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The past few weeks and months have been marked by a strong increase in the regulation of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Global regulators cracked down on exchanges while agencies like the Department of Justice released reports highlighting the risk of crime enabled by cryptocurrencies. On Wednesday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
MicroStrategy shocked the world in August when it announced it would deploy $250 million from its balance sheet to buy bitcoin. The move represented the first time a publicly-traded corporation had bought bitcoin for investment purposes. MSTR, the company's stock, immediately rallied following the announcement as the market
According to Vimal Gor, head of bond, income, and defensive strategies of Australian investment manager Pendal Group, the asset manager now has "active positions in bitcoin futures." Speaking to the Australian Financial Review, Gor said that the best way to play cryptocurrencies right now is Bitcoin. And at
News • Bitcoin • Nov 25, 2020
According to Vimal Gor, head of bond, income, and defensive strategies of Australian investment manager Pendal Group, the asset manager now has "active positions in bitcoin futures." Speaking to the Australian Financial Review, Gor said that the best way to play cryptocurrencies right now is Bitcoin. And at
News • Bitcoin • Nov 25, 2020
The past few weeks and months have been marked by a strong increase in the regulation of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Global regulators cracked down on exchanges while agencies like the Department of Justice released reports highlighting the risk of crime enabled by cryptocurrencies. On Wednesday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
News • Bitcoin • Nov 25, 2020
MicroStrategy shocked the world in August when it announced it would deploy $250 million from its balance sheet to buy bitcoin. The move represented the first time a publicly-traded corporation had bought bitcoin for investment purposes. MSTR, the company's stock, immediately rallied following the announcement as the market
News • Bitcoin • Nov 24, 2020
As Bitcoin has seen a strong surge in recent weeks, gaining 86 percent since September alone, when it sat around $10,000, online gamblers increasingly look to asset as a way to take profits. According to Bloomberg, Winning Poker Network, a network of online gambling sites, is paying 90 to
News • Bitcoin • Nov 19, 2020
The Dutch central bank (DNB) recently imposed stringent anti-money laundering (AML) restrictions on Dutch exchange Bitonic, as made public by the company itself. Now the firm is fighting back. Bitonic, which describes itself as the "first Dutch Bitcoin company," revealed last week that the DNB has mandated the
News • Bitcoin • Nov 19, 2020
At Friday's European Banking Congress, German Finance Minister Olaf Schulz stated that it was essential to make progress in readying Europe's and Germany's banking systems for the digital era, but that such actions did not extend to privately issued cryptocurrencies. "I do not
News • Bitcoin • Nov 19, 2020
Messaging app and aggregator IM+ app has integrated the Lightning Network as part of its services, as per a release shared with the BTC Times. It will partner with Bitcoin rewards app sMiles for the effort. IM+ aggregates social networks and messengers such as Telegram, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and Slack,
News • Bitcoin • Nov 18, 2020