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Bitpanda konnte in einem halben Jahrzent eine Million Kunden für sich gewinnen. Wer die Wiener Bitcoin-Börse einmal ausprobieren möchte, findet weiter unten im Artikel einen Einladungsgutschein. Bitpanda ist eine Bitcoin-Börse aus Wien und mit mehr als einer Million Kunden eines der ganz grossen Überflieger Unternehmen Europas. Die Gründer werden derzeit auch mit Awards...

Bitpanda konnte in einem halben Jahrzent eine Million Kunden für sich gewinnen. Wer die Wiener Bitcoin-Börse einmal ausprobieren möchte, findet weiter unten im Artikel einen Einladungsgutschein. Bitpanda ist eine Bitcoin-Börse aus Wien und mit mehr als einer Million Kunden eines der ganz grossen Überflieger Unternehmen Europas. Die Gründer werden derzeit auch mit Awards...

The crypto world is seeing a huge influx of gold-backed stable currencies, and now Tether is adding a new one to the mix.Tether Is Getting Involved in GoldThe world could see the new “Tether Gold” cryptocurrency by the time Christmas rolls around this year. What is it about Christmas that seems to bring either great renown or floor-scraping gutter waves to the crypto space?Remember in 2017 during the holiday season when the number one cryptocurrency by market cap (we’re talking about bitcoin)...

Stable currencies are all the rage as of late. However, most are allegedly backed by fiat money such as the U.S. dollar, the euro, the yen and the yuan. Less often do we encounter coins backed by precious metals or similar commodities, and Coin Shares Group is looking to change that.Stable Currencies Are Growing in PopularityBased in London, Coin Shares is a company that specializes in stable coins. The company has recently released a new product its dubbing DGLD, which is a form of gold...

David Marcus – the head of Facebook’s blockchain division – had some unusual things to say about bitcoin.Marcus: BTC Isn’t a CurrencyIn a recent interview with CNBC, the Facebook boss explained that he didn’t think BTC was a currency, and instead claims it has similarities with precious metals which cannot necessarily be used to purchase items but are a great store of value.In the interview, Marcus explains:I don’t think of bitcoin as a currency. It’s not a great medium of exchange because of...

Australia is offering more viable proof that institutions are consistently looking to build their tokens atop the Ethereum network. The country’s Perth Mint refinery is now releasing a new gold backed Ethereum token in western Australia.Ethereum: Still the Blockchain of ChoiceKnown as the Perth Mint Gold Token (PMGT), it will be the first of its kind issued on a blockchain that’s backed by government’s reserves. A press release explains:It offers institutional investors a competitive...

Bitcoin’s status as an uncorrelated asset is about to be revoked, as a scarily close relationship to the price of avocados implies that the digital currency may be about to fall off a cliff. The Bitcoin-Avocado Connection Bitcoin’s performance of late has left a little to be desired, and strangely so has the price of avocados. This relationship was pointed out in a profoundly insightful tweet by Bloomberg’s financial Journalist, Tracy Alloway. A graph depicting the price of Hass avocados...

Professional UFC fighter and unabashed bitcoin bull Ben Askren took to Twitter yesterday to tell everyone he’s piling up on BTC and challenge the crypto haters. In a fairly confrontational tweet, Askren dared all of the “twitter geniuses” to explain why “crypto is a scam,” resulting in several gibes at his expense. UFC Fighter Gets What He’s ‘Askren For’ There’s a fair bit to unpack here. The responses are a mish-mash of crypto haters ragging on crypto, crypto supporters also ragging on...

Vaultoro gibt das Go-Live seiner überarbeiteten Plattform bekannt und plant in Kürze einen Gold gedeckten Token herauszugeben, welcher auf Lightning basiert. Vaultoro, die seit 2015 erste Krypto-Hedging-Plattform mit Gold, gab dies Woche das Go-Live ihrer überarbeiteten Handelsplattform bekannt. Diese basiert auf einer neuen Engine, welche für den Hochfrequenzhandel optimiert ist und bis zu 1,2 Millionen Trades pro Sekunde verarbeiten kann. Die Benutzeroberfläche wurde...

Bayern LB, one of Germany’s top banks, has published a report in strong support of bitcoin superseding gold, predicting a price of $90,000 per BTC post bitcoin’s halving in 2020. Within a report entitled, “Is bitcoin outshining gold?” the bank’s researchers delved into the stock-to-flow ratios of gold and bitcoin, specifically regarding the impact of reduced supply on asset value. The Stock-to-Flow Model A stock-to-flow (SF) ratio is an analytical method commonly used within commodities,...