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Morgan Creek Bags $40M Raise, Attracts Industry First Funding From Pensions
Even in a bear market, Morgan Creek Digital has no problem swimming upstream. The crypto asset management firm just bagged a $40 million dollar investment and what appears to be the first blockchain/crypto investment by a major pension fund. дальше »
2019-2-12 20:51 | |
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Michael Novogratz Baffled By Bitcoin Not Being 1% Of Portfolio In $3 Trillion Hedge Fund Sector
Bitcoin became known all over the world after it reached $20,000 back in 2017. At that time, investors and individuals started to purchase and learn about the most popular digital currency in the market. дальше »
2019-2-11 04:03 | |
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Simon Dixon Reflects on the 10th Anniversary of Bitcoin
With the 10th anniversary of Bitcoin’s launch under the industry’s belt, it’s hard to believe how far the space has traveled in that time. Bitcoin Magazine has asked a number of long-time members of the space to reflect on their experiences, and published author Simon Dixon spoke with us about some of his observations over the years. дальше »
2019-1-26 01:44 | |
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Cryptocurrency-Focused Custodial Services Are Growing Around the World for Bitcoin Investors
The number of businesses and companies that are starting to offer crypto-related custody solutions continues to grow. The solutions will be allowing large investors and institutions to keep their assets protected without having to be worried about it. дальше »
2019-1-23 20:56 | |
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European Banking Regulators Call for Unity in Crypto Regulations
Last week, two of the largest banking regulators within the European Union released reports calling for uniformity in the regulations of crypto assets and Initial Coin offerings (ICOs) across the continent. дальше »
2019-1-16 01:54 | |
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XRP Community May be Negative for its Adoption. eToro’s Mati Greenspan Explains Why
There is no doubt that XRP has had a controversial history in the world of cryptocurrencies. After being a sort of crypto-verse “black sheep,” Ripple’s token has increased not only in popularity but in adoption by large financial institutions, to the point of being ranked second on the CMC list for a while. дальше »
2019-1-9 18:26 | |
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Crypto Ecosystem is Improving as a Whole with AML while Big Banks Continue to Rack up Fines for Money Laundering
One of the biggest criticisms of crypto-based businesses has been weak AML procedures. Ironically, the ones who raise these concerns, large financial organizations are the ones who have been lax in doing the same. дальше »
2019-1-5 19:09 | |
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Blockchain Shouldn’t Be an Enemy to the U.S. Federal Reserve
Despite most central banks being reluctant to turn to blockchain technology, major institutions such as the U. S. Federal Reserve should figure out the implications of such distributed ledger technologies and how to adapt to them, economist Eswar Prasad argued in a Financial Times article on January 1, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-4 04:00 | |
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End of year crypto roundup: How did Ripple perform in 2018?
If anyone said that banks and cryptocurrencies are natural enemies and can never work together — Ripple was out there to prove them wrong! Unlike Bitcoin — which is aimed at performing like regular currencies and be used to pay for goods and services — Ripple is a real-time payment settling and remittance system for banks and other payment networks. дальше »
2018-12-26 13:00 | |
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Meritocratic Lab. ICO
Meritocratic Lab. born from the desire to spread a new concept of meritocracy and recognition of talent and commitment in contemporary society. Within our Marketplace, through the agreement with our business partners, we provide and publicize goods and services that can be purchased with an ERC20 token, called “MRC”, created specifically for the MeritocraticLab ecosystem, based on Blockchain Ethereum. дальше »
2018-12-22 12:33 | |
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Bitcoin OTC Trading Volume Soars as Institutions May Be Accumulating
While volume on centralized exchanges is down as a whole, Bitcoin OTC (over-the-counter) markets have seen a surge in buyers leading to a shortage of sellers, according to the latest data from Diar. дальше »
2018-12-19 16:00 | |
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Nydia Zhang of the Social Alpha Foundation: Using the Blockchain for Good
As chairman and co-founder of the Social Alpha Foundation (SAF), Nydia Zhang has left a solid mark on the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, though, as a young art student at the University of Washington in 2011, blockchain was far from the direction she saw her life taking. дальше »
2018-12-6 18:13 | |
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Wyoming Passes Bill to Secure Banking Relations for Blockchain Companies
The state of Wyoming has passed a blockchain bill that allows banks to provide banking services to blockchain companies in the state. According to the legislative document, the new bill would create a new banking category called the Special Purpose Depository Bank, a group of financial institutions in the state that provide banking services to blockchain-based businesses. дальше »
2018-12-3 19:48 | |
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AZTEC Startup Raises $2.1 Million Being Led by ConsenSys Labs for Ethereum Payment Privacy
AZTEC is a new startup in the crypto industry with an important mission – making Ethereum transactions private. Their efforts would allow financial institutions to use the blockchain without concern of security and maintaining anonymity. дальше »
2018-11-30 23:43 | |
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In Cautionary Speech, Chairman Clayton Parrots SEC’s Bitcoin ETF Concerns
Speaking at the ongoing CoinDesk's Consensus Invest conference in New York, U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton spoke on why his agency hasn’t yet approved a bitcoin exchange traded fund (ETF). дальше »
2018-11-29 21:56 | |
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Mint Exchange Opens Trading for FX Brokers and Institutions
As cryptocurrency is steadily taking over the online forex trading industry, more and more specifically tailored solutions are being developed. The latest example is an institutional-grade venue built on the widely used Integral FX platform, Mint Exchange. дальше »
2018-11-14 21:55 | |
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OverStock’s Patrick Byrne Says Bitcoin Is Great For Communicating And Transacting Without Central Institutions
It's not easy to admit when a new system of doing things, like blockchain and Bitcoin, allows people to do something that many of these companies started off being. But the CEO of Overstock, Patrick Byrne, has been discussing the regulation of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in an exclusive interview with Noami Brockwell on Youtube […] дальше »
2018-11-10 09:28 | |
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Early Win for Shrem: Judge Unfreezes Assets in Winklevoss Lawsuit
In a short-term win for bitcoin advocate Charlie Shrem, a federal judge has lifted the freeze on Shrem’s financial accounts in an ongoing legal battle against the Winklevoss twins. дальше »
2018-11-10 00:48 | |
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Revolutions and Counter Revolutions: Andreas Antonopoulos Reflects on 10 Years of Bitcoin
As Bitcoin approaches its 10th anniversary, its community, old and new, has begun taking stock of how a decade has come to alter or define the cryptocurrency — and what Bitcoin has done to alter or define the decade. дальше »
2018-11-7 19:56 | |
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Bitfury Secures $80M in Private Funding Round
Cryptocurrency mining firm Bitfury Group has closed a Series C, $80 million funding round led by EU-based Korelya Capital. The round also included crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital, Lian and Jabre Group, Dentsu Inc. дальше »
2018-11-7 01:06 | |
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Andrew Fleming, Former Dow Jones Executive, Joins BTC Inc as Head of Media
BTC Inc, the parent company of Bitcoin Magazine, is excited to announce the hiring of Andrew Fleming to be the new head of its media division. The addition of Fleming to BTC Inc’s management roster is the latest example of an emerging trend of big-name talent leaving institutions in order to join the crypto and blockchain industry. дальше »
2018-11-7 17:54 | |
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Op Ed: Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Is Neither Frivolous Nor Excessive
As the CEO of Hut 8, one of North America’s largest cryptocurrency miners and the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency miner, I’m often asked questions about energy consumption in the mining of cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-11-1 23:35 | |
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The Relationship Between Cryptocurrency And Blockchain
Often, people turn to confuse blockchain and cryptocurrency as being the same. Even though the two are different innovations on their own, they both work hand in hand. It is worth noting that Blockchain can be used in other areas other than the decentralized nature it provides to cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2018-10-29 15:54 | |
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A New Australian Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Slated to Launch on Stellar
Utility billing and payment services provider Novatti is launching a new Australian dollar (AUD)-backed stablecoin known as the Novatti AUD Utility Token on the Stellar Network. дальше »
2018-10-25 20:58 | |
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How will AI affect my faith and religion in general?
“I, for one, welcome our new robot overlords. ” This phrase before is based on a quote from the 1977 film adaptation of H. G. Wells’ short story “Empire of the Ants. ” In the revised quote, “robot” replaces “insects,” the idea of the meme being that anything can: llamas, octopi, robo-dogs, you name it. дальше »
2018-10-14 19:30 | |
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Famed Endowment Manager Invests Yale’s Money in Crypto Funds.
On October 5, 2018, an article published by Bloomberg stated that Yale University’s Investment Office, under the stewardship of famed manager David Swensen, has put an allocation toward Paradigm, a new cryptocurrency fund that has raised $400 million dollars. дальше »
2018-10-6 01:52 | |
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Wall Street Has Called a Bottom in the Crypto Market
After years of being skeptical of the crypto market, it seems that institutional investors are finally getting bullish about it. Recently, Fundstrat Global Advisors’ Tom Lee conducted a survey to determine the general attitude toward Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-10-6 18:20 | |
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Stackr: The Dawn of a Digital Asset Savings Solution - [BTC Media Sponsor]
Financial savings have long been the foundation of wealth and asset building. However, we are now in a time when the growing obsolescence of financial institutions has forced certain technologies out of date, created high fees, revealed structural inefficiencies and, ultimately, meant that some standard investment solutions now fail to place consumer needs first. дальше »
2018-10-6 16:37 | |
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In Search of Stability: An Overview of the Budding Stablecoin Ecosystem
Stability. The word seems to be at complete odds with the current nature of the crypto market. With its flagship coin having “died” on hundreds of occasions, volatility and meteoric price swings have come to define cryptocurrencies, as price stability, ever-elusive, is in short supply. дальше »
2018-10-3 19:05 | |
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Bakkt : What is it all about?
What is Bakkt? Bakkt is a company that is building an exchange that is set to make it easy for consumers and financial institutions to buy and invest in digital assets. The application is being built for the global stage and is expected to promote seamless buying, selling and storing of digital assets like Bitcoin The post Bakkt : What is it all about? appeared first on ItsBlockchain. дальше »
2018-9-26 10:27 | |
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New Bitcoin ETF Alternatives Emerge as SEC Continues to Reject and Delay the Inevitable
New Alternatives to Bitcoin ETFs Emerge as SEC Continues to Reject Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are typically seen as one, however, certain players tend to view them differently. This being said, diverse businesses and financial institutions have since dived into the blockchain sphere and assessed their likelihood of making a positive difference and increasing efficiency. […] дальше »
2018-9-26 00:05 | |
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Berkeley Professor Questions Stablecoin Viability in Unflattering Op-Ed
University of Berkeley Professor Barry Eichengreen has taken a swipe at the viability of stablecoins in an op-ed published on Project Syndicate. The critique, entitled “The Stable-Coin Myth,” argues stablecoins are not automatically "viable" just because they are pegged to an asset, though Eichengreen does believe they have an advantage over "conventional cryptocurrencies" such as bitcoin which he says "is highly unstable" and "unattractive as units of account. дальше »
2018-9-13 18:07 | |
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Ripple and R3 Reach Settlement in Year-Long Court Case
A year-old legal battle between two of the crypto industry’s leading organizations is coming to a close. After a volley of countersuits that had the companies jumping from courthouse to courthouse, Ripple and R3 have brokered a settlement that will put the drama to rest. дальше »
2018-9-12 21:26 | |
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The Google Pay for Bitcoin Wallets: Payment Codes and PayNym Bots
An emblematic, and probably the most controversial feature, cryptocurrencies brought to the world economy is absolute privacy. Lately, however, it seemed that this property was lost as financial institutions started to get the hang of the way they work. дальше »
2018-9-9 19:00 | |
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Goldman Sachs Puts Plans for a Crypto Trading Desk on Backburner (Updated)
Update (September 7): Goldman Sach’s CFO Martin Chavez has since called reports of dropping the bitcoin trading desk “fake news. ” (The original Business Insider report quoted unnamed sources as the basis of the information. дальше »
2018-9-8 21:57 | |
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Goldman Sachs Puts Plans for a Crypto Trading Desk on Backburner
Goldman Sachs is struggling to find a way to trade bitcoin. The financial services giant has scratched its plans to open a desk for trading cryptocurrencies, at least for the near term, according to a Business Insider report on September 5, 2018. дальше »
2018-9-6 21:57 | |
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Cryptocurrency Custodian Services are Wall Street’s Chance at Being Crypto-Relevant
Despite the world’s top banks and financial institutions taking periodic jabs at the cryptocurrency market, a behind-the-scenes look suggests substantial interest. With the rising number of blockchain patents, crypto experiments and cross-border blockchain remittances, cryptocurrencies are an asset class the banks can show disdain toward, but not avoid. дальше »
2018-8-16 05:00 | |
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Here’s why you’re being kept in the dark about how your data is used
In 2017 alone, US companies spent upwards of $10 billion on third party audience data. And while generally speaking, people were once indifferent or oblivious to the way personal data was collected, the tide has certainly turned. дальше »
2018-8-12 21:30 | |
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“Not a Great Precedent”: Commissioner Discusses the SEC’s Latest ETF Decision
When the SEC announced its rejection of the Winklevosses’ latest bitcoin ETF filing, the industry found itself reckoning with a problem on repeat: striving toward the goal of approval, another Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) proposal faced the SEC’s death knell. дальше »
2018-8-4 22:49 | |
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More Than a Ledger: How Blockchains Will Democratize Wealth
To Mark Pascall, co-founder of BlockchainLabs New Zealand (NZ) and president of the Blockchain Association NZ, the blockchain space is more than just a new technology layer, it’s a “fundamentally different way for organizations and societies to operate. дальше »
2018-7-31 21:27 | |
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Blockchain App Store being launched by IBM, Citigroup and Barclays
LedgerConnect is the new face of blockchain that will make it easy for banks to leverage the advantages of distributed ledger technology. Barclays and Citigroup are the founding members, and the software partner is IBM. дальше »
2018-7-31 13:28 | |
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[promoted] Fueling Decentralized Crypto Investments With Aenigma
For many, the complex nature of crypto investing is an unsolvable enigma. Despite the potential for great returns, many are hesitant to jump in and navigate the complexities and uncertainties inherent in this space. дальше »
2018-7-25 17:09 | |
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Is Blockchain Really Equipped to Solve Corruption ?
The revolution happening in world finance, thanks to the emergence of cryptocurrencies has brought so much comfort to a lot of people who have been waiting for ways through which an individual can have absolute control of his or her finances, without being manipulated and taken advantage of by traditional financial institutions. дальше »
2018-7-22 19:47 | |
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Notes on Blockchain Governance
In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »
2018-7-21 23:03 | |
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Blockchain Adoption: Are Banks Ready For Large Scale Application?
Article By David Drake, Founder and Chairman of LDJ Capital. Full bio at the bottom Institutions across sectors seem to agree that blockchain is an innovative technology that, undoubtedly, requires consideration as a future investment. дальше »
2018-7-21 18:11 | |
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