Global Investment Manager VanEck Files for Digital Asset ETF with SEC
Bitcoin-based ETF may see the light of the day under the new Biden’s administration with Elad Roisman who will be the head of the SEC.New York-based investment management firm VanEck has filed for Digital Asset ETF with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission...
21st January: BTC/USD Test 31,000 Once Again, ETH/USD Reverses Uptrend for Downtrend
Konstantin Anissimov, Executive Director at CEX.IO, shares his insights about the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) daily price movements.BTC/USDBTC/USD opened Thursday, 21st January, at 35,367 and headed straight down from the start of the trading session. The trading pair quickly reached 34,400 between 04:00...
Massive Bitcoin (BTC) Dump Leads to Overall Crypto Market Correction, $100 Billion Eroded
Bitcoin (BTC) tanked more than 10% in one of the sharpest drops so far in 2021. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has shaken the market sentiment following which the overall crypto market lost 10% valuations.The world’s largest cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) tanked more than 12% earlier...
How to Build Next DeFi 2.0 Unicorn
In the current DeFi landscape, there are far too many one-dimensional projects and one-trick ponies. It is crucial to look beyond “just one blockchain” to build engrossing decentralized finance products and services.To grow decentralized finance into a global phenomenon, barriers to entry need to...
JPMorgan Strategists Say Bitcoin Mainstream Adoption Is Reducing ‘Diversification Benefits’
The surge in Bitcoin price over the past months has triggered Wall Street analysts to increase their price target. At the beginning of the year, JPMorgan analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou said BTC could reach $146,000.Strategists at investment banking company JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM),...
BIS to Doubles Down on Its Digital Currency Drive with CBDC Settlement PoCs
The CBDC settlement project aims to develop a number of solutions bordering on the workability of CBDCs under cross-border scenarios.The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is advancing its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) drive by including the development of a CBDC Settlement platform as...
Safex Fends Off Trademark Infringement and Enterprise Disinformation
As part of the Safex legal response, a cease-and-desist letter was sent December 29, but Safeth’s website still uses the Safex brand in rather confusing ways.A new blockchain e-commerce system is struggling to respond to a series of bizarre attacks from a little-known challenger....
Another Crypto Executive Former Ripple Advisor Set to Lead OCC
If confirmed, Michael Barr would be the second appointee to the OCC with crypto experience.Reports emerging from the Wall Street Journal say that the new American president Joe Biden appears ready to appoint a former crypto executive into the Office of the Comptroller of...
Rick & Morty Creator Justin Roiland Sells Art Works on Nifty Gateway for $1.65M
Popular artists are getting to display their digital artworks through the Gemini-backed Nifty Gateway for the global community to reach.In a stunning turn of events, Rick & Morty creator Justin Roiland sold an art collection on Gemini-backed platform Nifty Gateway for 1,323.604 ETH valued...
Bank of France Unveils Results of Its CBDC Pilot Testing for Interbank Settlements
The French central bank leveraged the private blockchain platform developed by UK blockchain startup SETL. It also used smart contracts for the issuance and circulation of the CBDC tokens.On Tuesday, January 19, the Central bank of France released the results of its central bank...