As seen by the recent public outcry, there are many crypto investors that have been irked by the current state of the cryptocurrency market. Bitcoin remains steady at $6,600, with a majority of the foremost altcoins showing similar price movements, or lack thereof to be more specific, leading some to call the often-volatile crypto market “boring,” for…
Following the cryptocurrency market’s foray down to fresh yearly lows, investors are becoming increasingly alert to news regarding upcoming institutional-aimed products, including that being offered by Bakkt. On the heels of Bakkt’s recent decision to delay their platform’s launch until late-January, 2019, the company released an update on their Twitter account informing the public about…
Although the collective value of all crypto markets is only a tad above its year-to-date low, institutions still seem poised to tackle digital assets head on, with an array of Wall Street giants making meaningful moves throughout the past week. BitGo Receives U.S. Regulatory Approval To Launch Custody Solution On Thursday, CNBC divulged that BitGo, a well-known…
Since Bitcoin garnered traction in 2016/2016, the crypto & blockchain industry has been overtly lauded as a catalyst behind a “brain drain” on Wall Street, Main Street, and even Silicon Valley. Case in point, notable talents from the legacy industries’ most preeminent conglomerates, like Starbucks, Google, PayPal, amongst others, have flocked to this firms investing…
While 2017’s narrative in the crypto industry was undoubtedly the initial coin offering (ICO) craze, 2018’s was evidently the advent of Wall Street participants. And while strides were made with institutional involvement, with Nasdaq and the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) both openly backing crypto assets, Bloomberg has claimed that efforts to bring Bitcoin to Wall Street remain…
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…
While Bitcoin’s uptrend has stalled, prominent names in the financial world have continued to delve into cryptocurrency.The latest of these is Darius Dale, the Managing Director & Partner at Hedgeye Risk Management. Dale heads the firm’s Macro Strategy team alongside the chief executive of Hedgeye.The analyst announced on June 19th that he “just bought Bitcoin…
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…
It seems that once again, a crypto exchange has beat Bakkt, the Bitcoin (BTC) venture launched by the New York Stock Exchange, to the punch. Announced Monday afternoon, ErisX, a Chicago-based cryptocurrency startup, has secured a “derivatives clearing organization” (DCO) license from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Our DCO license is the next step…
Cryptocurrency proponent Andreas Antonopoulos speaks about the fear that Bitcoin invokes around Wall Street. Even though there are burgeoning Bitcoin futures markets, and so a level of interface, there remains a diametrically opposed ideology between the two. Bitcoin Terrifies Wall Street In a recent interview, Bitcoin advocate, Andreas Antonopolous spills the beans on Wall Street’s…