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As the sentiment of major investment firms begins to shift, the demand for derivative-based cryptocurrency investments has seen rapid growth. Pushing further into Wall Street, Gemini founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss secure a patent for the first-ever cryptocurrency Exchange Traded Product (ETP). The Winklevoss’s Investment in Bitcoin In 2013, the Winklevoss twins became well-known for […]

Following a 72-hour period of descension for most cryptocurrencies, assets such Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash are showing signs of potential recovery, while Litecoin and Ripple are taking longer to reascend. Bitcoin (BTC) Bitcoin has undergone a rough-and-tumble period since the weekend. The currency had incurred several price hikes of $100 or more to bring […]

Bloomberg announced today that they are teaming up with Galaxy Digital Capital Management, founded by Michael Novogratz, to create the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index (BGCI). The index is the world’s first institutional-grade benchmark for cryptocurrency markets, designed to track the most liquid portion of the crypto market. The index is market capitalization-weighted, measuring the performance of […]

One of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea has recently announced it intends to implement Ripple technology in a new cross-border payments solution. The exchanged has Joined RippleNet and aims to incorporate Ripple’s xCurrent solution in a new cross-border payment and settlement system. With the launch of the new payments system, Coinone will become […]

Since fall of 2017, CryptoKitties has gained international renown as a fad and media vehicle for exposing cryptocurrency to the mainstream. Now, the famed crypto-cat Ethereum dApp is ready for another swish by partnering with NBA All-Star and two-time MVP Golden State Warriors superstar, Stephen Curry. What is CryptoKitties? Based on the Ethereum blockchain, CryptoKitties is […]

Skepticism surrounding the world’s leading cryptocurrency remains as ex-Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn says that Bitcoin will not be the true “global cryptocurrency” that people such as Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey thinks it will one day become. Who is Gary Cohn? Gary Cohn joined Goldman Sachs as a securities trader in 1990 and rose through the […]

Bitcoin spent the better part of a decade on the fringes of the financial system. While markets recovered from the 2008 financial crisis, Bitcoin was slowly building a following and collecting attention. However, even as it soared in value last year, it remained a pariah in the investment world. It was beloved by individual investors, […]

Under pressure from the U.S. Congress and users worldwide, Facebook is seeking an innovative solution to its data privacy-related issues. In an effort to achieve these goals, the world’s leading social network has formed an experimental blockchain group led by David Marcus, the previous head of Messenger and Coinbase board member. Where did this idea […]

Several altcoins are wading deeper into reddish territory. This could largely be attributed to the recent falls of most major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, which has dropped by roughly $700 in the last 72 hours after a weekend high of over $9,800. Stellar Lumens (XLM) At press time, Stellar Lumens is trading for about 38 cents. […]

Meet the man who was working to integrate digital payments into our daily lives and build cryptocurrency before there was even such a thing as a cryptocurrency. That’s right, Lawrence Lerner pioneered systems to enable digital cash and has been building cash-less payment and financial reward systems since the late eighties. Lerner’s story and journey […]