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The race for the first Bitcoin ETF in the U.S. is heating up: a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday revealed that Anthony Scaramucci's SkyBridge Capital and investment firm First Trust Advisors are the latest industry players to file for an ETF in
Just over a month post-launch, Purpose Investment's Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) holds more than 14,000 bitcoin, approximately $820 million at press time, in assets under management. The Canadian asset management firm reported its milestone on Thursday, when it disclosed that the ETF had cracked the $1 billion
The public needs to understand the risks associated with Bitcoin, according to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. During a webinar hosted by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) on Monday, Powell said the Fed prefers to refer to cryptocurrencies as "crypto assets" rather than currencies, as their volatility
News • Economy • Mar 21, 2021
The public needs to understand the risks associated with Bitcoin, according to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. During a webinar hosted by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) on Monday, Powell said the Fed prefers to refer to cryptocurrencies as "crypto assets" rather than currencies, as their volatility
News • Economy • Mar 21, 2021
The race for the first Bitcoin ETF in the U.S. is heating up: a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday revealed that Anthony Scaramucci's SkyBridge Capital and investment firm First Trust Advisors are the latest industry players to file for an ETF in
News • Bitcoin • Mar 19, 2021
Just over a month post-launch, Purpose Investment's Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) holds more than 14,000 bitcoin, approximately $820 million at press time, in assets under management. The Canadian asset management firm reported its milestone on Thursday, when it disclosed that the ETF had cracked the $1 billion
News • Business • Mar 18, 2021
Morgan Stanley plans to offer Bitcoin funds to its wealthiest customers. CNBC reported on March 17th that the investment bank, which manages $4 trillion of client assets, told its financial advisors in an internal memo that it would offer three separate Bitcoin funds to the wealthiest of its clients as
News • Bitcoin • Mar 16, 2021
Visa seemingly plans to follow in PayPal's fresh footsteps as it works to adopt Bitcoin. The firm's CEO Alfred Kelly said on Fortune’s Leadership Next podcast on Tuesday that the payment processing behemoth is willing to facilitate not only bitcoin purchases, but also spending functionalities,
News • Bitcoin • Mar 16, 2021
Graham Ivan Clark, the 18-year-old who led the infamous Twitter hack on July 15th last year, pleaded guilty and will have to serve a three-year prison sentence, according to a report by the Tampa Bay Times. Clark was only 17 when he led the attack on Twitter that saw some
News • Bitcoin • Mar 16, 2021
As Bitcoin receives increased screen time on the global stage for its energy consumption, approaches are being developed around the world to make bitcoin mining more efficient. Vancouver-based clean tech startup MintGreen is working on one such development by recovering waste from Bitcoin mining and selling it via heat offtake
News • Business • Mar 15, 2021
Almost everyone who acquires and holds bitcoin for over three months is in it for the long run. A March 15th report published by blockchain data firm Glassnode states that “more than 95% of spent outputs are younger than 3 months old.” Only 5% of bitcoin that are moved have
News • Bitcoin • Mar 15, 2021