Exchange-traded products abound, but crypto is still waiting for an ETF
Swiss SIX Exchange has listed BTCetc Bitcoin ETP, a new crypto ETP product backed by…
Month: January 2021
UK’s FCA crypto derivatives ban may push retail investors to riskier grounds
U.K.’s FCA banning retail investors from engaging with crypto derivatives takes away risk hedging opportunities….
Bittrex Delists Privacy Coins: Monero, Dash, and Zcash Respond
On Jan. 15, Bittrex will delist a number of privacy coins, including Monero (XMR), Dash…
XRP price fails to ignite recovery as SEC enforcement director leaves post
XRP lost value on a day when the rest of the market kickstarted a sizable…
Pantera Capital CEO doubles down on $115K Bitcoin prediction for 2021
Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead believes that propelled adoption will drive the Bitcoin price above…
Programmer has two password guesses left before losing $266M in Bitcoin
The perils of inaccessible digital wealth — potentially lost forever — are being all the…
German real estate group issues $24M bond using Stellar blockchain
Major German real estate group Vonovia has used the Stellar blockchain to transfer the ownership…
ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Calls for Global Bitcoin Regulation — Says BTC Conducts ‘Funny Business’
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, has called for the global…
Pakistan to Set up Two State-Owned Bitcoin Mining Farms to Help Boost Economy
The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the third largest of Pakistan’s four semi-autonomous provinces, is…
US President-Elect Biden to Nominate MIT Blockchain Professor Gary Gensler as SEC Chairman
The U.S. President-elect Joe Biden is set to name Gary Gensler as the new chairman…
Is a new rally brewing as Bitcoin reclaims $38K and stablecoins ‘flooding’ exchanges?
Stablecoin inflows into exchanges spiked right as the price of Bitcoin recovered above $38,000, on-chain…
New Comptroller of the Currency announced: Will he be as good for crypto?
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian P. Brooks is officially stepping down after eight months…
An online future for finance is inevitable, says OCC’s Brooks
Brooks considers the migration of the financial system onto the internet “inevitable.” The departing leader…
Crypto exchange owner gets 10 years in prison for aiding scammers
The operator of a Bulgarian crypto exchange has received a 10-year prison sentence for money…
Exodus of key staff from Aragon amid philosophical differences
The decentralized governance protocol has seen 13 resignations among related staff over the course of…
