Blockchain and cryptocurrency, although long posing a promising digital solution to many of the issues associated with archaic monetary and digital systems, may soon be growing out of its “Lambo” and “Crypto Bro Club” phase as the technologies see greater mainstream adoption rates. The recent blockchain week in San Francisco points to the fact that…
Pantera Capital’s Digital Asset Fund has sunk in value since it began in December 2017. A report which surfaced on social media revealed that the U.S. investment firm negated 40.8 percent returns to its investors to date. The figures contributed to the fund’s year-to-date losses, which rose to 72.7 percent. The fund’s compound annual growth…
BitGo, a major Palo Alto-based cryptocurrency startup, is adding Stellar Lumens (XLM) and Dash (DASH) to its list of cryptocurrencies that it offers custodian solutions for, signaling that the two cryptocurrencies are seen as being unique and practical enough to pass the company’s selective coin addition process. Customers will be able to generate wallets for…
A new survey conducted by Fundstrat Global Advisors has found that 72% of institutional investors believed that cryptocurrency prices would rise in the case of a global recession. This is mainly due to the belief that non-governmental and retail market-related investments would be seen as a safe haven due to their distance from traditional markets.…
It has emerged that one of the planet’s most respected endowment managers has taken up positions in the cryptocurrency space. David Swensen has managed Yale University’s almost $30 billion endowment fund since the mid-eighties, earning him great esteem as an investor. Yale’s “Warren Buffett” Investing in Cryptocurrency More institutional money continues to trickle into cryptocurrency.…
Instead of fazing institutions, the dismal performance of the crypto market and the continued maturation the industry backing has continued to attract well-established firms from across the globe. Most recently, a handful of Wall Street heavy hitters have downed the red pill, revealing that it is time for financial institutions, like themselves, to step out…
It’s no secret that mainstream media isn’t the biggest fan of cryptocurrency, often releasing sensationalized reports that demand page views more than they do facts. That being said, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is now a part of the cryptocurrency market after creating their own crypto – called the WSJCoin. The U.S.-based news outlet embarked…
The only U.S. Bitcoin investment trust, GBTC, has dropped to its lowest levels of the year — down 10% last week alone. Bitcoin’s current price certainly has an effect, but these levels are more-so a response to a combination of other factors: high fees associated with the fund, investor attraction from GBTC competitors, and regulatory…
Blockchain technology has been around for a while now. Even so, the technology is still considered to be in its infancy. Over the years, the industry has gone through dramatical changes. Most of them came after the introduction of cryptocurrencies. At first, there was only Bitcoin that has quickly started to rise in popularity and…
Marshall Islands-based 1Broker has been in a flurry as of late, as the crypto-focused investment services provider came under heavy fire from the top guns of the free world, American regulators and their closest compatriots. 1Broker Sees Court Case Develop, Positive Signs As reported by NewsBTC on September 28th, 1Broker, a foreign crypto startup, was unexpectedly…