This week was tough across the board as both cryptocurrencies and legacy markets took a beating. Bitcoin was rejected at $60K and dropped all the way down to $50K, but, fortunately, it found support and is now attempting a recovery.The cryptocurrency started the week trading at around $59K and took a shot at the coveted $60,000 mark but failed. It was all downhill from there as BTC retraced all the way down to $50,000 before finding serious support and bouncing back to where it’s currently...
Read More »Indian Companies Required to Report Crypto Transactions
While the cryptocurrency landscape in India is still faced with regulatory uncertainty, the government has directed that companies should disclose details of their crypto transactions and holdings.Possible Crypto Regulation for India?According to a document published on March 24, both public and private firms in India care to disclose details of their cryptocurrency activities during the financial year. The new rule follows an amendment made by the country’s Ministry of Corporate Affairs to...
Read More »Charles Hoskinson Reveals Timeline for Cardano Smart Contracts Testnet
The founder of Cardano, Charles Hoskinson, tuned in through another video, explaining some of the next steps ahead of the team. In the laid-out roadmap, he outlined that a testnet for the long-awaited smart contracts on Cardano should be rolled out in late April or early May.Cardano Smart Contracts Getting CloserAt the time of this writing, Cardano’s native cryptocurrency, ADA, is trading at around $1.20 and sits on a market cap of almost $40 billion. This makes it the fourth-largest project...
Read More »Soros Fund Management Has Invested in Cryptocurrency Infrastructure, Said CIO
Bitcoin is at its “inflection point” caused by the current global economic situation, said Dawn Fitzpatrick – the Chief Investment Officer of Soros Fund Management.However, she also warned that the upcoming launch of CBDCs could harm the first-ever cryptocurrency in the short-term.BTC’s Inflection PointFounded in 1969 by Georgi Soros, Soros Fund Management is a privately owned hedge fund sponsor investing in public equity and fixed income markets. The organization’s CIO recently spoke about...
Read More »Why Bitcoin Price Could Decrease in the Short-Term According to Forbes Director
Institutions taking profits and rising interest rates have pushed bitcoin down in the past week, said the Director of Research at Forbes Crypto – Steven Ehrlich.Simultaneously, he outlined Ethereum’s growing adoption among institutions and the role it plays behind DeFi and NFT as the main reasons why ETH has outperformed BTC last year and continues to do so in 2021.Bitcoin’s Run Is in Exhaustion PhaseEver since October 2020, the primary cryptocurrency has been on a roll that saw its price...
Read More »Bitcoin’s Q1 2021 – the Best One in Eight Years? Analysis
Despite dumping by nearly $10,000 in a few days, bitcoin’s price has still increased by about 80% in the first quarter of the new year. This makes it the best-performing Q1 in eight years, and history shows that it could propel an even more impressive Q2.BTC’s Best Q1 in Eight YearsThe primary cryptocurrency entered the new year at around $29,000. It didn’t take long to reaffirm its bull run and overcome several round-numbered milestones such as $30,000, $40,000, $50,000, and just a few weeks...
Read More »Binance Hires Former FATF Executives to Strengthen Regulatory and Compliance Efforts
Binance has hired two former executives from world-renowned regulatory organizations – Rick McDonell and Josee Nadeau. The popular crypto exchange aims to enhance its AML and CFT endeavors and develop more robust relationships with law enforcement bodies worldwide. The Malta-based crypto exchange announced the latest hirings in a press release shared with CryptoPotato. Rick McDonell is the former Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Executive Secretary and Executive Director to the Association...
Read More »Cardano to Support NFT Marketplaces, Hints Charles Hoskinson
While doing the necessary work on the upcoming hard fork Alonzo, Cardano’s founder Charles Hoskinson said that his project would also focus on NFTs and NFT marketplaces. He noted that Cardano has already carried conversations with several such marketplaces about potentially transitioning to its blockchain.Cardano and the NFT ManiaNon-fungible Tokens (NFTs) are undoubtedly the hottest trend in the cryptocurrency space this year. It enabled representatives of other industries, such as artists,...
Read More »Goldman Sachs Files for a Bitcoin ETF With the SEC
Major U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs has filed a prospectus with the U.S. Securities and exchange Commission (SEC) for an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that could offer exposure to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.In a recent document filing, Goldman Sachs is seeking approval from the SEC to launch an ETF called the ARK Innovation ETF.According to the banking giant, the ETF would focus on companies that offer what it considers “disruptive innovation” while stating that it could offer...
Read More »Bitcoin Miners HODL as Institutions Continue to Accumulate: Analysis
As bitcoin’s price added roughly $4,000 in a day, on-chain data shows that miners have enhanced their holding mentality and stopped disposing of their coins.At the same time, institutional investors continue accumulating large portions of BTC after another sizeable withdrawal from Coinbase worth over $800 billion.Miners HODLMiners, also known as the backbone of the Bitcoin network, receive coins as rewards for the work they put in to maintain BTC’s blockchain. Their behavior and approach...
Read More »