Bit Panda in Vienna, Austria recently emerged with several additional funds under its wing, and it’s been revealed that much of that money came from billionaire Peter Thiel and his company Valar Ventures.Bit Panda Garners Funds From ThielMore than $50 million (roughly $52 million total) was garnered by the company from Thiel through a Series A funding round that included several other investors such as Speed Invest. The firm is planning to utilize the money to ensure its products are...
Read More »#982 DeFi Token 1000 Prozent, E-Sports Firma zahlt Spieler in XRP & Bitwise Fonds
Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 982. Im heutigen Video geht’s um folgende Themen: DeFi Token 1000 Prozent am ersten Tag, Japanische E-Sports Firma zahlt Spieler in XRP & Bitwise Fonds Wachstum 1.) Dieser neue DeFi-Token legt an einem Tag 1000 Prozent zu!https://blockchain-hero.com/dieser-neue-defi-token-legt-an-einem-tag-1000-prozent-zu/ 2.) Japanese esports company to pay its players in...
Read More »Bitwise Has Put Away a Lot of Cash for Its BTC Fund
Over the past year, Bitwise – a crypto asset management firm – has managed to put away roughly $9 million for its bitcoin fund.Bitwise Is Growing FastA regulatory form filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) discussed the data and suggested that the money came from more than 40 separate investors. The minimum investment amounted to just under $4,000.The paperwork was filed with the SEC after Bitwise announced that it was changing its name from Bitwise Bitcoin Fund, LLC to...
Read More »Analysts: Now May Be the Time to Invest in Bitcoin
Bitcoin is up by nearly ten percent in just the last 24 hours alone, and while there’s still a long road of improvement up ahead, several analysts are intrigued by what they see and by where they think bitcoin will go next.Bitcoin Is Gaining Investor Confidence AgainAccording to some industry experts, the time to invest in crypto may be now. As we all know, bitcoin and other forms of digital currency have fallen heavily over the past few weeks, suggesting that many were the subjects of...
Read More »Financial Advisors Are Becoming More Open-Minded When It Comes to Crypto
It looks like financial advisors are trying to get their clients to think more about cryptocurrencies.Financial Advisors Are Starting to Open UpUp to this point, digital assets have been relatively scary when looked at by such advisors. Many have sought to get their clients to focus more on precious metals, stocks and bonds, which are less volatile and have stronger histories in the financial space.Crypto is vulnerable to heavy price swings and cyberattacks, leaving many to question whether...
Read More »Bitwise Withdraws Bitcoin ETF Proposal with SEC
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF proposal has been withdrawn. The cryptocurrency asset management firm indicated that it had submitted a note to the U.S. SEC. Bitwise said that the withdrawal request is “consistent with the public interest and protection of investors”. This shows that the firm is studying the situation at this time. The global head of research told:“We did indeed withdraw the application. This is a procedural step, and we intend to refile our application at an appropriate time.”It also...
Read More »Bitwise Expresses Commitment to Bitcoin ETF in a New Letter to the SEC
The Bitwise digital asset management is still very much interested in creating a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). On Wednesday, the firm sent a new letter to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), responding to the earlier published 112-page rejection letter it received from the SEC back in October.Published by the SEC on Friday, the new letter addressed the SEC’s manipulation fears. According to the SEC, one of the reasons the Bitcoin ETF could not be approved was the...
Read More »BNY Mellon Joins Trade Finance Blockchain Marco Polo Aiming to Go Live Quickly
The latest reports have revealed that the Bank of New York Mellon has officially joined the Marco Polo trade finance consortium. This consortium is known to run on R3’s Corda and BNY Mellon has become the 28th bank to join. The bank has been constantly investing in the blockchain space since 2015. As we highlighted previously, the investments have significantly increased in recent months.The $373-billion asset bank is reportedly evaluating Marco Polo’s technology intending to onboard clients...
Read More »Tom Lee: Now Isn’t the Time for a Bitcoin ETF
Tom Lee has always been very adamant about bitcoin, but in a recent interview, he says that the space is way too small for a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) to work.Lee: Now Just Isn’t the TimeThere have been many attempts to get cryptocurrency ETFs approved over the past several years, but none have been successful. One of the ETF proposals that many believed would really pave the way for future bitcoin and blockchain-based products was the ETF application submitted by Van Eck Solid...
Read More »CoinMarketCap Liquidity Trackers Evolve: a New Main Standard?
CoinMarketCap was established back in 2013, and it has seen a wild history full of glory and shame. We won’t be coming back to all the episodes of CMC rising. Let’s say it is exciting. Within this piece, let’s talk a bit about their recent improvement. Coinspeaker loves improvements, and here’s the one you should at least know about.CoinMarketCap Liquidity Matter More Than Fake VolumesCMC introduced its new service for measuring exchanges liquidity, which is a new primary metric that they are...
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