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Didi Taihuttu is a man that most crypto traders should likely be familiar with. As the patriarch of what’s been dubbed the “bitcoin family,” he and his kin have ultimately sold all their belongings and devoted their lives to bitcoin. They’ve invested everything into it, and have – up to this point – been living the high life thanks to the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. Didi Taihuttu Is Still Bullish About BTC But this kind of life has come with a few...

Matt Hougan – the CIO of Bitwise Asset Management – has stated in an interview that the U.S. government is likely seeing bitcoin as a threat to the dollar, which may be why they’re so eager to regulate it and get in the way of its potential success. Matt Hougan On BTC: It’s Not Going Anywhere However, Hougan was quick to say that the U.S. has no choice but to “play along” when it comes to bitcoin, and that the currency’s size and scope really gives them no choice. The...

Bitwise Asset Management is unveiling its new Bitwise Ten Crypto Index Fund (BITW). The platform is designed to be an open-ended trust for new investors considering cryptocurrency exposure.Bitwise Is At It AgainBitwise has always been at the center of the world’s crypto arena. The company was widely regarded as the frontrunner to garner approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when it came to getting a bitcoin or cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) established,...

To refresh our memory, Bakkt, which is backed by New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), recently in late September launched its long-awaited Bitcoin Futures platform, where investors and traders can physically exchange Bitcoin. Now, after the exchange has hit new record volumes, Bakkt announced that they will be offering Bitcoin options by December 9, 2019. “Options allow investors and traders to do different things, and will facilitate new and important...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been in an unofficial fight with the cryptocurrency sector in general. The Commission is generally regarded as unsupportive of the sector especially with its repeated disapproval and postponement of its decision to allow Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (Bitcoin ETF). However, an executive from Bitwise Asset Management seems to believe strongly that the upcoming SEC ruling will come in the company’s favor.Speaking to CNBC on its ETF...