Why Asset Tokenization Is Inevitable

On-chain real-world assets and the integration of wallet infrastructure will replace intermediaries and become standard in the modern asset management lifecycle, says Mehdi Brahimi, head of institutional business at L1.

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Blockstack Says STX Will Become a Non-Security Asset

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Analyst Who Predicted 2018’s $3k Bottom Says Bitcoin Looks “Cooked”

Save for a few blips here and there, Bitcoin has more or less tracked equities over recent months.  The below image from Charles Edwards, a digital asset manager, shows this correlation quite well.   The correlation between crypto and the S&P 500 has also been tracked by analysts at JP Morgan.

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Bitcoin or Gold? Mike Novogratz Names His Favorite Asset

Bitcoin proponent Mike Novogratz says that he loves gold, but prefers its digital version

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Banks and Hedge Funds Platform Integrates Bitcoin and Ethereum

A platform for banks and brokers, private banks, hedge funds, and asset managers, has integrated bitcoin and other cryptos. “Our clients are already dipping their toes into crypto,” TradingScreen says,...

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Novogratz: Galaxy Digital Will ‘Suck’ if Bitcoin Fails to Become an Institutional Asset

Galaxy Digital is working on a project that may lead to institutions adopting crypto as an asset class. And the firm needs it, Mike Novogratz says.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Transfers Wealth to This Category of People, Asset Manager Says

The role of Bitcoin in the transfer of wealth between large groups of people is a sensitive topic for the crypto community. Here's another perspective on it

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Asset Manager Timothy Peterson Reveals Why Bitcoin is Likely to Hit $1 Million by 2027

A cryptocurrency researcher Timothy Peterson says the price of Bitcoin is likely to hit $1 million by 2027. This is according to a research paper he published based on data collected to examine the long term effect of an increasing number of users on the price of the asset.

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Goldman Sachs Says Crypto Is Not Asset Class, Bloomberg Has Another Opinion

Coinspeaker Goldman Sachs Says Crypto Is Not Asset Class, Bloomberg Has Another OpinionGoldman Sachs said Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies can't be treated as an asset class because of its inability to generate returns in tune with global economic growth.

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Goldman Sachs Says Bitcoin ‘Not Suitable Investment’ in Hyped Client Call

Despite recent hype, it doesn’t look like Goldman Sachs will be recommending Bitcoin to clients anytime soon. According to early reports, the global investment bank said that the cryptocurrency is “not an asset class” and “not a suitable investment.

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‘Bitcoin is King,’ Fuels Altcoin Market Growth, Says Coinbase

In a recent blog, Coinbase wrote that customer behavior supports market capitalization data showing Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency industry’s “blue-chip asset. ” The exchange states that growing interest in Bitcoin benefits the wider industry.

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“It’s a Centralized Token,” Says Adamant Capital Founder Tuur Demeester on XRP

Since the creation of XRP, there has been an unending debate about its legitimacy as a cryptocurrency. There are some repeatedly asked questions as well as concerns about XRP decentralization and asset classification.

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Bitcoin Is a Digital Asset Says Intermediate People’s Court in China

A court dispute between an international couple and four Bitcoin robbers has come to an end.

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Bitcoin Price Tops $9,300 As Bitwise Study Says Holding BTC Boosts Any Portfolio

Bitcoin has hit a daily high of $9,392. 64, the top cryptocurrency’s upside coming on the back of strong moves in the past 24 hours. Elsewhere, asset management firm Bitwise says that BTC would have boosted any portfolio even with its price decline after the 2017 bull run.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Not Safe Haven Despite 13% Rise, Says Mati Greenspan, Here?s Why

As the stock markets rise, Bitcoin is also surging 13% for a bullish setup. However, according to trading expert Mati Greenspan, this means BTC is not a safe haven asset

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Stock-to-Flow Creator Says Bitcoin Is ’Not a Toy Anymore'

PlanB, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin's stock-to-flow model, explained Bitcoin's journey from a proof-of-concept to a mainstream financial asset.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Not an Asset Anymore, ?Stock-to-Flow' Model Author Says

Top-level trader and analyst Plan B (@100TrillionUSD) sat down with crypto influencer Peter McCormack to discuss his well-known S2F model and the future of Bitcoin (BTC).

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Bitcoin Will ‘Come of Age’ in 2020, Says Pantera Capital CEO

Bitcoin has been named the asset with the highest year-to-date growth in 2020 according to figures released by Pantera Capital. This puts it ahead of assets like gold, oil, and real estate. Bitcoin enthusiasts have often touted that BTC is the next big investment tool to be used globally, favoring it over traditional investments like […] The post Bitcoin Will ‘Come of Age’ in 2020, Says Pantera Capital CEO appeared first on BeInCrypto.

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Buy Bitcoin to Escape Fiat ‘Debasement’ Says New Grayscale Report

Promises of unlimited money-printing lead the world’s largest crypto asset manager to sound the alarm to investors, promoting Bitcoin as a solution.

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As Bitcoin Booms, Gold Bug Peter Schiff Says it’s a Risk Asset Being Pumped By Speculators

A well-known economist and Bitcoin critic, Peter Schiff commented on Bitcoin going above $9,000 today. Schiff was asked on Twitter about his viewpoint on Bitcoin rising while Gold has been stagnant at $1,700.

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Long-Time HODLer Says His Confidence In XRP’s Future Is Waning, Cites Lack Of Major Developments

An XRP investor who has been holding the asset for at least three years now took to Reddit yesterday to share why he is now losing confidence in the viability of the Ripple-led crypto project in the future.

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Capital Markets 2.0 - Fixing the Bitcoin Market's fragile infrastructure

Hugo Renaudin is the CEO and co-founder of LGO Group, a digital asset exchange for institutions. Hugo says that Bitcoin has a fascinating market infrastructure. It is revolutionary but imperfect.

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Crypto Exchange KuCoin and DigitalBits Partner to Roll Out Enterprise Currency Desk (ECD)

The crypto exchange KuCoin and DigitalBits have formed a partnership in order to launch a new type of over-the-counter (OTC) desk. KuCoin says the Enterprise Currency Desk (ECD) is created for companies that want to work with decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain technology in order to provide digital asset acquisition solutions. The first partner is […]

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BitMEX’s Arthur Hayes Says Bitcoin Likely To Revisit $3K Soon As All Asset Classes ‘Puke Again’

The bitcoin price slipped below $7K yesterday after failing to surmount the $7,500 level for the fifth time since the crash on March 12 and 13. The unprecedented correction in the crypto markets at that time saw bitcoin plummet to $3,700 in hours.

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Saga, Crypto Lender Celsius Network Partner, Earn Up To 9.9% Interest On SGA Tokens

The Celsius Network, one of the biggest crypto lending platforms, has listed the SGA stabilized asset from Saga, giving its SGA token holders the possibility to earn interest. This means users can preserve their assets’ value by using the SGA stabilization mechanism and in the meantime earn an attractive interest through Celsius. While Saga says […]

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Looking for a Safe Haven Digital Asset? Try Gold

Gold has traditionally been a safe place to invest during market turmoil. Now there's an even better version: tokenized gold, says the CEO of Smart Valor, a European exchange.

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Stock Market Bottom ‘Impossible’ to Call, Admits World’s Biggest Asset Manager

BlackRock CEO praises Federal Reserve but says stock-market bottom is "impossible" to know as unemployment surges and buybacks suspension keeps markets bleeding. The post Stock Market Bottom ‘Impossible’ to Call, Admits World’s Biggest Asset Manager appeared first on CCN.com

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Bitcoin Would be Worth Much More If It Had Scaled Properly: Economist Jefferey Tucker

While many are not impressed by Bitcoin’s performance so far this year particularly because it has hung around $6,000 for some time now, an economist and editorial director at the American Institute for Economic Research, Jefferey Tucker says he is impressed with it, knowing where the asset started from. He added that he was “blown […]

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Not Convinced New Investors are Buying Bitcoin, Top Analyst Says

While headlines about tanking bitcoin prices serve ideal opportunities for investors to enter the cryptocurrency market, one top analyst thinks the asset is lacking new buyers. Alex Saunders, the CEO & Founder of Australia-based Nugget News, offered a wave of discouraging catalysts that might have driven people out of cryptocurrencies, including a wrecked US job...

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The US Needs a Wartime Effort to Win the Coronavirus Battle

The coronavirus crisis is three crises in one. It requires a co-ordinated cross-boundary effort to avert, says the COO of Bitwise Asset Management.

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Bitcoin Price Did Not Crash 60% Due to Coronavirus, Says Binance CEO

Binance’s CZ has made up his mind when it comes to Bitcoin as a safe haven asset

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Analyst Who Predicted Bitcoin’s Crash to $3,000 Says This Comes Next

Over the past few days, Bitcoin saw some bullish price action for the first time in weeks. This rally took the asset as high as $6,900, up 80% from the $3,800 bottom seen last week and up 28% from the $5,400 baseline.

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Central Bank Digital Currency ‘Incredibly Rich Area’ Says IMF

Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made a strong argument for the development of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs). He asserts that as a new asset class they hold tremendous promise, notably for the developing world.

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Bitcoin Miners Now Unprofitable But An Unbroken S2F Model Says Weak Hands Shaken Out

Bitcoin price is currently in the red, down 1.04% in the past 24 hours while hovering around $5,300 while the volume remains near $2 billion on top ten exchanges with real volume. Altcoins are yet again following Bitcoin’s lead and seeing a jump much higher than the leading crypto asset. Bitcoin price might be feeling […]

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Bitcoin (BTC) Miners May Start Quitting, Expect Hash Rate to Drop: Crypto Manager

As Bitcoin is trading at $5,500 after climbing back from below $4,000, a crypto asset manager says that mining is becoming unprofitable and miners may start quitting

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Crypto Trader: Bitcoin (BTC) Loses 25%, Cash is The Safe Haven

As the stock markets keep dropping, along with gold, a trader expects a long hard period ahead and says that right now the best safe haven asset is cash. BTC is 25% down

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Trading Legend John Bollinger Explains Whether Bitcoin (BTC) Is Safe Haven Asset

Legendary trader John Bollinger says that Bitcoin can act as a safe haven asset if you want to think so

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What the Oil Market Says About Bitcoin’s ‘Safe Haven’ Status

“I don’t think any asset is safe right now – except cash, US dollars.”

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American Crypto - Binance.US is making moves

Catherine Coley is the CEO of Binance.US - the San Francisco based digital asset marketplace that serves American traders under the blue-chip Binance brand. Catherine says that CZ led Binance to the top by adopting a remote-first, decentralized approach.

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Bitcoin Could Retest $8,400, Says Trader Who Called BTC’s 50% Crash and Recovery

It goes without saying that Bitcoin’s price action over the past few weeks has shaken many digital asset investors in the industry. The crash from $10,000 to $8,400 liquidated dozens of millions worth of leveraged positions, forcing many on the sidelines, data from Skew.

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British Banker Talks Bitcoin Again; Price Bombed 80% Last Time

The incoming Governor of the Bank of England has once again said that Bitcoin buyers should be prepared to lose everything they invest. Andrew Bailey, formerly the chair of the FCA, says that the digital asset lacks “intrinsic value”.

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Buy Bitcoin and Be Prepared to Lose Your Shirt, Says Next BoE Gov

Andrew Bailey has once again cast shade on Bitcoin. The incoming governor of the Bank of England said that those investing in the digital asset should be prepared to lose all their money. Bailey appears to have given the remarks during a Treasury Select Committee hearing with members of parliament today.

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Cryptocurrencies Are Not a Safe-Haven Asset, Says Expert

One Duke University professor believes that the narrative of crypto being a safe-haven asset in times of economic crisis is not necessarily true

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US Treasury Blacklists Two North Korean Lazarus Group Hackers BTC Addresses

The US Treasury Office's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has blacklisted 20 new Bitcoin (BTC) addresses for their connection to two names from its sanctioned individuals list. As the OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list’s update says: Yinyin Tian and Jiadong Li have been involved with the Lazarus Group, infamous for hacking activities and […]

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Bitcoin Vs Gold: Peter Schiff Says Bitcoin’s 2020 Performance Over Gold ‘Means Nothing’

Popular Gold bug and Bitcoin critic Peter Schiff has come out again to cast doubt on Bitcoin. In his usual fashion, Schiff has tried to argue that Bitcoin’s worth is questionable and also that it is not a safe haven asset.

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