At press time, the father of cryptocurrency is trading for just under $4,000, marking little to no change since our last price piece. We’re in the final days of the month, and while December has often brought a sense of magic and stamina to bitcoin we rarely witness throughout the […]
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Bitcoin Gets A Christmas Push To $4263 As Wall Street Crypto Plans Fail Miserably
It’s the season of joy all over the world, and the crypto industry is just as radiant. The market is swimming in green, with XRP and Ethereum leading the pack. The two gained 18 and 20 percent respectively in the past 24 hours, with Stellar and TRON each gaining 10 […]
Goldman Sachs and Novogratz Participate in Bitgo’s $58 Million Series B Funding
The race for the cryptocurrency custodial king is quickly heating up. Just days after Fidelity Investments announced that it would offer crypto security and storage services, BitGo has announced the closing of its Series B funding round. The startup offers crypto custody solutions through its BitGo Trust subsidiary. The $58.5 […]
Report: Barclays Puts Its Crypto Trading Desk Plans On Hold
U.K banking giant Barclays has put on hold its plans to put up a crypto trading desk, a report has revealed. The initiative has been shrouded in mystery ever since reports emerged that some of the top staff at the bank were working on the project. Barclays came out to […]
Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Stays Put, but Is It Becoming More Mainstream?
The father of cryptocurrency is still trading for over $6,600. The currency is managing to retain its ground despite a few ups and downs in the market and incoming news trends. One source lists several reasons as to why bitcoin is becoming more mainstream, and why its price could climb […]
Morgan Stanley Ventures Into Bitcoin Trading, Following Other Wall Street Giants
Morgan Stanley has become the latest Wall Street firm to venture into Bitcoin trading, with reports emerging that the investment bank intends to offer its clients derivatives tied to the crypto. Citing a source with knowledge on the matter, Bloomberg reported today, September 13 that the bank has already set […]
Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Up by $200, Analysts Split Down the Middle
At press time, the father of crypto is trading for just over $6,300. This is about $200 higher than where it stood 24 hours ago. Previously, the currency was trading at the $6,100 mark – a drop of over $1,000 from where it was at the beginning of the week. […]
EOS Price Watch: Currency Falls Alongside Rest of Crypto Market
At press time, the sixth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap is trading for about $5.07. Overall, EOS seems to be down by roughly 15 percent over the last 24 hours, making it one of the largest single-day losses over the past week. The currency presently has a market cap of about […]
Why a Respected Analyst Believes Institutional Investors Will Not Commit to Crypto in 2018
Gabor Gurbacs, the director of digital assets at VanEck, recently said it remains uncertain whether institutional investors will commit to crypto in 2018, due to the regulatory burden on the asset class. Price Isn’t Reacting to Positive News Since early August, the cryptocurrency sector has seen some of the most […]
Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Shrinks Back to Less Comfy Spot
At press time, the price of everyone’s favorite cryptocurrency has shrunk back to $6,900. This is about $100 less than where it stood yesterday. Bitcoin was trading for about $6,900 on Saturday, though it shot back up to the $7,000 range yesterday afternoon. It appears the bear run isn’t quite […]
Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Dives Deeper in the Red
At press time, the father of crypto has sunk deeper into oblivion and is now trading for just over $6,900. This is a $600 drop from yesterday’s price, which leaves many investors and enthusiasts worrying about the future of crypto. Is bitcoin about to disappear for good? All the currency’s […]
Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Continues to Suffer Substantial Losses
At press time, the father of cryptocurrency has fallen by another $60+ and is trading for about $7,485. This is another massive fall from yesterday’s $7,550, which in turn was a drop from the $8,000+ the currency was enjoying all last week. Overall, things are not looking great for bitcoin. […]
Markets Rattled as Bitcoin Falls Below $6,100
Today marks a landmark decision in the MtGox debacle, where as the Japanese court approves rehabilitation of the Bitcoin exchange from bankruptcy. Despite the positive news, markets are tumbling, as many top altcoins are experiencing double digit percent losses aside Bitcoin’s decline. The ruling by the court today marks Bitcoin […]
Decentralized Cryptocurrency Exchanges Are Finally Seeing Large Volumes, Led by IDEX
Despite skepticism from cryptocurrency traders and Ethereum users, decentralized digital asset exchanges are experiencing a rapid growth rate in terms of volume, led by IDEX, the most widely utilized decentralized application (DApp) on the Ethereum protocol. IDEX Overtakes CryptoKitties Throughout the past eight months, CryptoKitties, the Ethereum-based digital collectibles platform […]
Investor: Selling Cryptocurrency in 2018 is Like Selling Apple in 2001
Yoni Assia, the CEO of UK-based multi-asset brokerage company eToro, a platform founded in 2006 that serves more than seven million active users, has said in an interview that the recent decline in the prices of both major and small cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and tokens has created a […]
Citibank Plans to Replace 20,000 Employees with Robots and Automation
Jamie Forese, the president and CEO of Citibank’s institutional clients group, stated in an interview with the FT that 20,000 employees, or around 40 percent of the bank’s total workforce, can be easily replaced with machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). Banks are Replacing Employees with AI According to Forese, […]