Over the past weeks, some of the world’s largest institutions, namely Facebook and JP Morgan, have announced intentions to launch blockchain ventures. While many crypto enthusiasts have welcomed this news, there’s one caveat, these projects are likely going to be centralized beyond compare. And to some, this simple fact isn’t something to be excited about.…
Another day, another price prediction. They are coming thick and fast at the moment as analysts and industry observers scramble to predict where the bottom will be. Some are more optimistic than others, but it is to be expected that JP Morgan is firmly on the pessimistic side of the fence. JP Morgan Predicts More…
Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. Bitcoin has seen quite the tumultuous week,The cryptocurrency started off the week with a bang, collapsing from ~$9,700, the weekly open price, to a low of $8,100, in a dramatic sell-off that liquidated over $200 million worth of long positions on BitMEX and hundreds of millions of more on…
As the pressure continues to pile on Facebook, the social media giant is still determined to forge ahead with its grand crypto ambitions. As it realizes that the journey ahead is not going to be a smooth one the company is looking at alternative ways of getting its own currency off the ground and a…
JP Morgan has doubled down on their criticism of Bitcoin (BTC) and Crypto in general in a recent report analyzing the nascent markets. Within this report, analysts at the financial institution made multiple claims regarding the markets, notably saying that Bitcoin may only be a good hedge in a “dystopian scenario.” This bearish report does…
Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. If you look at the below chart, it may seem like Bitcoin had a subdued week in terms of price action; however, the past few days for this budding market has been filled with ups and downs, like the surge to $10,600, then the subsequent strong retracement to $9,700…
Over the past few years, we’ve seen Bitcoin change from a spot trading-only market to one dominated by derivatives — evidenced by the investor activity seen on BitMEX, Deribit, the CME, Bakkt, and other crypto derivatives platforms.Indeed, the lifetime aggregate volume on BitMEX’s XBT swap future recently surmounted $2 trillion, and the CME has been…
Following Bitcoin’s big breakout weeks ago, its never been easier to make money across the crypto market. The same is being said by JP Morgan analysts about the stock market, based on one key strategy. Could the same strategy the investment firm advocates for stocks also work well in the cryptocurrency space? JP Morgan: It’s…
Ethereum upgrades could jumpstart a $40 billion staking industry, according to a JP Morgan report. JP Morgan estimates that the staking industry is currently worth $9 billion and that this number could balloon to $40 billion by 2025. The report speculates that the launch of ETH 2.0 would lead to more adoption of the coin…
The recent crypto winter has affected miners negatively to the extent that many sold off their Bitcoin and other crypto holdings. In addition, many of these miners could not even pay their loans since their rigs’ values plummeted. As the price falls, there have been a lot of losses for them, given the cost of…