Adoption of Bitcoin payments by Kroger and Starbucks may be tipping point for crypto. It’s no secret that cryptocurrencies don’t receive many plaudits in the mainstream media as reliable means of payment. Critics have even claimed that Bitcoin “sucks” as a payment mechanism. Yet, despite that blinkered skepticism, cryptocurrency payments actually grew last year. Payment […]
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In major news this week, university students seem to be making a profit mining crypto, and Jack Dorsey buys $10,000 of BTC a week. Top Stories This Week Research: ‘Free’ Electricity for Students Makes College Campuses Major Crypto Miners According to research from tech conglomerate Cisco, college campuses are the second-largest crypto miners across industry […]
Continue ReadingCrypto companies are continuing to onboard talent from traditional industries, while crypto market fundamentals improve. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. The market […]
Continue ReadingU.K. futures provider Crypto Facilities’ trading volumes increased over 500 percent after being acquired by U.S. crypto exchange Kraken. United Kingdom-based crypto exchange and futures provider Crypto Facilities has significantly increased its trading volumes after being acquired by crypto exchange Kraken, according to the information shared with Cointelegraph Tuesday, Mar. 5. Cointelegraph spoke to Sui […]
Continue ReadingTotal cryptocurrencies market cap gained back the lost $5 billion yesterday, Bitcoin trades above $3,800 again. Tuesday, March 5 — crypto markets have seen a healthy wave of green, with all of the top 20 cryptos seeing a firm recovery after yesterday’s sell off, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Litecoin (LTC), the fourth cryptocurrency by […]
Continue ReadingAn unknown number of shares has allegedly changed hands between Bakkt and Starbucks in return for payments support. New details about Starbucks’ partnership with United States cryptocurrency platform Bakkt suggest the coffee giant will accept Bitcoin (BTC)-based payments after an equity deal, cryptocurrency industry news outlet The Block reported on Mar. 4. Starbucks, which became […]
Continue ReadingYale-backed Paradigm Fund and Pantera Capital were among the company’s latest contributors. New York-based cryptocurrency brokerage and trading platform Tagomi Holdings raised $12 million in its latest funding round from investors including the Yale-backed Paradigm Fund, the company confirmed in a press release on Mar. 4. Tagomi, which now has total funding of $28 million […]
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Institutional investors are getting more involved in the crypto space as fundamentals are improving. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision. Market data is […]
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Crypto hedge fund Pantera Capital has already sealed $130 million out of a $175 million target for its third crypto venture fund. Crypto hedge fund Pantera Capital has already sealed $130 million out of a $175 million target for its third crypto venture fund. The development was shared with Cointelegraph in private correspondence with Pantera […]
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A deeper look into ICE’s digital assets platform backed by Microsoft and Starbucks. Last week, the CEO of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) said that the firm’s digital asset platform, Bakkt, is expected to launch later in 2019. It is time to look deeper into the project, and see what it can bring to the crypto […]
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