Fidelity Investments is a 72-year company with more than $7 trillion in investor’s funds under management, and despite their well-established position within the traditional retail markets, they are incredibly open to nascent technologies, like cryptocurrency and blockchain. Fidelity’s openness to blossoming new technologies is setting themselves into a unique niche. In certain ways, it is…
Bitcoin has lost more than 70% of its value in 2018. But it’s not too late for a rebound, says Fundstrat’s Tom Lee. The co-founder of Fundstrat said in an interview with Bloomberg that he sees various catalysts that could still drive the BTC price higher by the end of the year. Lee mentioned growth in…
An investigative report has been published regarding the popular crypto exchange ShapeShift AG, a firm that is registered in Switzerland. Money laundering is the problem at hand, and the report highlights a potentially worrying theme: that ShapeShift enables anonymous users to convert Bitcoin–which authorities can’t track–into other digital currencies that allow for much more anonymity. Wall…
One of India’s largest digital asset exchange platforms has announced today that it will cease offering crypto buying and selling services. Zebpay Calls it a Day Due to Regulatory Pressures Zebpay stated that the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) clampdown on digital currencies had severely impacted its ability to do business. The exchange announced that…
Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, has reportedly argued about the validity of crypto as payment tools. According to the Russian Market, which first reported the statement, the FED chairman said that crypto “almost” didn’t get accepted for payments by merchants. There was no evidence that could validate Powell’s comment, but it somewhat echoed…
According to Shanghai Hongkou District Court’s statement in a recent crypto-related case, Ethereum and other virtual currencies are not considered as money. However, they are still protected by the law which views them as “property.” Old Case Brings New View on Cryptos in China One of the attempted crypto transaction between an individual investor and…
Bitmain, the world’s largest crypto mining equipment manufacturer, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) after recording staggering year-on-year growth. In 2017, the Chinese firm brought $2.5 billion in revenues and in the first half of this year, the revenue reached $2 billion. Ideally, Bitmain should appeal…
Key Points Bitcoin price surged higher and broke the $6,540-50 resistance area against the US Dollar. Yesterday’s highlighted important bearish trend line was breached with resistance at $6,495 on the hourly chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Kraken). The pair is now placed well above the $6,580 pivot level and it could accelerate…
Crypto analysts and investors have established the $8,800 resistance level as a short-term target for Bitcoin, based on the optimistic technical indicators of the dominant cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Rally Ahead? Most of the predictions on the short-term rally of Bitcoin originated from data provided by RIG trend lines — an indicator that combines the Relative Strength…
A federal judge stated yesterday that digital currencies should be viewed in a legal capacity as commodities. This will continue to give the U.S.’s CFTC the right to police accusations of fraud in the cryptocurrency space. Bitcoin’s Futures Contracts Make All Virtual Currencies Commodities in the US The decision was made on Wednesday in a…