Those of you seeking yet another angle on consuming the latest and greatest crypto news should know about The Bad Crypto Podcast. This week’s episode starts with the good news that Bitcoin is on the rise, touches on Justin Sun’s harassment suit, and even takes...
Month: January 2020
Fewer Pronouncements of BTC’s Death in 2019, but Here Are the Top 5
Bitcoin has long been disregarded as a speculative asset class that is doomed to fail by mainstream media outlets around the world. The apathy toward the world’s preeminent cryptocurrency has been embodied by countless articles that have either hailed the death of Bitcoin or predicted...
BitFlyer Now Offers US Users 0% Fees When Buying Bitcoin With USD
People in the United States now have another zero-fee option to buy Bitcoin (BTC) with the U.S. dollar. On Jan. 30, Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer launched its commission-free campaign for BTC/USD trading pair to its U.S. customers. bitFlyer USA operates in 47 states in the...
Crypto Exchange Zebpay Reopens in India Despite Banking Ban
Singapore-based crypto exchange Zebpay reportedly returns to the Indian market more than a year after an Indian Reserve Bank crackdown led to the exchange’s closure in the country. After discontinuing Indian services in late 2018, Zebpay will open its exchange for the country once again,...
USDT Moves Every Eight Days on Average, Data Shows
Recent data from crypto data site Coin Metrics shows USDT tokens change locations every eight days on average. “The trailing 12 month velocity of @Tether_to on Omni, Ethereum and Tron has rapidly and consistently increased since September and currently sits at ATHs, where on average each $USDT...
Europe’s First Crypto License Issuer Warns of New Unregistered Crypto Firm
Major European financial regulator, Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), has spotted another unregistered crypto company. The firm, Crypto Bull, operating under the url crypto-bull.io, claims to be based in Luxembourg while it does not have permission to provide crypto services in the...
Options Growth Will Ignite Innovation in the Bitcoin Market – But Not in the Way You Think – CoinDesk
Richard Rosenblum is co-founder and co-head of trading at crypto liquidity provider GSR. The opinions below are the author’s and do not reflect the position of CoinDesk. Like futures, the launch of bitcoin options on major exchanges has been met with anticipation. Hopeful observers believe...
Bitcoin Price Drops 3% on Brexit and Coronavirus Case in the UK
Bitcoin price (BTC) has been declining amid the recent coronavirus developments as today media reported that patients in the UK and Russia tested positive for the virus. The declining trend has been followed by major cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 In a day...
Scotland’s Bitcoiners Share Canny Tales of ‘Buying the Dip’ – CoinDesk
This reporter attended his first bitcoin meetup in sunny Scotland on Thursday. It took place in the Bayes Centre – Edinburgh University’s snazzy artificial intelligence and data science hub. It also happens to be the spot where IOHK, the creators of the Cardano cryptocurrency, helped...
How Fund Managers View Lending and Staking: 3 Takeaways From a CoinDesk Research Webinar – CoinDesk
Not everyone is totally excited about DeFi. Volatile crypto is nurturing its fixed-income side. Crypto lending activity is growing on decentralized finance (DeFi) networks. Staking, where investors reap payments for locking up assets in functions essential to network protocols, is moving into crypto’s mainstream, with...