Bitcoin

Chainalysis – a commonly used blockchain data company – recently invested in an unspecified amount of Bitcoin. The investment comes as Bitcoin's price creeps ever closer to all-time highs and surpasses its market cap record from May. Chainalysis Plans to HODL The data provider announced its latest investment in a blog post today and simultaneously confirmed a new partnership with NYDIG. NYDIG is a Fintech service provider for banks, corporations, and institutions. The financial company has allowed Chainalysis to add…

Grayscale – the world’s largest Bitcoin fund – recently filed to turn their company into a Bitcoin spot ETF. This comes shortly after ProShares’ Bitcoin Futures ETF began trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) earlier today. If approved, Grayscale’s fund would become the first Bitcoin Spot ETF in the United States. Will the SEC Approve? As reported by Bloomberg, Grayscale’s filing would flip its $40 billion Bitcoin Trust (ticker GBTC) into an ETF. Michael Sonnhenshein, CEO of Grayscale,…

Bitcoin's fast price appreciation has made it an attractive asset to investors but also criminals. Recently, the police arrested a man after the kidnapping of a schoolboy he knew had made significant money trading cryptocurrency. The case highlights the importance of keeping one's earnings to himself, especially one's digital assets. What Happened? As The Guardian reports, a gang of criminals in Bradford, UK, kidnapped the boy. Next, they demanded a $10,000 ransom payment from the boy's parents for his safe…

Following years of delay and debate, the SEC has finally greenlit a Bitcoin Exchange Traded Fund for the United States. On Tuesday morning, the ProShares Bitcoin Futures ETF should begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Also, many expect the fund to give typical consumers and major institutions both compliant and convenient exposure to Bitcoin. The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF ProShares announced its upcoming launch this morning in a press release, confirming rumors circulating since Friday. On October…

Bitcoin-loving-billionaire Jack Dorsey is working on more projects to help protect and scale Bitcoin. His financial services company “Square” might start building consumer-friendly mining machines for use by the general population. Making Bitcoin Mining Accessible Dorsey announced his company’s plans over Twitter earlier today. He followed with a long thread explaining the current problems in the mining industry and why it needs reconstruction. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="911"] Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square. Source: New York Times[/caption] Twitter's CEO…

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Miami mayor, Francis Suarez, admitted that he wants to pay government employees in Bitcoin. However, regarding the use of cryptocurrencies, he said: “We have to differentiate ourselves as a crypto capital of the United States or of the world.” Earlier this year, Miami introduced a proposal to allow the city’s authorities to invest in Bitcoin. However, the proposal has been stalling since February because Florida doesn't allow investments in volatile assets. Next, Suarez added:…

Jack Mallers, CEO of Zap Solutions, has developed a new service to streamline the investment process for Bitcoin HODLers. Strike users of his custodial wallet can now opt to convert some or all of their future income into Bitcoin. Mallers explained how this feature works, as well as what makes it so important to society. Mallers: “Pay Me in Bitcoin” is For Savers Jack Mallers announced Strike’s new feature in a blog post earlier today. As the post reads, users…

Major multinational investment bank JPMorgan recently revealed its reasons for why Bitcoin is surging this week. Among these are its attractiveness to institutional investors as an inflation hedge that is superior to gold. JP Morgan’s Analysis on BTC Price Growth The investment bank gave their analysis of the crypto’s price in a note shared Thursday, as reported by Markets Insider. They list 3 main reasons Bitcoin broke through key resistance levels this week, reclaiming its trillion-dollar market cap. Inflation Hedging…

Before Bitcoin’s dramatic price increase earlier today, an unknown buyer bought $1.6B worth of cryptocurrency in five minutes. That’s more than Elon Musk– one of the world's richest men– spent on Bitcoin in February. Whales Pumping Bitcoin’s Price CryptoQuant CEO Kim Young Ju revealed the massive purchase earlier today, using his company’s on-chain data. According to a chart comparing price and buy volume on all exchanges, buy volume massively spiked early on October 6th. This was naturally coupled by an 8% price…