The financial institution Wealthfront announced it would expand its menu of digital asset investments by including Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE). Additionally, the company would provide more solutions to its customers with cryptocurrencies different than BTC and ETH. Wealthfront Customers Can Now Invest in GBTC and ETHE The California-based investment provider Wealthfront with more than $25 billion in assets under management, revealed in a...
Read More »Mexico Detected 12 Illegal Local Cryptocurrency Exchanges
The Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico (FIU) received information about 12 cryptocurrency trading venues that operate without legal authorization. Many experts consider that these exchanges are related to the notorious Jalisco Nueva Generación drug cartel. Are The Mexican Cartels Dealing with Digital Assets? After receiving information from various sources, the Financial Intelligence Unit of Mexico tracked and identified 12 local cryptocurrency exchanges that run their...
Read More »$45B Asset Manager GoldenTree Has Reportedly Bought Bitcoin
GoldenTree Asset Management, a US asset management giant with $45B in AUM, has reportedly purchased portions of the primary cryptocurrency. The move aims to diversify some of the organization’s already existing strategies. Founded over two decades ago, GoldenTree is an asset manager headquartered in New York City with offices in numerous other important financial cities such as London, Singapore, Tokyo, and Sydney. According to a report by The Street, the institution has...
Read More »Mastercard Has to Be in the Cryptocurrency Space, Says CEO
As cryptocurrency adoption enters a mainstream stage, traditional financial services platforms are trying to adapt to the changing financial ecosystem. To maintain their importance in this industry, payment processors like Mastercard and Visa intend to use their large client base and international reach to attract both government and private entities when they are testing their CBDC or stablecoin projects. During an earnings call yesterday, Mastercard’s CEO, Michael Miebach,...
Read More »Binance Completes Polygon Mainnet Integration For Deposits and Withdrawals
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has completed the integration of Polygon mainnet to support deposits and withdrawals of the mainnet token of the Ethereum-scaling network. Binance Now Supports MATC Mainnet Token According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato on Friday, Binance users will now be able to make deposits and withdrawals with the MATIC mainnet token. They will also be able to utilize several DeFi dApps such as SushiSwap, Aave, Curve, and Balancer,...
Read More »MicroStrategy to Buy More Bitcoin Despite Q2 Impairment Loss
The NASDAQ-listed software giant MicroStrategy has seen a total impairment loss of nearly $700 million in Q2 2021 from its massive bitcoin investments. As this is only on paper, though, the company pledged to double down on its BTC strategy and continue to accumulate more. MicroStrategy’s Q2 BTC Impairment Loss Michael Saylor’s brainchild has become one of the largest holders of bitcoins, with over 105,000 coins accumulated in the span of a year. However, the substantial...
Read More »Local-Top Indicators Flash for Bitcoin: 3rd Biggest Whale Sent 3,000 BTC to Coinbase
BTC’s recent 9 daily candle streak to the upside has been very impressive. We have been tracking the third-largest BTC whale wallet and found interesting activity and signals. The whale entity, at one point, held over 116,841 BTC. Its current total BTC holdings stand at 113,841. The recent sales from this address since April 2021 have accurately marked local tops in BTC, as shown in the chart below. Chart by TradingViewThis doesn’t necessarily mean that bitcoin’s price will...
Read More »Investing in Dogecoin Is Worse Than Gambling, Says Kevin O’Leary
Investing in a meme coin like Dogecoin is like putting your funds on red or black in a casino, said the popular investor – Kevin O’Leary. He went even further in a recent interview, indicating that it has no inherent value and should be classified as pure speculation. O’Leary: Dogecoin is Pure Speculation The meme token, which saw its birth in 2013, blossomed in popularity in 2021 as it received frequent social media engagements from Elon Musk at first and other celebrities...
Read More »Binance Halts Derivatives Products for Users in Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands
The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange has announced that it will cease providing futures and derivatives products in three European countries. Users from the Netherlands, Italy, and Germany have three months to close their positions. According to an announcement from July 30th, customers from the aforementioned countries cannot open new futures accounts on Binance with “immediate effect.” Those who already have registrations and have opened derivatives positions will...
Read More »New Cryptocurrency Tax Legislation in The US to Raise $28 Billion
The American lawmakers proposed new cryptocurrency taxation that would raise nearly $28 billion in extra tax revenue. As part of it, digital asset investors in the US would have to report transactions that exceed $10,000 to the International Revenue Service. The Senate Aims to Collect More Taxes According to a recent Bloomberg report, the American government aims to implement stricter rules on companies and people dealing with digital assets. The proposed new taxation law...
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