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Legendary Investor Bill Miller Injects 50% Of Personal Funds Into Bitcoin, Altcoins
10.1.2022
Famous value investor Bill Miller has disclosed he invested 50% of his personal funds into bitcoin (BTC) and several other cryptoassets, leveraging his crypto investments.
Miller, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Miller Value Partners, initially invested in the top cryptocurrency...
Report: Kenya Set to Scale Up Adoption of Cryptocurrencies in 2022
10.1.2022
In his Africa crypto market predictions for 2022, Marius Reitz, the general manager for Luno in Africa, has predicted that Kenya will scale up the adoption of cryptocurrencies. To support this assertion, Reitz points to Kenya’s as position as the leader in the world’s peer-to-peer...
What should the crypto industry expect from regulators in 2022? Experts answer, Part 2
9.1.2022
Blockchain industry insiders answer: What were the main crypto regulatory milestones in 2021, and what should be expected in 2022?
Social Media Giant Wechat to Support China’s CBDC, Platform Expected to Boost Adoption Rate
9.1.2022
China’s social media giant, Wechat has said it will support the digital yuan in a move that is expected to increase the of Chinese residents that use the central bank’s digital currency (CBDC). Wechat’s support of the digital yuan potentially avails the digital currency to...
What should the crypto industry expect from regulators in 2022? Experts answer, Part 1
8.1.2022
Blockchain industry insiders answer: What were the main crypto regulatory milestones in 2021, and what should be expected in 2022?
CBDCs in 2022: New Trials and Competition with Crypto
8.1.2022
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Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) were one of the biggest stories of 2021 as far as blockchain and cryptocurrencies were concerned, even if CBDCs don’t necessarily have anything to do with either blockchain or decentralized cryptocurrencies. Because for each new all-time high...
Institutional Investors Say SEC Having More Power to Regulate Crypto Will Boost Prices
8.1.2022
Institutional investors are optimistic about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) having more power to regulate the crypto market, a recent survey shows. They believe that if the SEC is granted extra powers, the prices of cryptocurrencies will be positively impacted. What Institutional...
Report: Illicit Crypto Addresses Received $14 Billion in 2021, Only 0.15% of Transaction Volume Associated With Crime
8.1.2022
According to the latest data from Chainalysis, the total cryptocurrency value received by illicit addresses grew to a new all-time high of $14 billion in 2021. Although the new all-time high is almost twice the $7.8 billion that was recorded in 2020, it represents just 0.15% of the 2021...
Major South Korean Securities Firms, Investors Warming to Crypto
8.1.2022
South Korean investors are “finding it hard to resist the allure of crypto,” while a number of leading domestic securities firms have suddenly started producing reports on the sector – indicating that fund managers may be casting an eye on the markets....
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Finance Redefined: Terra expanding UST and LUNA, and Aave Arc seeks institutional adoption, Dec. 31–Jan. 7
7.1.2022
Terra Research presented a governance proposal to expand the influence of UST and LUNA, Aave Arc launched a DeFi pool for whitelisted projects, and WonderFi Tech purchased First Ledger Corp for $162 million — all coming to you in this week’s Finance Redefined
These School Children to Take Crypto-related Lessons
7.1.2022
South Korean children in one of the nation’s biggest provinces will learn about crypto from this spring after the local education authority announced a willingness to incorporate more “real-world” financial education in its curriculum....
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Goldman Sachs Predicts Bitcoin Could Reach $100K as BTC Continues to Take Gold’s Market Share as Store of Value
7.1.2022
Goldman Sachs has predicted that the price of bitcoin could reach $100,000. The global investment bank believes that bitcoin will continue to take market share away from gold as cryptocurrency adoption grows. Goldman Sachs’ Bitcoin vs Gold Prediction Goldman Sachs analyst Zach Pandl, co-head...
Human Rights Foundation to grant 425M satoshis as part of its Bitcoin Development Fund
6.1.2022
Various educational and developmental Bitcoin projects from around the world have now been granted funding, according to the Foundation
Samsung Opens ‘Limited Time’ Store in Decentraland, Lures Metaverse Visitors With Rewards
6.1.2022
The electronics behemoth Samsung has taken its second major step into the world of the metaverse and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the space of a week, unveiling a new temporary store in the virtual world of Decentraland (MANA)....
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Top Crypto Concern of Institutional Investors, Ray Dalio on Bitcoin Allocation + More News
6.1.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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WeChat Pay Interoperability is Another Key Breakthrough for Digital Yuan Pilot
6.1.2022
Payment platform WeChat Pay began its own digital yuan journey, at the time when millions of Chinese citizens are getting their first taste of what life is like with a central bank digital currency (CBDC) – as citizens in some of the country's biggest cities began using a pilot version of a CBDC...
Illicit Activity’s Share in Crypto Shrinks, 'Significant Problem' Remains
6.1.2022
The growth of legitimate crypto usage is far higher than that of illicit usage, according to blockchain analysis company Chainalysis. However, illicit activity is still “a significant problem.”
“Transactions involving illicit addresses represented just 0.15% of cryptocurrency transaction...
Why Kevin O'Leary thinks NFTs could become bigger than Bitcoin
6.1.2022
Despite betting that NFTs will surpass Bitcoin, Kevin O'Leary said he will hedge his bets and invest on “both sides” of the equation
Bitcoin Could Reach USD 100K in Five Years If It Takes on Gold – Goldman Sachs
5.1.2022
A bitcoin (BTC) price of USD 100,000 could become a reality if the cryptocurrency continues taking market share as a store-of-value asset from gold, according to a note from Goldman Sachs. Meanwhile, Bloomberg analyst Mike McGlone argues that 2022 could be the year gold shines again....
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Bukele Teases Further Bitcoin Developments in Year Ahead for El Salvador
4.1.2022
The President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele appears keen to start the New Year with a bang – and has teased new developments, as well as crypto-friendly legislation.
Bukele has created a number of crypto-themed Twitter posts so far this year, and in one, wrote that the government was preparing...