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JPMorgan’s Analysis Shows Institutional Investors Moving From Gold ETFs to Bitcoin
9.11.2020
JPMorgan has highlighted evidence of institutional demand for bitcoin and investors moving from gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to the cryptocurrency. The firm points out that bitcoin demand is driven not only by younger retail investors but also by institutional investors, such as family offices...
As Bitcoin Surges, Google Searches Suggest Little FOMO Among Retail Investors
6.11.2020
Web search data suggests popular interest in bitcoin remains at normal levels, despite a sharp price rally to near $16,000
Report: 55% of US Investors Show Interest in Bitcoin Investment, Covid-19 Catalyst to Changing Preferences
29.10.2020
A recent survey study reveals that more than half of U.S. investors (55%) have an interest in investing in bitcoin, a figure which is 19 percentage points higher than that of last year. This translates to a potential U.S. market of nearly 32 million bitcoin investor households. According to...
Digital Ruble: Russia Unveils Plans to Test Central Bank Digital Currency
20.10.2020
As China is actively testing its digital yuan, Russia is now planning to build and test a central bank digital currency, the digital ruble. Meanwhile, the Bank of Russia has proposed limiting the amount of bitcoin retail investors can buy. Russia’s Central Bank Plans Digital Ruble The central...
Bank of Russia Seeks Limit on Amount of Digital Assets Retail Investors Can Buy
14.10.2020
Non-qualified investors would be able to buy no more than 600,000 rubles worth of digital assets in one year, or about $7,740
Retail investors will ‘undoubtedly’ move to Bitcoin, says Fidelity
13.10.2020
A “new wave of retail investors” is waiting to adopt digital assets
97% of People Consulted by UK Financial Regulator Opposed Crypto Derivatives Ban
8.10.2020
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ban on crypto derivatives sales to retail investors has set tongues wagging. It is no mystery. After a consultation process that closed Oct. 3, 2019, with 97% of participants opposed to the prohibition, the U.K. financial regulator still proceeded to issue...
UK Bans Sale of Crypto Derivatives to Retail Investors, Says Move to Save $69 Million in Losses
7.10.2020
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives products to retail investors in a move that it says will save the targeted customers £53 million ($68.9 million) in losses each year. The ban comes into effect on January 6, 2021. In...
COVID-19 shook out retail investors but emboldened BTC whales: Report
13.9.2020
Some bought the dip, others decided to wait it out
Grayscale’s Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash Trusts Trade for Tremendous Premiums
22.8.2020
This week data from Arcane Research shows there’s been massive demand for Grayscale’s recently launched publicly traded crypto trusts. Following the trusts getting DTC eligibility last monday LTCN (litecoin) shares have been selling for a 753% premium while BCHG (bitcoin cash) shares...
Bitcoin Ownership Steadily Shifts From Whales to Small Investors, Data Shows
7.8.2020
The amount of bitcoin held by small investors has more than doubled in the past five years as so-called whale holdings declined by an almost similar margin during the same period. According to new data from Glassnode, the percentage of supply owned by entities holding 10 BTC or less has grown from...
Novogratz: Global ‘Liquidity Pump’ Will Keep Bitcoin Rising, Price to Hit $20K This Year
30.7.2020
Billionaire investor Michael Novogratz said global “liquidity pump” from stimulus packages will keep driving bitcoin’s price higher. He expects the price of bitcoin to reach $20,000 this year, fueled by retail investors shifting to the cryptocurrency. Mike Novogratz’s...
Demand for Bitcoin Will See a Dramatic Shift in 8 Years – Retail Addresses to Eat up Entire New Supply
2.7.2020
A recent report from ZUBR Research explains that by 2028, retail demand for bitcoin will exceed the supply. The report highlights that in eight years as Bitcoin’s supply rate decreases “retail size addresses [will] begin to eat up all the new supply alone.” Even the next halving...
Hedge Funds, Retail Investors Bought the Dip — Kraken CEO Jesse Powell
19.6.2020
Kraken CEO Jesse Powell says the exchange saw a “massive influx” of hedge fund and retail investors as Bitcoin price dropped below $4,000 on March 12
Binance to Launch UK Trading Platform for Institutional and Retail Investors
17.6.2020
Binance will launch a new digital asset trading platform in 2020 in the United Kingdom to serve its increasing institutional clientele
Retail Investors Branch to Altcoins: ‘60% of Coinbase Customers Start With Bitcoin, Only 24% Stick Exclusively’
20.5.2020
On May 13, the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase published a report that shows digital currency investors are investing in alternative cryptocurrencies despite bitcoin’s 67% market dominance. Data from Coinbase shows that customers with at least five crypto purchases...
Ripple CEO’s Public Statements About XRP Token Under Fire in Class-Action Lawsuit
28.3.2020
Plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit against Ripple Labs have filed another litigation complaint against Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. The news follows the recent court judgment that denied Ripple Lab’s attempt to get the case dismissed. Also read: Market Update: Slew of Unknown Coins...
Bitwise Looks to Retail Market for Its Crypto Index Fund
27.3.2020
Bitwise is hoping to draw a retail market for its Bitwise 10 Index Fund, which it intends to list on a regulated alternative trading system later this year
Retail Investors Can Now Use Paxos Gold as Collateral Against Loans
25.3.2020
The Nexo platform now allows retail investors to use Paxos Gold tokens as loan collateral
Retail Investors Are Buying the Bitcoin Institutions Are Selling, Traders Say
16.3.2020
As institutions unload bitcoin, crypto’s traditional base – retail investors – is doing most of the buying, market participants said