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More than a year after joining forces with Ripple, Adam Holmes, CEO of U.S.-based money transfer giant, MoneyGram, told CNN in an interview today that the partnership has evolved and is pushing boundaries. In June 2019, the companies announced a strategic partnership that would see Ripple shell out a $50 million capital commitment to MoneyGram. In turn, the money transfer company would adopt Ripple’s xRapid product while leveraging XRP as part of its cross-border remittance process. The...
Read More »Bitcoin Breaking Above $20,000 Is Not Suprising, Says Grayscale Managing Director
With bitcoin marching to new all-time highs and dragging most alternative coins higher as well, the assets under management for the leading crypto manager Grayscale jumped to nearly $14 billion. This is a 7-fold increase for the company whose managing director categorized 2020 as the “coming of age story for the asset class.”Bitcoin Breaking Above $20K Is Not SurprisingAs reported earlier today, the primary cryptocurrency went on a tear that resulted in reaching almost $24,000. With its...
Read More »DeFi Coming to Social Media: Potential Solutions to an Antiquated Field
Social Media platforms, despite being a tale of the modern society, remain largely antiquated. While we browse through different profiles on our phones, we oftentimes forget that it’s one single entity behind the curtains. One central organization that can pull the plug and control the entire thing.It is here where the promise of blockchain-based technology, being inherently distributed and decentralized, sounds particularly appealing. And there are plenty of projects already working on...
Read More »American Express Invests In A Cryptocurrency Exchange Aimed At Institutions
The US multinational financial service corporation American Express has invested in the cryptocurrency trading venue FalconX through its venture arm. Thus, AmEx has doubled-down on its digital asset endeavors after piloting a blockchain-based rewards program.AmEx Invests In Crypto Exchange Aimed At InstitutionsThe US-based cryptocurrency exchange announced the investment from American Express Ventures in a press release yesterday. Although it failed to specify the precise amount AmEx has...
Read More »US-Based Hedge Fund To Increase Bitcoin Exposition to $1 Billion
The large bitcoin institutional investments keep emerging frequently, and the latest one has come from the US-based hedge fund One River Asset Management. After establishing a new company oriented in digital asset investments, the fund has purchased $600 million in BTC and plans to add ETH and expand its holdings to $1 billion in the next few months.One River Digital Asset Management Invests $600M In BTCBitcoin has seen a massive spike in interest from institutional investments in the past...
Read More »Nexus Mutual Hacker Now Demands $2.8 Million (4,500 ETH) Ransom
The attacker that drained over $8 million in NXM from the founder of Nexus Mutual had requested $2.8 million in ETH to stop disposing of the funds. As such, it seems that he has rejected the bounty offer from Hugh Karp of $300,000.What Happened With The Funds Of The Hack?CryptoPotato reported earlier this week that an unknown perpetrator drained over $8 million worth of the NXM token from Hugh Karp – the founder of the popular DeFi insurance provider – Nexus Mutual.The attacker duped Karp by...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Should Be $400K, Says Guggenheim’s CIO
With Bitcoin clocking $21,000 for the first time in history, one Wall Street investor is saying the top-ranked crypto by market capitalization should be worth a lot more.Bitcoin at $400,000, Says Guggenheim’s CIOIn a phone interview with Bloomberg TV on Wednesday (Dec. 15), Scott Minerd, chief investment officer at Guggenheim, said Bitcoin should be worth 20x its current market price.“Our fundamental work shows that bitcoin should be worth about $400k. We are going to, even if we have the...
Read More »Coinbase and Binance Experience Technical Issues During Bitcoin’s Rally Over $20K
Binance and Coinbase, two of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges, experienced technical issues in the past few hours, and users were unable to log in. The problems coincided with bitcoin breaking into uncharted territory above $20,000 for the first time.Bitcoin’s Surge Causes Issues On Binance and CoinbaseAs CryptoPotato reported earlier today, the primary cryptocurrency finally broke above $20,000. Bitcoin didn’t stop there and continued to a new all-time high level of $20,800.As it...
Read More »CME Group Announces Ethereum (ETH) Futures: The Date Has Been Disclosed
The price of Ethereum (ETH) has surged past $600, following the latest increase in bitcoin’s price. However, another major stepping stone for its latest rally might be the fact that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group has announced plans to launch ETH futures.ETH Price Shoots Past $600The cryptocurrency market is in full charge mode today, and Ethereum doesn’t lag behind. ETH’s price has surged above $600, and it currently trades at around $617, charting an increase of about 5.5% on...
Read More »Almost $400 Million Short Positions Liquidated as Bitcoin Price Blasts Through $20,000
The cryptocurrency market, once again, took everyone by a storm, with Bitcoin finally making the move that everyone was eager for.The cryptocurrency broke above $20,000 and is even pushing further ahead. This has led to massive liquidations of short positions, the total number of which is almost $400 million in the past hour alone.More Than $500 Million of Short Positions Liquidated in an HourTrading is a zero-sum game. This means that for some traders to be profitable, others need to lose,...
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