There’s a sea of red across the crypto universe. Do any of the top performers offer a buying opportunity? Let’s study the charts. Chinese fintech stocks have surged this year on hopes that the launch of a digital currency by the People’s Bank of China will increase demand for security and payment services. Morgan Creek […]
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A class action lawsuit against Ripple Labs Inc. alleging that XRP is an unregistered security faces another setback. The discourse surrounding the securities laws and the treatment of digital assets continues to draw debate among market participants, regulators and legal practitioners. One of the most high-profile targets in this ongoing debate is XRP, a digital […]
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This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news from the German-speaking world, courtesy of Cointelegraph auf Deutsch. The German-speaking world has experienced another week full of exciting developments in the crypto industry, with a Berlin-based fintech startup receiving $1.5 million to develop its own blockchain, German experts warning about Facebook’s crypto coin, and the Federation of […]
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After long-standing limits, new advances in custodial solutions for Bitcoin are enabling larger financial institutions to enter the market. Bitcoin (BTC) has a unique advantage: self custody, which the traditional financial system cannot compete with. It is important that the Bitcoin ecosystem maximizes this competitive advantage in order to compete with the legacy system. Custodial […]
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Investors are asking: “Why do I need to invest in a crypto hedge fund? How are they different from each other?” The explosive growth of crypto funds is a compelling story, especially when you consider that the concept has only been around for six years. Today, crypto funds have become the engine powering the thriving […]
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Blockchain can contribute to trade cost savings by replacing the paper-heavy custom processes that slow down trade. In August of 2019, both the United States and Thailand announced their plans to test blockchain applications for tracking and managing shipments. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is planning to test a blockchain application against their […]
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Crypto traders use tools designed for traditional markets without realizing the value of on-chain data that makes it easier to spot Bitcoin’s price tops and bottoms. Blockchains produce huge amounts of data and it seemed that only data scientists and blockchain research firms like Chainalysis and CipherTrace were making use of it. Recently, crypto investors […]
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A look at the journey of Patrick Byrne and Overstock.com to be pioneers of the crypto/blockchain ecosystem. On Sept. 19, former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne sold his entire stake in the firm, which accounted for 13% of the company and was worth over $90 million. While the move surprised many, those closely following Patrick’s eccentric […]
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The President of the European Central Bank does not consider stablecoins and cryptocurrencies suitable money substitutes. Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB) shares his views on stablecoins, the future of crypto assets, and possible digital form of the Euro. Monitoring developments in crypto On Sept. 27, in a letter addressed to European […]
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Ripple, the San Francisco-based startup behind the XRP token, has acquired payments platform Logos Network to develop decentralized financial products. Ripple, the San Francisco-based startup behind the third-largest asset on the crypto market, XRP, has acquired payments platform Logos Network to develop decentralized financial (DeFi) products. Per a Sept. 27 blog post, Ripple’s Xpring initiative, […]
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