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European digital asset manager, CoinShares International Limited, has recently announced that it will be acquiring Elwood Technologies’ Exchange-traded Fund (ETF) index business for $17 million. In an official blog post, CoinShares revealed that the deal will be finalized in the second week of July and will settle via an equity swap, through the issuance of 1,298,322 new ordinary shares for $13.09 per share. $1 Billion in AUM Elwood Technologies is owned by Alan Howard, the...

The People’s Bank of China has shut down a local firm suspected of providing various software services to cryptocurrency businesses. As it happened during previous negative actions, the price of bitcoin fell rapidly after the news broke. In the latest statement on the matter, China’s central bank has closed down a firm called Beijing Tongdao Cultural Development Co. because of suspicion that it provided software services to transactions involving digital assets. The...

The Swiss banking giant UBS sounded a note of caution to its customers that regulatory crackdowns can pop the “bubble-like” crypto markets. Furthermore, they said bitcoin might become an unsuitable option for professional investors. Beware of Popping The Bubble In a recent note, the multinational investment bank – UBS Group AG – warned its clients about the current dangers in the crypto market. Executives of the Switzerland-based institution opined that the recent regulatory...

The investment firm IBC Group, which has significant cryptocurrency mining operations in China, announced its intentions to close down all its Bitcoin and Ethereum mining facilities throughout the country. Instead, the organization plans to move its workers to Canada, the USA, the UAE, Kazakhstan, Iceland, and numerous South American nations. IBC Group Leaves China As a result of the crackdown on cryptocurrency mining launched by the Chinese government, the majority of the...

An ex-Cryptopia staffer admitted he stole nearly NZ$250,000 or about $170,000. He pleaded guilty on two charges – theft by a person in a special relationship and theft of more than NZ$1,000. How Did The Crime Occur? A former employee of the non-functional New Zealand cryptocurrency exchange, Cryptopia, confessed to stealing about $170,000 worth of digital assets. According to the hearing at the Christchurch District Court on Monday before Judge Gerard Lynch, the man made an...

The number of ether coins held on exchanges continues to decrease and has reached its lowest position in more than two years. This comes as the tokens sent to the ETH 2.0 contract reached a new all-time high of over six million. ETH on Exchanges Down to a 2.5Y Low According to data from CryptoQuant, the ETH reserves on centralized exchanges had seen a massive drop in the past several days and especially after the mid-May market crash when investors rushed to deposit their...

Although Dogecoin’s popularity might be declining lately, other copycats continue to garner people’s attention, especially in the USA. CoinMarketCap’s stats show that tokens like Doge Killer, Baby Doge Coin, and Shiba Inu were among the most trending ones last week in the States, while Bitcoin and Ethereum were down the list. What Do Americans Look For? Ever since the start of the year, meme coins have caught the attention of cryptocurrency insiders and outsiders. The trend...

Following the positive weekend in terms of trading action, bitcoin has retraced by a few thousand dollars to just above $34,000. Most altcoins have also failed to continue upwards as ETH has dipped below $2,300, and BNB is close to breaking beneath $300. Bitcoin’s Trading Volume Drops as BTC Retraces Bitcoin proved most assumptions wrong in the past few days. There were concerns that history is to repeat itself and the asset could lose traction during the weekend as it did in...

The demand for the Purpose Bitcoin ETF has resumed after the mid-May decrease. Consequently, the company’s product has increased the bitcoins it holds by almost 30% in less than two months. Purpose BTC ETF Holds Almost 22.5K Coins CryptoPotato reported earlier this year when Canada’s Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) approved a filing by the financial services company – Purpose Investments – to launch an exchange-traded fund tracking the performance of the primary...

Bitcoin’s weekend struggles seem to be nowhere near as the cryptocurrency initiated another leg up and reclaimed $35,000. Most of the altcoins have charted gains as well, with Ethereum jumping above $2,300 for the first time since mid-June. Bitcoin Reconquers $35K After the volatile week in which BTC reached a multi-day high of $36,600 and then retraced to below $33,000, all eyes were on the weekend as recent history showed that the asset tends to head south when the workweek...