Sergey Shvetsov – a member of the Bank of Russia Board of Directors – urged investors to stay away from bitcoin. In his opinion, allocating money in the asset is highly risky and could result in a total loss. Bitcoin Is a ‘Technological Financial Pyramid’ The first deputy governor at the Central Bank of Russia – Sergey Shvetsov – sounded a note of caution for local investors to beware of alternative financial instruments such as bitcoin. He argued that investing in it is so...
Read More »Change of Heart? The Dean of Valuation Describes Bitcoin as Millennials’ Gold
The Indian professor Aswath Damodaran opined that bitcoin is the equivalent of gold for young investors. According to him, millennials do not find the precious metal that tempting as their parents and grandparents and prefer to allocate their money in the primary cryptocurrency. BTC Is What Gold Was 50-100 Years Ago In a recent interview for CNBC, the professor of finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University – Aswath Damodaran – shared his thoughts on the...
Read More »‘The Demon’ Gene Simmons is All In on Bitcoin
Gene Simmons – the bassist and co-lead singer of the iconic rock band KISS – revealed he is a huge supporter of cryptocurrencies, especially bitcoin. He has invested a few million in the asset at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and is now a HODLer. The Demon Loved The Ride to $65,000 During an interview for CNBC, one of KISS’ co-founders said he joined the crypto craze at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic after an educational conversation with Gemini’s CEO –...
Read More »$400 Billion Hedge Fund Neuberger Berman Approved to Receive Access to Bitcoin and Ethereum
A $400 billion investment management firm, Neuberger Berman, recently announced adding exposure to Bitcoin and Ether derivatives and investment vehicles as part of the firm’s fund strategy. Another Hedge Fund to Join Crypto The SEC filing outlines that the asset manager will receive exposure to cryptocurrency via a subsidiary firm —with a minimum investment of $5 million. The filing comes after the firm disclosed a “Hedge Cryptocurrency Volatility Fund” in an SEC Form D...
Read More »MassMutual Doubles Down by Partnering with NYDIG to Grant Institutions Access to Bitcoin
The Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company has doubled down on its BTC endeavors through a partnership with New York Digital Investment Group. Both parties aim to enable institutional clients of the insurance behemoth to receive BTC exposure. According to the announcement dated August 11th, the insurance broker, founded a decade and a half ago, has entered into a “placement agent agreement” with NYDIG. Through its broker-dealer, MML Investors Services (MMLIS), MassMutual...
Read More »CNBC’s Jim Cramer: Regulating Crypto Is a Step in The Right Direction
The American television host – Jim Cramer – believes that cryptocurrencies need more regulation or otherwise the market could collapse. Additionally, he praised Ethereum as the best-performing digital asset. Regulation Could Prevent The Market from Falling apart In an interview for TheStreet, Jim Cramer revealed that he is a huge proponent of cryptocurrency regulations. In his opinion, setting the right rules in the industry would be beneficial for the entire market as they...
Read More »Different Approach: VanEck Files for a Bitcoin Strategy ETF with The SEC
The global investment management company VanEck has filed again for a Bitcoin Strategy exchange-traded fund (ETF). The US firm has tried several times in the past few years but the SEC is yet to approve a single BTC ETF. New York-based investment firm VanEck submitted an application to the SEC to roll out a BTC Strategy ETF. The ETF will contain bitcoin futures, bitcoin funds, and various other investment instruments related to the primary cryptocurrency. According to...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC Closes Above Crucial 200-Day MA, But is the Breakout Confirmed?
After an initial rejection at the 200-day moving average, BTC staged another attempt to break out and managed to successfully make a daily close above the crucial line. The daily close at $46.2k above the 200MA and a key downtrend line can be seen as a very bullish technical buy signal. Chart by TradingViewIt is important for BTC to hold above this key level and follow through higher in the next few weeks to validate the buy signal. A daily close above the 200-day moving...
Read More »Bitcoin Dipped and Recovered: The U.S. Infraestructure Bill Drama Was Just a Bump For The BTC Price
The nervousness caused by the ongoing discussions of the U.S. Infrastructure Bill does not seem to have affected Bitcoin traders at all. Bitcoin remained sturdy above the psychological barrier of $45,000 as the Bitcoin bulls went to battle a few hours ago. The U.S. Senate failed to reach an agreement on a series of amendments that would exclude decentralized cryptocurrency service providers – such as wallets, miners, and DeFi protocols – from being considered as “brokers.”...
Read More »Brazil Launches Its First Eco-Friendly Bitcoin ETF (BITH11)
Brazil continues to make progress in creating new investment opportunities related to cryptocurrencies. This week, it launched a brand new Bitcoin ETF —with a green twist. Under ticker BITH11, the Hashdex Nasdaq Bitcoin Reference Price replicates the performance of the Nasdaq Bitcoin Reference Price Index. This would, in turn, be the second ETF available in Brazil offering 100% exposure to Bitcoin, competing against the QR CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate or QBTC11 that was also...
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