Well here’s yet another breaking story. In a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) press release published on Friday afternoon, it was revealed that the agency has “filed an emergency action and obtained temporary restraining order” against two entities behind the Telegram ICO for the Telegram Open Network (TON). The...
The R-word – recession – passed the lips of US president Donald Trump yesterday, and despite recent price action, that’s a positive for bitcoin. The consensus of analyst opinion is that there will not be a recession in the US this year or next. But, as we shall see, those comforting...
According to a statement obtained by CoinDesk, the CFTC has, in fact, not approved LedgerX to launch Bitcoin (BTC) futures just yet. The outlet wrote in a recent update to yesterday’s article about the exchange’s launch of physically-deliverable BTC futures: The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) says LedgerX has...
Bitcoin, An Amazing Bet According to Raoul Pal, a former hedge fund-centric executives at massive investment bank Goldman Sachs, recently lauded Bitcoin. Speaking on Stephen Livera’s podcast, the current chief executive of Real Vision — a financial media source looking to democratize access to market insights — claimed that he...
Mainstream media outlets have been incessantly covering the crypto space over the recent weeks. Most notably, CNBC has hosted countless executives, investors, and commentators in the industry to talk about Bitcoin, Libra, and other facets of this budding ecosystem. After hosting prominent names like Meltem Demirors, Anthony Pompliano, Kevin O’Leary,...
Yesterday, it was revealed that the chief executive of Ripple Labs, Brad Garlinghouse, made a massive announcement during an event surrounding the World Economic Forum of 2020 in Davos, Switzerland. At the Wall Street Journal event, Garlinghouse said that he believes in the next 12 months, “you’ll see initial public offerings...
Despite many in the crypto community disliking the idea of “Bitcoin as an asset” rather than a currency, there’s no denying that Bitcoin has been dominating the market in terms of value increased since May 5th of this year. Since Bitcoin’s dip in December 2018, the currency has consistently outperformed...
If you have perused crypto Twitter over recent months, you have probably noticed a trend: Bitcoin is being seen by investors and analysts — both on Wall Street and on Main Street — as a potential safe haven in the ongoing trade war. In fact, an analysis by Quant Fiction...
ECB’s Policies Are Rocket Fuel for Bitcoin For the umpteenth time in a few years, central banks are cutting rates. And that’s good for Bitcoin. Citing a recent article outlining the European Central Bank’s (ECB), Anthony Pompliano, best known as Pomp in the crypto community, noted that the expected policies...
Gary McFarlane, the cryptocurrency analyst at interactive investor, shares his thoughts – and those of other industry figures and experts – on Bakkt bitcoin futures. On 23 September Bakkt finally launches its physically settled bitcoin futures product – institutional customers can start depositing bitcoin from 6 September. But onboarding institutions into...
Ripple Chief Tackles FUD As detailed by this outlet previously, sentiment is mounting against Ripple and its go-to crypto asset, XRP. You see, year to date, the cryptocurrency is down 20% on the year, shedding $3 billion in market capitalization this year. It and Stellar are the only top 15...
A new blockchain project is being launched to help stabilize and improve Chile’s stock market and attract foreign investors. The Santiago Stock Exchange (STE), Central Securities Depository (DCV), and the Global Trade Directory (GTD) are set to establish a blockchain association, in order to work on a Hyperledger blockchain initiative....
