There are always some developments taking place in the crypto space that might not make sense at first. Secret meetings between Jamie Dimon and Brian Armstrong, for example, tend to raise a lot of questions. As it turns out, the love-hate relationship between Bitcoin and JP Morgan has a few […]
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Bitcoin Price Watch: Currency Spikes to Its Highest Point in Weeks
At press time, the father of cryptocurrency is trading for just under $3,900. The asset has spiked by a few hundred dollars over the past week, and enthusiasts are looking at the future through a hopeful lens, though many are still waiting for bitcoin overcome that $4,000 resistance level. Many […]
XRP Price Drops a bit Following JP Morgan’s “Crypto” Announcement
As has become customary in the world of cryptocurrencies, tokens, and digital assets, Friday evenings often yield some surprising momentum. Although the past few days have been somewhat bearish, no one really expected the XRP price to decline further. That is what has happened after all, as the asset is […]
Did JP Morgan Miss The Point Of Cryptos, and What Effect Will JPM Coin Have?
It’s only February and already, we’ve had one of the biggest announcements in the crypto industry. JP Morgan announced yesterday that it had successfully trialed the JPM Coin. It will use it for its $6 trillion wholesale payments business as well as securities transactions. In doing so, it became the […]
It’s Happening! JP Morgan Launches the First Crypto Backed by a U.S Bank
JP Morgan Chase has created the first bank-backed cryptocurrency in the United States. Dubbed the JPM Coin, the new crypto will target the instantaneous transfer of payments between institutions. The bank is one of the biggest wholesale payments processors in the world, moving more than $6 trillion every day. It intends […]
Bitcoin Price Watch: Are Institutional Players Losing Interest?
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 […]
Institutional Investors No Longer Interested in Bitcoin: JP Morgan
Institutional investors are quickly losing interest in Bitcoin, JP Morgan has stated in recent research. According to the bank, key flow metrics have dwindled in recent months indicating reduced interest from the professional investors. The research cited interest in Cboe Global Markets which is at its lowest since Bitcoin futures […]
Blockchain Can Avert the Next Financial Crisis: Former JP Morgan VP
Pang Huadong was at the heart of the crumbling financial services industry during the 2008 financial crisis, and from his experience during that troubled time, he believes that blockchain technology is the answer to averting such a crisis. Blockchain technology significantly reduces the cost of trust, which in the long […]
Banks Continue Expressing Support for Blockchains
Long-term investment in blockchain technology is an opportunity for the banking industry to reduce costs and become more efficient. This is according to Sergio Ermotti, the CEO of UBS Bank. In an interview with CNBC, he stated that the bank would continue to invest in blockchain tech in order to […]
R3 Consortium Facing Possible Bankruptcy
Enterprise blockchain consortium R3 is running out of money and could be bankrupt by early next year, Fortune reported on June 7. The startup announced that it had raised $107 million in May of last year, but it has emerged that lavish spending and lackluster performance have pushed the startup […]