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CEO of World's Largest Bitcoin ATM Operator Sees Industry Ripe for Consolidation
10.8.2023
Brandon Mintz, CEO and founder of Bitcoin Depot, the world’s largest bitcoin ATM company, says his company, which currently has about 20% market share, is in a position to gobble up competitors
Marathon Digital Solidifies Position as World's Largest Publicly Traded Bitcoin Miner
3.8.2023
Marathon continues to pull away from the former leader, Core Scientific
World’s Largest Web3 Event TOKEN2049 Singapore Hits 300 Sponsor Milestone, Announces New Headline Speakers
30.7.2023
PRESS RELEASE. SINGAPORE — 30 July 2023 — TOKEN2049, Asia’s premier Web3 and crypto conference, announced a slate of prolific title sponsors and headline speakers for its upcoming Singapore edition. With just 50 days to go in the countdown, TOKEN2049 will take place from 13-14 September 2023...
TOKEN2049 Singapore Set to Be World’s Largest Web3 Event With Over 10,000 Attendees
25.7.2023
PRESS RELEASE. SINGAPORE — TOKEN2049, Asia’s premier Web3 and crypto conference, has announced its first batch of high-profile title sponsors and headline speakers for its much-anticipated Singapore return. TOKEN2049 will take place from 13-14 September 2023 at Marina Bay Sands, ahead...
JPMorgan Expects Dollar Dominance to Persist Even if China Overtakes US as World’s Largest Economy
19.6.2023
JPMorgan’s strategists have explained that even if China overtakes the U.S. as the world’s largest economy around 2030, the U.S. dollar may remain the world’s dominant currency for the rest of the 21st century. The global investment bank cited the historical experience of when...
TOKEN2049 Singapore is set to be the world’s largest Web3 event, with over 10,000 attendees
6.6.2023
Not only is Asia’s largest Web3 event, but this year’s conference is also expected to be the world’s largest of its kind. TOKEN2049 has already surpassed last year’s registration and sponsorship numbers, with numbers steadily climbing ahead of September Speaker highlights include prolific...
World’s Largest Regional Organization to Switch to Settlements in National Currencies
29.4.2023
A China-led regional organization that covers more than half of Eurasia intends to transition to settlements in the currencies of its members. While the plan is to abandon the U.S. dollar in mutual payments, participating nations are yet to consider a common currency. Shanghai Cooperation...
BRICS Emerges as the World’s Largest GDP Bloc, Propelled by China’s Rapid Expansion
31.3.2023
BRICS, a set of countries grouped as an alternative to the G7, is now the world’s largest gross domestic product (GDP) bloc, taking purchasing power parity into account, according to reports from Acorn Macro Consulting. Powered By China’s growth, the group now contributes 31.5% to...
World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock Predicts No Fed Rate Cuts This Year
30.3.2023
The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, does not see the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates this year. “That’s the old playbook when central banks would rush to rescue the economy as recession hit. Now they’re causing the recession to fight sticky inflation – and that makes...
Tax-Loss Harvesting Platform Unsellable is Building ‘The World's Largest Collection of Worthless NFTs
31.12.2022
The platform has so far purchased over 7,700 no-longer valuable NFTs that previous owners can count as losses to reduce taxable capital gains
World’s Largest Asset Manager BlackRock Chief Executive Says More Crypto Firms Will Fall Following FTX Collapse
1.12.2022
While there appear to have been "misbehaviors" by the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, the technology behind cryptocurrency remains relevant for the future, according to Larry Fink, the CEO of major investment fund BlackRock.
"We're going to have to wait to see how this all plays out" with FTX, Fink...
The World’s Largest NFT Marketplace Opensea Adds BNB Blockchain Support
29.11.2022
On Tuesday, the world’s largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace in terms of overall NFT sales volume, Opensea, announced that BNB blockchain-based NFTs will be supported on the marketplace platform. With BNB blockchain support, Opensea users will be able to purchase and list BNB...
World’s Largest Custodian Bank BNY Mellon Launches Crypto Custody Service
12.10.2022
Banking giant BNY Mellon announced that its Digital Asset Custody platform is now live in the US, with bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) on the menu.
The bank said on Tuesday that,
“With select clients now able to hold and transfer bitcoin and ether, this milestone reinforces BNY Mellon's...
Basel Study Shows World’s Largest Banks Are Exposed to $9 Billion in Crypto Assets
1.10.2022
A first-of-its-kind study published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision details that the world’s largest financial institutions are exposed to roughly €9.4 billion (US$9 billion) in crypto assets. The research paper authored by the Basel Committee’s secretariat Renzo...
A Recent SEC Filing Shows the World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock Plans to Launch a Metaverse ETF
30.9.2022
According to a recent filing, Blackrock, the multi-national investment company based in New York City and the world’s largest asset manager, has plans to create a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on metaverse companies. The fund — dubbed the Ishares Future Metaverse Tech...
World’s Largest ASIC Producer Bitmain Slashes Antminer Bitcoin Mining Rig Prices
21.9.2022
The world’s largest producer of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin miners, Bitmain Technologies, has revealed the company is offering a discount on Antminer S19 Pro mining rigs. The 100 terahash per second (TH/s) machine is selling for $19 per terahash or $1,900 per unit....
World’s Largest NFT Marketplace Opensea Reveals Drop Improvements, Arbitrum L2 Support
21.9.2022
The largest non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace by sales volume, Opensea, has announced a new “immersive and secure minting experience” by giving NFT creators the ability to showcase “collections with dedicated drop pages and greater discoverability” on Opensea’s...
World’s Largest Crypto ATM Company Bitcoin Depot to Go Public via SPAC Deal
25.8.2022
The largest cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATM) operator, Bitcoin Depot, has revealed it has plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal. The $885 million acquisition deal with GSR II Meteora (GSRM) will make Bitcoin Depot a publicly-traded company listed...
World’s Largest Ethereum Mining Pool to Drop Ether PoW Mining, Ethermine Starts Merge Countdown
21.8.2022
The world’s largest ethereum mining pool, Ethermine, has announced the organization plans to drop proof-of-work (PoW) ethereum mining entirely. Ethermine says that the platform’s miner dashboard will display a countdown and users can continue to mine ether until the countdown reaches...
World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock Launches Bitcoin Private Trust Citing ‘Substantial Interest’ From Clients
12.8.2022
The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, has launched a spot bitcoin private trust. “Despite the steep downturn in the digital asset market, we are still seeing substantial interest from some institutional clients,” said Blackrock. Blackrock Launches Bitcoin Trust...