Roger Ver is among the most polarizing characters in the crypto industry. He often goes against the grain, even if it earns him notoriety. Such is the case with recent comments made by Ver, defending San Francisco-based Coinbase in the face of the ongoing #DeleteCoinbase boycott. Few people have done more to further the adoption…
Buckle up, the institutionalization of bitcoin and crypto, in general, has begun. Swissquote, a $618 million worth online banking group, announced Friday that it is partnering with Zug-based Crypto Storage to enable cryptocurrency custodial services on its platform. The Gland-based said that institutional investors on its platform would be able to transfer cryptocurrencies from their external…
Crypto markets inching slowly higher; Stellar is moving up, Cardano and NEM not far behind. Crypto markets are slowly inching higher over the weekend indicating a big move could be bubbling up. Most of the major coins have not done much but larger swings by one or two has lifted total market cap slightly. It…
Bitcoin (BTC) has kicked off the weekend trading up slightly but has still been unable to decisively move above $4,000, which has proven to be a key psychological resistance level for the cryptocurrency. Although Bitcoin has been able to climb consistently for the past several days, analysts now expect the cryptocurrency to fail to break…
Over recent weeks, overall sentiment in the crypto market has seemingly begun to express signs of turning optimistic. A number of polls conducted on Twitter indicated that investors, by and large, thought that a Bitcoin (BTC) bottom was in. Cryptocurrency commentators began to tout the merits of a bull rally in these depressed conditions. And…
Much to the ire of cryptocurrency advocates, the general public tends to conflate blockchain – which is the tech underlying cryptocurrencies – and the digital assets themselves. Despite their strong connections, the two technologies are separate in many ways, and many analysts believe that as the general public becomes more interested in blockchain, they will…
Prospects for the crypto space remain bright. Over the past week, Wall Street giant Fidelity Investments has soft-launched its digital asset branch, Starbucks is purportedly looking to accept Bitcoin, and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has only doubled-down on his support for BTC and its respective ecosystem. Crypto Tidbits: Fidelity’s Crypto Branch Live, Serving Select List…
Bitcoin has been pitched as, and has the potential to be a lot of things: a global crypto currency; a store of value; and digital gold. However, as one of the world’s most prominent precious metal-focused investment firms drops crypto as a whole, Bitcoin’s positioning as digital gold may be in trouble. Goldmoney Drops Crypto,…
With Bitcoin constantly testing a big resistance zone price predictions are coming thick and fast. The longer BTC stays below the $4,000 barrier the more likely a move to the downside will occur. Some analysts however think it could well move above this in the coming months. Bitcoin in Bullish Territory, Above 0.5 Fib Over…
Crypto markets recover from a mini dump; Stellar and Cardano holding up, BSV and Maker sliding, Kyber Network surging. As we enter the weekend crypto markets are still consolidating but have recovered from a $3 billion dump a few hours ago. The majors have been largely motionless over the past 24 hours and total market…