According to Thailand-based company SYNQA, the firm will use the $80M investment to ‘deepen its footprint’ in cashless societies in Asia. SYNQA, the parent company of OmiseGo formerly known as Omise Holdings, raised $80 million in a fundraising round for new cashless payment ventures. In a June 22 announcement, Thailand-based fintech company SYNQA stated it […]
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Why Bitcoin hitting $9,600 could be a big deal, Robinhood vows to make improvements after customer’s suicide, and Wirecard’s missing billions. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — […]
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The next step toward blockchain adoption could be tokenized technological solutions implemented as a financial instrument within the entertainment industry. Over the last two years, the cryptocurrency industry has gone through a paradigm shift, as developers, projects and users have begun applying blockchain technologies to ever more innovative and intriguing use cases. Among these, the […]
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A few major cryptocurrencies are attracting buyers on dips, which suggests that investor sentiment remains bullish. Only about 3.5 million Bitcoin (BTC) are available for trading, according to new data from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The remaining 11.4 million are held as long-term investment and 3.7 million are believed to be lost. This suggests that […]
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The ins and outs of trading, as explained by Bill Hermann, Matthew Ficke, and David Carman. Crypto trading is a zero-sum game with clear winners and losers. This competitive stage yields countless self-proclaimed profitable traders on Twitter and YouTube. As the players downtown make their livelihood trading for institutions like Galaxy Digital and Pantera Capital, […]
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Five signs are pointing to Bitcoin being in a bull market despite its inability to break through the multi-year resistance at $10,500. Bitcoin (BTC) price has been sideways for several weeks with now over a month since the halving. This is very much reminiscent of early 2017 when Bitcoin hit $1,180 for the second time, […]
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Ether options could be the new fuel that drives growth in the crypto market. Ether (ETH) options are having a fantastic year, with open interest on Deribit — the largest market for these options — having surged 315% to $158 million over the past two months, breaking the $150-million barrier for the first time ever. […]
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While being a vital part of the transition to more scalable and secure blockchain, the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade can incur some risks for stakers, holders and traders. Alongside the ultimate scalability and security for the Ethereum network, the upcoming Ethereum 2.0 upgrade to a proof-of-stake model promises to bring additional, new benefits to its users, […]
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Institutions have embraced Bitcoin but BTC whales still impact the crypto market by using hidden orders and wash trading. Unlike traditional financial markets, crypto exchanges are largely unregulated, and virtually every Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto trader is familiar with various stories detailing the degree to which certain aspects of crypto market price action is manipulated. […]
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Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast. An eventful week for Bitcoin this week. It ended down nearly 5 percent but at one point, things were looking much worse. A collapse to $8,900 sparked talk of a three-month correction—which could be exacerbated by the expiration of more than 100,000 Bitcoin options next Friday. So far […]
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