The billionaire warns about incoming asset inflation while recommending Bitcoin and gold as he continues warming to cryptocurrency. Bitcoin (BTC) can offer protection against the “depreciating value of money,” newly-bullish investor Ray Dalio says. In a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” session on Dec. 8, Dalio, who last month abandoned his skepticism of Bitcoin, said that […]
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Crypto funds have posted near-record inflows during recent weeks as the gold investment products shed liquidity. A new report from market data aggregator CoinShares has revealed recent surging crypto inflows amid record gold outflows. The report, published Dec. 7, notes that gold investment products have seen record outflows of $9.2 billion over the past four […]
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The head of a major Mexcian financial intelligence unit has complained that local law enforcement has only a quarter of the staff it needs to respond to crypto laundering from cartels. Mexican authorities report an increase in the use of crypto assets to launder funds by criminal syndicates in Latin America. In a Dec. 8 […]
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Police have charged Coinbit chairman Choi Mo and two unnamed executives with fraud and forgery related to market manipulation and prosecutors are preparing the case. South Korean authorities have charged executives of what was once the country’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbit, over market manipulation allegations. According to news outlet News1, prosecutors are preparing a case […]
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Bitcoin price ended its consolidation phase by closing below $18,300 but will traders buy the dip? After spending the last few days trading in a tightening range, Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped from its pennant structure and closed below the 20-day moving average ($18,600). Crypto market daily price chart. Source: Coin360 Since topping out at $19,888 […]
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“I think a new investor could put 5% into Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s not going back to zero.” Galaxy Digital founder and CEO Mike Novogratz is encouraging investors to devote a larger percentage of their portfolios to crypto. In an interview with CNN’s Julia Chatterley today, Novogratz said he had “changed his tune” on previous advice that […]
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Banking executive says JPMorgan has been active in blockchain for a while. Contrary to public perception, JPMorgan Chase has always been pro-blockchain, says the multinational investment bank’s head of wholesale payments, Takis Georgakopoulos. In a live discussion with Nasdaq reporter Jill Malandrino at this year’s Blockshow in Singapore, Georgakopoulos said JPMorgan has always viewed the […]
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Institutions still fear Bitcoin’s criminal persona, its volatility, and other factors. Although a number of big players have picked up bags of Bitcoin (BTC) in 2020, multiple aspects still avert institutions from investing on a wide scale, according to Robert Li, an analyst for Draper Dragon, a Draper Venture Network fund. “I think there are […]
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“Cryptocurrency investing today is a bit like living in the early days of the 1850’s gold rush, which involved more speculating than investing.” San Francisco-based bank Wells Fargo has released a report identifying Bitcoin as the best performing asset of 2020, while also highlighting the coin’s volatility for investors. In an investment strategy report released […]
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Bitcoin price is correcting, and most of the crypto market is red, but strong fundamental factors are pushing select DeFi tokens and NFTs higher. Bitcoin (BTC) and other major altcoins are either stuck in a range or are witnessing a correction. However, that is not the case with the entire crypto space because a few […]
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