The crypto community has had a rough relationship with traditional financial institutions with limited solutions available. Around the world, both early and recent crypto users have had bank accounts closed, transactions rejected, unnecessary delays in receiving their funds, or worse. To add to this dilemma, the availability of trustworthy and regulated solutions where both your...Read More
Institutional investors are paying high premiums for shares of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC), which allows them to bet on Bitcoin (BTC) without holding the asset itself. GBTC is an investment vehicle which tracks the spot price of Bitcoin, providing investors from mainstream finance with a familiar means to gain exposure. At the time of...Read More
The prospect of institutional investors makes the crypto industry go all tingly inside. Deep order books and market liquidity mean many centralized exchanges have expanded their offerings to cater to the needs and requirements of professional investors – but TROY Trade, the ‘first’ prime broker in the industry, aims to leverage decentralized exchanges for the...Read More
Sharding is widely hailed as a solution to blockchain scalability. But projects that implement sharding technology may be introducing new security risks into their blockchains, according to the CEO of Solana, which could make them vulnerable to consensus attacks. Speaking to Crypto Briefing, Anatoly Yakovenko said that the risks associated with sharding far outweigh any...Read More
Forget about day trading – if you want to get rich in crypto, the real money is in derivatives. As the world prepares for Bakkt’s launch next month, investors and companies are lining up to buy stakes in futures and options trading platforms. That means a flux of new offers from hungry investors. Crypto derivatives...Read More
Singularity Studio, the for-profit spinoff of the SingularityNET project, a decentralized AI services marketplace, has signed a “Strategic Cooperation Memorandum” with PICC Financial Services, a Fintech-focused subsidiary of the state-owned People’s Insurance Company of China. The partnership was signed to develop AI and blockchain-based fintech solutions, with PICC FS delineating a detailed plan for the...Read More
