The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched a “European-style” Vanilla Bitcoin Options contracts priced and settled in Tether (USDT) aimed at institutional and advanced investors. European-style BTC Options on Binance The Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange announced the latest addition to its portfolio of digital asset products in a press release shared with CryptoPotato. The announcement...Read More
Three years ago, Bitcoin prices were just cooling off from a surge to an all-time high of $20,000. The altcoins had yet to peak, but this would come in the first week of January. Fast forward three years and Bitcoin prices are just cooling off from a new all-time high of $28,400 on Sunday, December...Read More
The US Senate has approved a new stimulus package worth nearly $900 billion, including $300 billion for small businesses and direct payments of up to $600 for American adults. With the total economic relief amount surpassing $3 trillion since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the question remains if these developments are inadvertent promotion for...Read More
The Canada-based financial technology company Mogo plans to make an initial corporate investment of over $1 million in bitcoin and increase the amount next year. The crypto-friendly fintech firm has joined the recent trend of sizeable corporations that allocate funds in BTC. Mogo To Allocate 1.5% Of Its Assets In BTC The Vancouver-based fintech company...Read More
The rumored deal between the online payment processing giant PayPal and the cryptocurrency custodian BitGo will not occur. Instead, both companies will reportedly focus on separate new ventures. PayPal And BitGo Deal Won’t See The Light Of Day The online payment processor co-founded by Elon Musk started showing sympathy for the cryptocurrency industry earlier this...Read More
A day after the former chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, stepped down, the watchdog has its new chief in the face of Elad Roisman. Hester Peirce, an SEC Commissioner who’s well-known within the cryptocurrency community for her stance on a potential Bitcoin ETF, broke the news that the Commission...Read More
Former presidential candidate, member of the United States Democratic Party, Andrew Yang, has filed paperwork to run in the upcoming 2021 New York mayoral race. Yang has previously called for more transparent and uniform regulation around cryptocurrency. Andrew Yang to Run for New York City Mayor in 2021 Earlier this year, Yang’s bid to the...Read More
Following news of the legal action, which alleged that Ripple had been conducting unregistered securities offerings worth $1.3 billion, the price of XRP plummeted heavily. But things are getting worse for the cryptocurrency. The drastic fall in price was just one of XRP’s problems as several crypto trading companies have quickly moved to disassociate themselves...Read More
Three months after registering Hashed Venture Fund I, the blockchain-focused investment group Hashed has already raised $120 million. The organization plans to utilize the funds to invest in the blockchain space and other fintech companies focused on protocol economy. Hashed Has Raised $120M In Three Months Based in Seoul, North Korea, Hashed’s mission is to...Read More
Switzerland’s SEBA bank successfully completes a series B fundraiser, giving further merit to the notion that the country is becoming a hub for cryptocurrency business. Another Successful Fundraiser The Swiss start-up bank has officially completed its second stage of capital fundraising. The institution which sells cryptocurrencies to its customers has been planning the Series B...Read More
The regulator alleges that the company conducted a $1.3 billion unregistered securities offering and failing to provide investors with adequate disclosures about XRP. Industry leaders have been lamenting the demise of the company and some creative soul has even created a CNBC parody advising investors on how to short the asset. This is SAVAGE. CNBC’s...Read More
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has pressed formal charges against Ripple. The watchdog is going after the company for conducting a $1.3 billion unregistered securities offering. CryptoPotato reported earlier today that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to sue one of the largest companies in the cryptocurrency field –...Read More
In a Bitcoin-related kidnapping event in Karnataka, India, abductors asked for a 100 BTC ransom for the son of a local businessman and crypto investor. The police managed to capture six suspects on the case, which were all related to the victim’s family. 100 BTC for The Son of A Crypto Investor An eight-year-old boy...Read More
Following the impressive list of institutional investors who have put their funds into bitcoin in 2020, it appears that more big names are showing interest in the number one crypto asset, after a global investments firm filed with the U.S. SEC to launch a bitcoin fund for accredited investors. According to an SEC document on...Read More
The company itself is offering little assistance and no reimbursements to the escalating number of victims of its slipshod security. The fallout from the second major data leak from the company that promised to be safer than keeping crypto on exchanges is intensifying. On December 21, a hacker leaked the details of as many as...Read More
During a recent live-streamed conference, Justin Sun’s TRON and BitTorrent announced the latest developments within the decentralized streaming platform DLive. They will allow users to employ peer-to-peer technology and become nodes in the growing network while lowering the costs. DLive Protocol’s Latest Improvements According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, the leading peer-to-peer sharing...Read More
The Puerto Rico Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions (OCIF) has granted permission to FV Bank to provide custody services for cryptocurrency assets such as Ethereum and Bitcoin. The institution plans to integrate the new service into its digital banking platform as of early 2021. FV Bank Granted Permission To Be A Crypto Custodian...Read More
Analysts from the US multinational investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co have doubled-down on their belief that institutional inflows towards bitcoin are crucial for the asset’s price. They warned that if their purchases decline, the cryptocurrency could head towards a violent correction. JPMorgan Confirms: Institutions Are Key For Bitcoin While most financial assets have suffered...Read More
A user on crypto twitter going by the handle ‘Jimmy McShill’ [@JimmyMcShill] posted screenshots of files that have been uploaded to forums purportedly contacting the ‘full database’ of Ledger customer’s emails, phone numbers, and addresses; ⚠️⚠️ Uhh shiit! A hacker is dumping the full @Ledger database dump for free on raidforums! Emails, phone numbers and...Read More
Bitcoin has become a part of the mainstream media. A few years ago, it was odd to tweet about the most famous cryptocurrency publicly. However, during the previous months, a growing number of the world’s most influential figures and companies discuss Bitcoin. Elon Musk is considered a veteran fan of Bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies,...Read More
The digital asset trading venue has reportedly doubled-down on its endeavors for its planned stock market listing. The US multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs, which has a somewhat controversial history with the cryptocurrency industry, will lead the preparations. CryptoPotato reported recently that the exchange had confidentially submitted a draft registration statement with the US Securities...Read More
This was the week the entire cryptocurrency community has been waiting for. Bitcoin finally broke $20,000, setting a fresh new all-time high. But it was far from being done yet. After breaching the coveted $20,000 mark, BTC went on a rampage, taking down one target after another. Before the run was finally calmed down, the...Read More
With bitcoin climbing to new all-time highs, the cryptocurrency has garnered the attention of centralized financial institutions. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. offered its views on the market and said that BTC’s rise shouldn’t threaten gold’s position as the inflation hedge of choice as both assets can coexist. Bitcoin And Gold Can Coexist Ever since bitcoin’s...Read More
The decentralized finance (DeFi) space continues to experience frequent attacks, and the latest victim is Warp Finance. The project admitted earlier today that undisclosed perpetrators have compromised the protocol and taken nearly $8 million by initiating a flash loan attack. $7.7M Taken In A Flash Loan Attack The significant growth of the DeFi space that...Read More
On December 18, Coinbase Global announced that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The announcement cites Form S-1 which is the initial registration form for new securities required by the SEC for public companies that are based in the U.S. Any company or security that meets...Read More
More than a year after joining forces with Ripple, Adam Holmes, CEO of U.S.-based money transfer giant, MoneyGram, told CNN in an interview today that the partnership has evolved and is pushing boundaries. In June 2019, the companies announced a strategic partnership that would see Ripple shell out a $50 million capital commitment to MoneyGram....Read More
With bitcoin marching to new all-time highs and dragging most alternative coins higher as well, the assets under management for the leading crypto manager Grayscale jumped to nearly $14 billion. This is a 7-fold increase for the company whose managing director categorized 2020 as the “coming of age story for the asset class.” Bitcoin Breaking...Read More
Social Media platforms, despite being a tale of the modern society, remain largely antiquated. While we browse through different profiles on our phones, we oftentimes forget that it’s one single entity behind the curtains. One central organization that can pull the plug and control the entire thing. It is here where the promise of blockchain-based...Read More
The US multinational financial service corporation American Express has invested in the cryptocurrency trading venue FalconX through its venture arm. Thus, AmEx has doubled-down on its digital asset endeavors after piloting a blockchain-based rewards program. AmEx Invests In Crypto Exchange Aimed At Institutions The US-based cryptocurrency exchange announced the investment from American Express Ventures in...Read More
The large bitcoin institutional investments keep emerging frequently, and the latest one has come from the US-based hedge fund One River Asset Management. After establishing a new company oriented in digital asset investments, the fund has purchased $600 million in BTC and plans to add ETH and expand its holdings to $1 billion in the...Read More
