When will Bitcoin price rally end? Here is what’s backing the BTC bull run
Speculation about the duration of the current run is endless, with Bitcoin now a stable news item even in the mainstream press. But what’s keeping the BTC price up? Is …
Visa, JPMorgan and ING discuss Bitcoin, Ether and stablecoin development
If 2021 has taught us anything about digital currencies, it’s that big banks and major payments providers are now feeling more comfortable with Bitcoin (BTC). While the CEO of PayPal …
r/Wallstreetbets re-bans crypto discussions following Bloomberg article
r/Wallstreetbets, or WSB, a subreddit famous for organizing a pump for Dogecoin (DOGE) and the GameStop short squeeze, is enacting a crypto discussion ban after officially allowing the topic for a …
Google Cloud integrates Band Protocol for real-time crypto price data
Google Cloud is incorporating core technology from Band Protocol, a decentralized oracle service, to enable “immediate and accurate analysis of financial time series data,” according to Kevin Lu, head of …
UK hedge fund reportedly plans to invest $84M in crypto
Brevan Howard, a U.K.-based asset management firm, is reportedly planning to directly invest in digital assets after more than a year of exposure to the crypto space. According to a …
Blackrock CEO says crypto ‘may become a great asset class’ but is no substitute for currency
Despite the successful rollout of Coinbase’s stock yesterday, Blackrock CEO Larry Fink still expressed some concerns over the institutional adoption of crypto. In an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box today, …
Experts debate whether NFTs really need blockchain
At the BlockDown 2021 conference, EllioTrades, a crypto YouTuber and co-creator of the Superfarm NFT project, joined a debate about the value of nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, with Edmund Schuster, …
Switzerland’s largest insurer AXA starts accepting Bitcoin as payment
Europe’s second-largest insurance firm AXA has become Switzerland’s first all-line insurer to offer its customers the option to pay their bills with Bitcoin (BTC), facilitated through a collaboration with the …
Finance officials pour cold water on cryptocurrency amid Coinbase celebrations
Finance officials from both sides of the globe are taking the opportunity to criticize the value and utility of cryptocurrencies as media focus intensifies on the space following Coinbase’s direct …
Dubai’s economic department to roll out blockchain-based corporate KYC
Dubai’s Department of Economic Development, or “Dubai Economy,” and the Dubai International Financial Centre are working to expand their Know Your Customer platform to financial institutions across the United Arab …