Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary led a $100,000 investment in a cryptocurrency application that converts spare change on credit card…
Prominent Financial Advisor: Crypto Market Cap Will Hit $20 Trillion in Ten Years, Bitcoin to Face “Competition”
Ten years after the launch of Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency market remains in its nascent stages. While a lack of real-world…
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…
Mastercard Files Patent to Centralize Cryptocurrency Transactions, Calls out Bitcoin’s Wait Times
The “bankization” of cryptocurrencies seems inevitable, as a slew of traditional players enters the crypto-finance market. In the latest development, U.S.…
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…
