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One of the biggest Bitcoin catalysts over the past few months has been the introduction of negative interest rates into economies in Europe and Asia. The idea goes that if consumers have to pay banks to hold their money, they will seek assets that provide relatively better yield. BTC fits the bill: it costs no […]

The world’s equity, fuel, and bonds markets have entered into uncertain and volatile periods — driven on the back of unstable trade wars, changing fundamentals, and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Cryptocurrencies are not far behind. Digital asset markets, while not linked to traditional investments, suffer the brunt of global fundamentals; even the price cycles are independent. […]

The traditional finance world has long been skeptical of the crypto market, with many financial “gurus” and banks criticizing the nascent market, frequently leaning against age-old talking points for why Bitcoin is bad. It appears that this is starting to shift, however, as JPMorgan has recently taken some actions that appear to show that they […]

After underperforming Bitcoin for weeks, Ethereum saw a healthy rally this week that saw it reach $245 on Saturday — the highest price since early March. Prices have since retraced by upwards of four percent, but an increasing number of prominent investors have supported the asset, limiting downside. Top VC starts accumulating Ethereum “again” You […]

Although we are just months into the ongoing COVID-19 recession, it has purportedly shown clear structural issues in some of society’s largest institutions. One such entity purportedly under threat is the European Union, and, by extension, the Euro. The collapse of this multinational organization and its native currency would undoubtedly throw the world of finance […]

Ethereum’s upcoming 2.0 “Senerity” update is much-awaited among cryptocurrency circles. The update will see the world’s second-largest blockchain protocol move from a PoW to a PoS consensus mechanism, introducing features to bolster scalability, security, and speed. Key Takeaways Speaking on a podcast answering questions posed by Reddit’s r/ethfinance community, Ryan seemed upbeat on addressing all […]

South Korea’s ICON, regarded by some as the country’s biggest cryptocurrency project, launched a significant update for its protocol earlier this week. The development marks an important step towards the project’s “hyperconnect the world” catchphrase. Interoperability benefits As detailed in a blog post, the Blockchain Transmission Protocol (BTP) enables interoperability between different blockchains, helping inter-project […]

Ethereum has found itself caught within an intense uptrend over the past day, with its overnight upswing invalidating the firm downtrend that the crypto has been caught within against its Bitcoin trading pair. It now appears that the cryptocurrency could be well-positioned to rally even higher in the near-term if it is able to break […]

Crypto assets have long had an ambiguous set of use cases. Some say that they’re good for replacing governments and financial institutions; others say that the sole purpose of cryptocurrency and their respective blockchains is to boost the profitability of corporations. Many of the proposed use cases have not come to fruition yet, but recent […]

Over the past few months and years, financial derivatives like options and futures have become increasingly important to crypto. As a result, the data these markets have shown more and more about which way traders are leaning. Case in point: Just recently, it was reported by a top options exchange that investors are starting to […]