisory financial services companies. The Wall Street giant filed a document with the US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) to enable one of its funds, dubbed the Macro Opportunities Fund, to allocate millions of dollars in bitcoin. According to the filing, the Fund plans to spend 10% of...Read More
Chinese authorities seized around $4 billion worth of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from the notorious crypto Ponzi group PlusToken. This comes after the Chinese police arrested the core team running the scheme in July. Around $4 Billion Worth Of Bitcoin And Crypto Assets Seized According to CryptoPotato’s previous report on the PlusToken saga, the crypto...Read More
Bitcoin has a way of surprising people. This week was no exception. A few days ago, almost everyone believed that the cryptocurrency is inevitably headed to a new all-time high. And how could they not? BTC was trading at a few hundred USD below the record from back in 2017. Unfortunately, things took a turn...Read More
Users withdrew a record 29,300 BTC from OKEx after the Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange resumed withdrawals yesterday. This comes after bitcoin (BTC) price kickstarted its epic freefall dropping to levels near $16,500 before bouncing back up again. But what is the reason behind the massive bitcoin exodus out of OKEx? OKEx Sees Significant BTC Withdrawals And...Read More
Founded in 1999, SBI Group is a financial services company based in Tokyo, Japan. Apart from offering numerous traditional financial services, the SoftBank Group subsidiary announced today a new cryptocurrency-related endeavor. SBI Group has introduced a digital asset lending service through its cryptocurrency arm – SBI VC Trade. The statement informed that the platform, dubbed...Read More
Amidst the excitements of BTC hitting an all-time high, Bitcoin bull and ex-hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz said, in an interview with Yahoo Finance, that Bitcoin was designed for every investor. “Bitcoin is for everyone,” he said, adding that “Everyone should put 2% to 3% of their net worth in bitcoin and look at it...Read More
PayPal users who use the service for high-frequency crypto trading should be cautious about having their accounts banned. One Redditor reportedly learned this lesson recently with the payment giant placing a 180-day hold on his purse that still has about $462. Apart from the likelihood of users facing account closures for trading crypto on PayPal,...Read More
Founded in 1955, VanEck is among the world’s largest investment management firms. Its European branch, VanEck Europe, announced today the official release of an ETN, physically-backed by Bitcoin. The statement came from the company’s digital asset director – Gabor Gurbacs. He noted that releasing such a service has been a “top priority for VanEck.” The...Read More
In a move adding to the already monumental rally, Bitcoin prices touched $19,400 during late trading on Tuesday, November 24. This is just 3% away from its peak of $20K which came in December almost three years ago. Since then, the asset has retreated sharply in a $700 pullback to the mid-$18K level where it...Read More
It is now a well-known fact that payments giant PayPal is knee-deep in the Bitcoin market. In today’s interview with CNBC, CEO Dan Schulman explained his rationale behind the world’s top cryptocurrency value. He also elucidated on why his company is placing giant buying bets on BTC. The Utility Surrounding Bitcoin And Cryptocurrencies Is What...Read More
After running a 12-month test, U.S.-based digital asset investment management DAiM has announced the launch of the first employer-sponsored 401(k) plans that use bitcoin as a base currency. According to the announcement today, DAiM notes that the new service is compliant with the Retirement Income Security Acts of 1974 (ERISA) and will be fully available...Read More
Ignoring all known rules of gravity, Bitcoin has taken for the skies, and it shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. This week the cryptocurrency is up by another 14% and is currently trading just about 6% below its all-time high of around $20,000 reached in December 2017. The week started off fairly calmly, and...Read More
The Bitcoin billionaire bandwagon has another representative in the likes of Mexico’s second-wealthiest man – Ricardo Salinas Pliego. He recently highlighted the problems with fiat currencies, especially in Latin America, and clarified that his first BTC purchase came four years ago. Mexican Billionaire Points Out Fiat Problems According to a Forbes publication from earlier this...Read More
Following the recent roller-coaster that resulted in a few massive four-digit price movements, Bitcoin appears to have calmed north of the $18,000 price tag. The alternative coins also followed the volatility ride but have ultimately lost market dominance against BTC. More interestingly, Bitcoin has managed to reach an all-time high value in terms of its...Read More
Despite receiving nearly 500,000 answers telling her not to “go long on Bitcoin,” the actress portraying Arya Stark in the legendary Game of Thrones TV series, Maisie Williams, has gone against their advice and actually purchased bitcoins. Williams Defies The Critics And Buys Bitcoin As reported yesterday, the 23-year old actress took it to Twitter...Read More
SpaceX’s Crew-1 spaceship flew 4 astronauts to space yesterday. But it seems the shuttle also dragged the bitcoin and cryptocurrency market along with it. As in what happens to be a revisit of 2017, BTC smashed past the $18,000 price mark pushing the total digital asset market cap north of $500 billion. The excitement was...Read More
Bitcoin shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. After taking over $16,000 a few days back, the cryptocurrency is now trading well over $17,000 on its way to the former all-time high. The last time the price was this high, it only took six days to reach its ATH value. This happened back in December...Read More
Bitcoin price has erupted through the psychological $17,000 level today. It is now breaking through the first high set way back in January 2018, after the primary cryptocurrency crashed from its all-time high level of nearly $20K. This is the first time Bitcoin has been above the $17,200 mark in 1,066 days. Over the last...Read More
Amongst bitcoin and cryptocurrency fund management firms, Grayscale takes the top spot. And so it has proved again by now becoming the owner of 500,000 BTC worth $8.5 billion. This roughly equals 2.4 percent of the cryptocurrency’s total programmed supply. Grayscale Investments Owns Bitcoin Worth $8.5 Billion A few hours ago, Barry Silbert’s crypto fund...Read More
Months after the infamous hack on its platform, the social media giant Twitter has appointed a noted hacker as its head of security. Pieter Zatko, also known as “Mudge,” has also testified before Congress, educated President Bill Clinton about DDoS attacks, and worked in Google and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Twitter To...Read More
Maisie Williams, the actress portraying Arya Stark in the Game of Thrones TV series, asked her 2.7 million followers if she should “go long on Bitcoin.” Apart from thousands of responses she received from the community, Barry Silbert, Mike Novogratz, and even Elon Musk weighed in as well. Arya Stark Looks To Buy Bitcoin? Born...Read More
The situation around a possible vaccine for the novel coronavirus COVID-19 continues to develop. Today, Moderna Therapeutics, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, announced that its preliminary data shows its coronavirus vaccine is more than 94% effective. This sent its stock price higher and major indices, which are all trading in the green following...Read More
The ongoing assault on money laundering in the Chinese telecoms and crypto industry has seen Bitcoin miners facing difficulties in paying electricity bills as banks freeze cards associated with cryptocurrency transactions. Three-quarter of Chinese Bitcoin Miners Can’t Pay for Electricity According to a local news outlet, in a tweet thread on November 16, 2020, Chinese...Read More
Bitcoin is the new gold, said Thomas Fitzpatrick – a Managing Director in the giant multinational bank Citibank. He also predicted that BTC could skyrocket to $318,000 per coin in the upcoming 13 months by exploring several historical price cycles and the ongoing economic uncertainties. Bitcoin Is The Gold Of The 21st Century Fitzpatrick has...Read More
Bitcoin has overtaken the $16,000 price tag after struggling to remain above it during the weekend. Large-cap altcoins have fallen behind with slight decreases, while the DeFi field sees high volatility once more. Bitcoin Reclaims $16K As reported last Friday, Bitcoin’s impressive performance as of late took the asset towards a fresh yearly high of...Read More
Bitcoin’s price is now back on the key S/R zone (top green bar) between $15,900 and $15,860, as low weekend trading volume puts the brakes on bullish momentum. Since setting a new high of $16,475 on November 13, the leading crypto has printed 4 consecutive lower highs over the 4-hour time frame and is now...Read More
Although BTC has recovered from the two dips beneath $16,000, so far over the weekend, the asset struggles with decisively reclaiming the coveted price level and the area between $16,000 – $16,250. Larger-cap altcoins have also lost some steam, but DeFi tokens have surged in value. Bitcoin Stalls Around $16K Bitcoin’s impressive performance as of...Read More
Americans have just elected Cynthia Lummis (R) as their first female pro bitcoin senator, and she seems ready to make history. Lummis (R) became senator-elect from the state of Wyoming after beating the democrat candidate Mike Enzi. She has a long and well-known career in politics, but few know about her proud past as a...Read More
It has been roughly seven months since the US government sent the first stimulus checks worth $1,200 to many citizens. Interestingly, that amount would now be worth nearly $3,000 if invested in Bitcoin as the asset price has significantly appreciated since then, unlike the dollar. Stimulus Checks: The History World governments were caught by surprise...Read More
After marking a new yearly high of $16,500, BTC now seems to be retracing. The cryptocurrency dropped to as low as $15,750 and recovered to where it’s currently trading at $15,880. Most altcoins are following suit. The Correction Begins? There’s a saying for traders that goes – ‘what goes up, must come down.’ In other...Read More
