Tone Vays, a well recognized Bitcoin trader, recently disclosed his first trade of the year: to short Bitcoin near its…
Bitcoin Payments Provider BitPay Adds Gemini Dollar and USD Coin as Settlement Options
Cryptocurrency payments provider BitPay added two stablecoins for fiat-equivalent settlements at merchant-level on Oct. 15, according to a press release.…
CME Report: Bitcoin Futures Trading 41 Percent Up from Q3 2018
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group), one of two major providers of Bitcoin Futures in the U.S., revealed trade volumes…
Bitcoin’s Record Low Volatility Sparks Debate Over Stability Versus Breakout
Bitcoin is experiencing an unprecedented period of low volatility, which could either be a sign that the lodestar cryptocurrency has…
Chinese Court States Bitcoin is “Property of Economic Value”
A Chinese arbitration court declared crypto-assets such as Bitcoin must be treated as legal property, despite an infamous blanket ban…
Wrapped Bitcoin: Bitcoin-backed ERC20 Token Coming Early 2019
Dark pool platform Republic Protocol has teamed with crypto custodian BitGo and decentralized liquidity pool Cyber Network to launch a…
What Is the Bitcoin Lightning Network?
The Lightning Network is an open protocol layer that leverages the power of blockchain and smart contracts to enable instant…
Blackrock Waiting Until Cryptos Become ‘Legitimate’ Before Offering ETFs
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said Thursday that while he hasn’t entirely written off the possibility of his company trading crypto…
Hedge Fund Believes Bitcoin (BTC) Proves “Quality” in Bear Market, But Altcoins Show More Return Potential
The scores of cryptocurrency hedge funds setting up shop in late-2017, during the infamous bull run, are facing an existential…
Amsterdam Businesses Threatened with Grenades if Bitcoin Ransom Not Paid
Multiple Amsterdam businesses received emails threatening them with hand grenades or shootings if they do not pay €50,000 in bitcoins…
