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Elon Musk was pressured by Tesla’s shareholders to drop bitcoin as a payment instrument for the company’s services, believes Kevin O’Leary. The prominent investor and Shark Tank co-host further outlined BTC’s ESG concerns that have to be resolved before any other large corporation or institution enters the space. What Happened Between Tesla and Bitcoin? Tesla and its CEO rattled the crypto world last month when the EV-maker decided to disable bitcoin payments for its products...

As if MicroStrategy did not already own a ton of bitcoin, the software firm with stock shares trading for nearly $500 at the time of writing has announced it is looking to sell approximately $400 million worth of company debt so it can purchase more BTC units. MicroStrategy Is Looking to Buy More BTC At press time, the company owns more than $2 billion in bitcoin, making it the biggest institutional bitcoin investor in the world. In second place is Tesla, which purchased...

A fresh group of meme stocks ($GEO and CLNE) has superseded $CLOV, $WISH, $SPCE, $AMC, and $GME in their recent rally, gaining over 30%.Meme stock Clover Health Investments Corp. CI A (NASDAQ: CLOV) was trading around $17.49 up 2.19% in today’s pre-market session. Previously, the meme stock rallied 86% and closed at $22.15, erasing five months’ worth of losses. ContextLogic Inc. platform – Wish (NASDAQ: WISH) stock was at $11.37, up 7.26%, also in today’s pre-market session.  Additionally,...

[PRESS RELEASE – London, United Kingdom, 10th June 2021] Nexo, the leading regulated institution for digital assets, has commissioned Armanino LLP, one of the largest accounting firms in the U.S. and a global leader in digital asset solutions, to provide real-time attestations over the company’s custodial holdings. Through Armanino’s TrustExplorer attest platform, Nexo will offer investors, customers, and regulators the highest level of trust available in the market by means...

EOS started a steady decline from the $7.50 and $7.00 resistance levels against the US Dollar. The price is currently trading well below $6.00 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key declining channel forming with resistance near $5.50 on the 4-hours chart of the EOS/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair must break $5.50 and $6.00 to start a strong increase in the near term. EOS price is struggling to recover above $6.00 against the US Dollar,...

Litecoin price started an upside correction from the $145 swing low against the US Dollar. LTC price is still trading well below $180 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $182 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could fail to clear the $180 resistance and start a fresh decline in the near term. Litecoin price is struggling to clear $180 and $185 against the US...

The global banking body is seeking stakeholder opinions on the best course of action on the issue of banks interacting with crypto assets. From central banks and other regulators to intergovernmental working bodies, legacy finance gatekeepers seem to be paying greater attention to the emerging cryptocurrency market. Public Consultation on Crypto Assets According to a communique issued by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on Monday (June 7, 2021), the Basel...

The founder of the investment bank Moelis & Company – Ken Moelis – asserted that his institution is fond of the crypto market. He opined that people nowadays are just as crazy about digital assets as they were about gold back in 1848. Crypto Might Come to Moelis & Company In a recent Bloomberg interview, Ken Moelis shared his thoughts on the future of cryptocurrencies alongside his personal opinion about them. Despite saying that it is not likely to invest his...

Victory Capital Holdings has outlined plans to enter the cryptocurrency market through its wholly-owned investment adviser, Victory Capital Management. To do so, the branch has partnered with Nasdaq and crypto-focused asset manager Hashdex. Founded in 2013, Victory Capital Holdings is a US-based asset manager with nearly $160 billion in AUM as of April 30th, 2021. According to a press release shared on June 9th, the firm’s investment adviser, Victory Capital Management, has...

Bitcoin is up by 12% from yesterday’s low of $31,000, according to Bitstamp, and is currently battling to climb above a descending trend line that spans the first week of June. The primary cryptocurrency saw a turbulent week after breaking beneath the previous symmetrical triangle pattern on Monday. BTC kept sliding following the bearish breakout as it even broke the late-May support at $33,500 and continued lower yesterday to hit the low at $31,000, which was the lowest...