It’s time, guys and gals: Bakkt is finally here. Shortly after the publishing of this article, the Bitcoin (BTC) futures contracts from the much-ballyhooed exchange will finally be going live. As spotted by analyst Salsa Tekila, the physically-deliverable contracts from Bakkt will begin trading at 7:55 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) — this translates to 4:55…
In June, Bitcoin (BTC) had hit its stride once again, seeing +5% days on top of +5% days. At the time, many traders thought this sort of price action would continue. And could you blame them? After 2018’s brutal bear market collapse, traders were thirsty to see green in their portfolios, even craving said green…
A cryptocurrency entrepreneur has been charged with extorting an unnamed, Seattle-based digital asset startup. Steven Nerayoff stands accused of threatening to “wreck the company” should the firm not meet his demands of more than $8 million. Nerayoff was reportedly brought on by the company as an advisor to help form partnerships and attract investors. He…
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) appears to be on the hunt for a data scientist who, amongst other qualities, has experience with cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. The agency posted an advertisement for the role to LinkedIn earlier today. The chosen data scientist will be working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. It…
Multinational financial services company Wells Fargo has been accused of hypocrisy over its seemingly confused stance on crypto assets. Whereas the firm has previously stated that it does not allow transactions involving cryptocurrency, it now appears that the financial giant is experimenting with its own digital currency. The third largest bank in the US announced…
Cryptocurrency exchange giant Binance launched registrations and deposits today in the United States. The popular crypto asset trading venue will be blocked from 13 states and will feature a vastly restricted set of currencies to begin with. With such restricted offerings from one of the planet’s major cryptocurrency exchanges serving the lucrative US market, will…
Huobi Group, the operators of one of the world’s largest crypto asset trading venues, has announced that it will launch a digital currency exchange in Argentina. The new platform is expected to go live in mid-October. Huobi is moving into Argentina as that nation’s economy once again teeters on the edge of collapse. The government…
Cryptocurrency market analyst Mati Greenspan has speculated that the current levels of Bitcoin dominance versus the rest of the cryptocurrency market might be the highest they will ever reach. He reasons that the last time Bitcoin dominance was as high as it is now, there wasn’t even a “developed market” for non-Bitcoin crypto assets. However,…
Facebook faces further scrutiny over its plans to launch its own currency, with representatives of the tech giant set to meet with global regulators on Monday. Officials from 26 central banks will gather in Switzerland to question Facebook over its Libra cryptocurrency and the perceived threat it poses to global financial stability. The meeting comes…
Justin Sun, the founder of the crypto asset network TRON and CEO of BitTorrent, has just announced that he intends to match a presidential candidate’s unorthodox campaign strategy. The crypto-friendly democratic candidate, Andrew Yang, has stated that he plans to use campaign funds to extend universal basic income of $1,000 per month to 10 people…