Bakkt breaks another record with more than 11,700 Bitcoin futures contracts traded on Tuesday. Intercontinental Exchange subsidiary, Bakkt, is reporting record numbers of trades for its monthly Bitcoin futures contracts as BTC prices made a new high for the year. The institutional investing platform reported its highest ever figure for Bitcoin monthly futures on Jul. […]
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Russia’s central bank argues that crypto purchases are not considered an investment. Despite Russia recently passing its first major legislation devoted to cryptocurrencies, the country’s central bank continues to treat the industry as a criminal area. Sergei Shvetsov, the first deputy governor at the Bank of Russia, has voiced the bank’s negative stance towards crypto […]
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Registered by Swiss crypto investment manager FiCAS, the new Bitcoin Capital Active ETP trades crypto without direct investor involvement. Swiss SIX Exchange, one of the world’s largest stock exchanges, is listing a new cryptocurrency exchange-traded product, or ETP. Dubbed the “Bitcoin Capital Active ETP,” the new trading product represents an actively managed crypto ETP, trading […]
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Blockchain technology has the potential to create a new era of gaming and drive true adoption in the industry. Blockchain technology has recently become a phenomenon in various areas of the economy, driving innovation, fostering growth and bringing added value. Among the most noteworthy of these sectors is the gaming industry. Gaming is a use […]
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A former director of the U.S. National Broadband Task Force criticizes anti-encryption bills that in his opinion hurt the nation’s economy and security. Under president Obama, Anurag Lal served as the director of the National Broadband Task Force. Currently he is the CEO of NetSfere, a company that provides secure messaging for enterprises. Lal believes […]
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Although Bitcoin holders often describe the asset as a store of value, gold advocate Peter Schiff said such participants do not actually seek wealth storage, hunting instead for profit. A known gold enthusiast, financial commentator Peter Schiff said Bitcoin (BTC) holders are not actually looking to the asset as a storage of wealth — one […]
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Millions of U.S. citizens own both Bitcoin and a retirement account, but hold no Bitcoin in that retirement account. Ryan Radloff, CEO of custody solution Kingdom Trust, recently explained a vast number of Americans do not hold Bitcoin (BTC) in their retirement accounts. “There’s 7.1 million Americans that have already made the leap to buy […]
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The popular stock and crypto trading app has put its global expansion plans on hold. Robinhood, the Silicon Valley-based stock and cryptocurrency investing app popular among younger generations for its “gamified,” user-friendly interface and zero-fee trading, has reportedly decided to abort its launch in the United Kingdom “indefinitely”. According to CNBC on July 21, Robinhood […]
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The crowdfunding model in crypto is far from dead, as Republic illustrates with a compliant profit-sharing token that distributes the proceeds from successful equity investments. The crypto industry has long been a testing ground for crowdfunding initiatives. Although previous models, such as the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) and Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) have attracted regulatory […]
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Financial regulators in the US approved shares of Grayscale Investments’ Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin trusts for trading on OTC Markets. Crypto fund manager Grayscale Investments will make Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin available for public trading through shares of the firm’s cryptocurrency trusts. In the July 20 announcement, Grayscale said the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) […]
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