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Retail Investors Flock to Coinbase While It's Preparing For a Direct Listing
29.1.2021
Source: Instagram, Coinbase
As popular trading platform Robinhood run into troubles, retail investors who are looking for new ways to trade, seem to have set their eyes on the US-based crypto exchange Coinbase, while the company is preparing for a direct listing.
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BIS Chief Banker Criticizes Bitcoin as Inherently Risky, Says BTC Vulnerable to 51% Attack
29.1.2021
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) general manager Agustin Carstens has criticized bitcoin saying the asset was inherently risky and “increasingly vulnerable” to a 51% attack. A long time bitcoin (BTC) skeptic, Carstens stressed that only central banks should be issuing digital...
US Man Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling $20M of ICO Investors’ Funds
27.1.2021
San Francisco-based Jerry Guo represented himself to clients as an ICO consultant, then embezzled funds now worth over $20 million
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Slips to $30.8K While Investors Plow BTC Back Into DeFi
26.1.2021
Its price fell Tuesday but the amount of BTC in DeFi is at its highest in over a month
Glassnode predicts BTC break-out as investors refuse to realize losses
26.1.2021
Despite on-chain metrics indicating Bitcoin investors will soon face losses, Glassnode believes BTC is ready to bounce
JP Morgan Gives 3 Reasons to Add Bitcoin to Investment Portfolios
26.1.2021
JP Morgan has outlined three key reasons why investors should add bitcoin to their investment portfolios. Small allocations to cryptocurrencies would “improve portfolio efficiency due to high returns and moderate correlations,” JPMorgan’s analyst explained. JP Morgan Sees Benefits...
More Institutional Investors Are Buying Ether, Seeing It as a Store of Value
25.1.2021
The ether rally appears to be more organic and driven from within the crypto industry
Big Investors Stacked up Ether as Price Rose to Record High
25.1.2021
Strong hands backed ether's rally to record highs, on-chain data suggests
Bank of Singapore Says Cryptocurrencies “Could Replace Gold as a Store of Value” but Unlikely to Displace Fiat Currencies
25.1.2021
A new research note released by the Bank of Singapore (BOS) suggests that cryptocurrencies are more likely to replace gold as a store of value. However, the note says it is unlikely that such digital currencies can replace fiat currencies even as their appeal grows. Inefficient Unit of Exchange...
Ethereum will become the main asset for investors in 2021
24.1.2021
The potential of Ether greatly exceeds Bitcoin, and the community is beginning to understand the value of ETH
Nasdaq-Listed Crypto Firm Sued, Accused of Defrauding Investors With Fake Bitcoin Mining Business
24.1.2021
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a Nasdaq-listed bitcoin mining company. The suit cites a report claiming that the business is “completely fraudulent,” with nonexistent bitcoin mining operations. Lawsuit Alleges Crypto Firm’s Bitcoin Mining Business...
Vaneck Files for Crypto ETF That Gives Investors Exposure to Equity in Digital Asset Companies
22.1.2021
The exchange-traded fund provider, Vaneck has filed for a Digital Asset ETF, which aims to hold equity in companies that generate revenue from cryptocurrency services. The latest ETF filing is different from the fund Vaneck applied for in mid-December, as it aims to bring investors exposure to...
Institutions Keep Buying Bitcoin’s Dip, Despite Near-term Volatility: Data
22.1.2021
Institutions and "whales" have continued their bitcoin purchases, on-chain data shows
Blockchain Bites: Crypto in the Red, BlackRock Green Lights Bitcoin Futures
21.1.2021
The world's largest asset manager will allow two of its funds to get into bitcoin futures, as Guggenheim speculates a market pullback in the near term
Older investors are getting into crypto, new survey finds
21.1.2021
Wirex and the Stellar Development Foundation emphasized that age is “no barrier to adopting blockchain technology.”
eToro Survey Finds Pensions and Endowments Are Finally Waking Up to Crypto
21.1.2021
The exchange quizzed 25 institutional players about crypto investing, including a couple of pension funds
World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock to Invest in Bitcoin Futures
21.1.2021
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager with $7.81 trillion under management, is getting into bitcoin. The firm has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for two of its funds to invest in bitcoin futures. Blackrock Gets Into Bitcoin Blackrock filed...
Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Says Bitcoin ‘Is Here to Stay’
21.1.2021
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary and economist Larry Summers says bitcoin is here to stay despite the concerns by some that it may be a bubble. The former secretary asserts that bitcoin’s price fluctuations are in fact a sign of its resilience. In his latest comments about bitcoin, Summers,...
Multibillion Dollar Fund Manager Ruffer Sees Long Trend of Institutional Bitcoin Adoption
21.1.2021
British investment management firm Ruffer has revealed that its bitcoin holdings now account for about 3% of its entire portfolio of approximately $29 billion. The firm believes that we are “at the foothills of a long trend of institutional adoption and financialization of bitcoin.”...
Some institutional investors taking profit as Bitcoin retraces
21.1.2021
CoinShares has noted significant outflows from institutional products this past week, signaling some institutions have been realizing profits amid BTC’s recent pull-back