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There is no denying that institutions and the big players have been the catalyst for this current crypto market cycle and that notion has been reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley’s latest acquisition.According to reports, Morgan Stanley’s investment management arm boosted a stake in Bitcoin vehicle MicroStrategy Inc. to more than 10% late last year.The move signifies a growing interest in crypto assets from major banks which are clearly paying more attention to the space.Boom!Morgan Stanley just...

The Vietnamese financial institution will reportedly initiate the provision of letters of credit (L/C) on the blockchain, aiming at better and safer transactions for its clients.Becoming a “Happy Digital Bank”Vietnamese bank HDBank has announced it will issue letters of credit (L/C) using blockchain technology. According to a recent report, the major financial institution will pioneer the local digital market by becoming the first in the county to offer the L/C using blockchain technology.A...

After an unplanned four-year holding of nearly 2,000 bitcoins, Finland’s Customs has decided to sell them now. Local authorities seized most of them after Darknet drug-trafficking investigations in 2016, but their value has expanded by about 100x since then.The Right Moment to SellFinland’s Customs is planning to sell 1,981 bitcoins, most of which authorities had seized during drug trafficking criminal investigations. According to a recent news report, most of the confiscated BTC (1,666)...

With Ethereum’s price jumping to nearly $1,300 and nearing the all-time high of $1,450, the number of ETH addresses in profit has reached a 2-year high of over 99%.The Ethereum hash rate has also enjoyed the past several months with gradual increases and a new all-time high above 300,000.0000 GH/s.ETH’s Price Leads To Nearly 100% Addresses In ProfitThe second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap has led the recent altcoin rally with impressive gains. After becoming one of the best-performing...

The past 24 hours have seen almost $1.5 billion in liquidated positions. This is the total for both long and short trades, as Bitcoin’s price went on a rollercoaster.$1.5 Billion LiquidatedCryptocurrency trading has a certain allure to it. After all, in the past 24 hours, we saw Bitcoin’s price go from $40,000 to $36,000 and back above $41,000. The same is true for many other cryptocurrencies.This rampant volatility creates opportunities for serious gains in a short amount of time. However,...

Bakkt, the Bitcoin futures platform owned and operated by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is reportedly planning to go public after a merger with the Chicago-based blank-check company VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings.Bakkt To Go Public?By citing “people with knowledge of the matter,” Bloomberg reported the news earlier, saying that the Bitcoin futures platform is already in talks with VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings.Should both parties indeed proceed with the deal, the sources estimated that...

Bitcoin is currently trading at around $38,200 as it pulls back slightly after blasting past $40,000 during late trading on Thursday, January 7. At current prices, the asset is up 33% since the same time last week and it still doesn’t look like it is ready to correct yet.Looking at centralized exchange movements could indicate when the inevitable correction will occur and eToro’s Mati Greenspan has observed that Bitcoin volumes across exchanges have just doubled its previous all-time...

2021 has started off well for most of the crypto ecosystem, except for Ripple. The company is on the verge of one of the riskiest lawsuits in the history of the industry, and the pessimism surrounding its XRP token has led it into a downward spiral that is causing significant losses to those who still are enrolled in the XRP Army.Ripple has tried to tackle this situation in many possible ways, from investing in lobbies and external audits, to even contemplating a relocation. And even during...

Mike McGlone, Bloomberg’s Senior Commodity Strategist, believes that bitcoin appears as a better investment opportunity than gold as of January 2021. The intelligence analyst said that it’s more likely BTC to reach $50,000 per coin than retrace to the old highs of about $20,000.Bitcoin Better Than Gold?Bloomberg’s strategist is among the few mainstream analysts that had remained bullish on BTC even when cryptocurrency was struggling during the year-long bear market in 2018. When the asset has...

The largest cryptocurrency asset management company, Grayscale, will see a shift in its executive leadership as founder Barry Silbert is prepared to step down to focus on other initiatives of Digital Currency Group.Announced Thursday, Grayscale will see a change in its Chief Executive Officer position.The founder of the company, Barry Silbert, who was acting as its CEO until now, will step down. In his place, the high-ranked executive position will be assumed by Michael...