Blockchain Bites: Canada Approves Bitcoin ETF, Options Markets Not Pricing for $100K BTC
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the year of the Ox. Blockchain Bites will not publish on President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 15. Three stories Bull market buzz…
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Blockchain Bites: Mastercard, BNY Mellon Embrace Crypto; Amazon Floats ‘Digital Currency’ Project
Three trends 1. Crypto infrastructure is being laid down across the banking, tech and financial sectors. BNY Mellon, the world’s biggest custodian bank, will allow…
Blockchain Bites: MicroStrategy’s Macro Strategy for Bitcoin Treasuries
Three stories 1. Mining firms are benefiting from the market rally. California’s $441 billion public pension fund increased its stake in bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain…
Blockchain Bites: IBM Blockchain Bleeds, Exchange Tokens Pump, ETH Hits New High
Happy Groundhog Day. Bitcoin is ticking up, though still rangebound. XRP continues to bleed after a semi-successful orchestrated pump. Exchange tokens are seemingly benefiting from…
Blockchain Bites: Universities Are Gaining Bitcoin Exposure as Institutional ETH Appetite Grows
Three stories Overstock is looking to exit its blockchain-related investments, CoinDesk’s Tanzeel Akhtar reports. The online shopping giant that went in on crypto-hype will now…
Blockchain Bites: Clearing the Record on Yellen’s Crypto Concerns and the Bitcoin Double-Spend Fracas
After dropping 13% yesterday, bitcoin is once again on the ascent. Meanwhile, Janet Yellen has offered a more nuanced view of crypto and small Ethereum…
Blockchain Bites: Goldman Sachs Investigates Crypto Custody, Solving the Blockchain ‘Trilemma’
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day to our U.S. readers! A former Canadian prime minister said bitcoin could become a global reserve currency, Goldman Sachs…
Blockchain Bites: Coinbase Wants to Crowdsource Asset Listings; What’s Up With Tether’s Bank?
Bitcoin is in the red today, following yesterday evening’s announcement of President-elect Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan. Top shelf Stakeholders stakeThe bitcoin exchange-traded product…
Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin Rebounds, Addresses Above 2017 Peak, Sci-Hub Decentralizes
Bitcoin’s price is bouncing back, having found a floor of around $30,000 to stand on. Meanwhile, the number of active bitcoin addresses and transaction volumes…
Blockchain Bites: $10B in Bitcoin Futures, Price Wobbles and Liquidations
Bitcoin topped $34,000 for the first time this weekend and has since seen a double-digital correction in price. The cryptocurrency’s most recent rally came as…