Debate Is Heating up over Bitcoin Price Manipulation

Bitcoin’s decline in value late last month caught many by surprise, as the launch of Bakkt and other positive movements in the crypto space were expected to trigger substantial upward price movement. The fact that Bitcoin’s value is volatile and does not follow traditional wisdom is well known, and there has long been rumors of…

October 11, 20190Comments

ByTrevor Smith

Markets

Bakkt’s Lackluster Launch Reveals the Complexity of the Crypto Space

For over a year many crypto advocates have assumed that Bakkt would represent a major turning point in the crypto revolution, bridging the divide between blockchain assets and the traditional financial space. It has thus been surprising that the launch of the regulated futures exchange proved to be underwhelming, with only USD $600,000 in Bitcoin…

September 28, 20190Comments

ByTrevor Smith

Markets

Fiat-To-Crypto Onramps Are Growing As Governments Tighten Regulations

Although impressive development has taken place across the blockchain space during the past few years, the ability to purchase crypto with fiat remains challenging. Despite growing interest from the public, purchase options are limited, as the process tends to be long, inconvenient, and expensive. More fiat onramps are opening, but regulatory hurdles continue to be…

August 6, 20190Comments

ByTrevor Smith

Technology

Starbucks and Microsoft announce a “bean-to-cup” blockchain collaboration

One of the reasons why we all love blockchain is its ability to "connect the dots" and communicate information in a way that is unprecedented. Starbucks is now officially going to use Microsoft's Azure blockchain services to track coffee beans and connect farmers with consumers, according to an article published by GeekWire. Microsoft and Starbucks…

May 27, 20190Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski

Altcoins Technology

Major Crypto Mergers and Acquisitions in 2019

The digital market has transformed tremendously over the years. Despite its unpredictable nature, individuals and corporations commensurably continue to take a keen interest in the cryptocurrency world. This is witnessed by the numerous periodic crypto merger deals being sealed. From increasing profits and customer base to reducing competition and overhead expenses, mergers have countless benefits. 2019 is particularly promising. Although…

March 12, 20190Comments

ByGrace Muthoni

Altcoins Bitcoin

How Institutional Investors are Positioning Themselves in the Crypto sphere

Bitcoin hit an all-time colossal value of $19,800 in December 2017. With other altcoins proportionately following suit, the total market capitalization value went beyond $600 billion in that year. In 2018, the cryptocurrency capitalization value shrunk to less than a third in comparison to 2017. Bitcoin's price is based on supply and demand. If the…

January 11, 20190Comments

ByGrace Muthoni

Markets

Nasdaq Plans to List Bitcoin Futures in 2019

Nasdaq has recently announced their commitment to pursue Bitcoin futures, and is planning to introduce the contracts in the first quarter of 2019. The exchange operator was rumoured to be contemplating launching Bitcoin futures in 2017, however, operations were deferred in order to create a more unique offering. Partnership with VanEck The world’s…

December 22, 20180Comments

ByKem

Bitcoin News

Cryptocurrency ETF Race Happening in the US

On the 27th of November, Gabor Gurbacs, the CEO of VanEck made an announcement on the Consensus Invest stage. He said that VanEck will partner with Nasdaq to create a regulated crypto futures contract to the market. This article will talk more about the overall picture of cryptocurrency ETFs, and how this decision is actually…

November 29, 20180Comments

ByZoran Spirkovski