Blockchain & Crypto Archives - Page 53 of 298

German Cannabis Company Using Bitcoin to Hedge Against Fiat

February 22, 2021

Munich-based cannabis company SynBiotic SE has invested an undisclosed amount into bitcoin, calling it a hedge against fiat. SynBiotic SE, which became the first cannabis-focused German company to openly inv...

Bill Gates ‘Neutral’ On Bitcoin, Supports Digital Currencies

February 22, 2021

Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates said he has a “neutral view” on bitcoin, but does support the digitalization of money as a way to bring transaction costs down. Speaking in an interview with C...

Rocker Gene Simmons Announces $300,000 Investment in Cardano (ADA)

February 22, 2021

Gene Simmons, the iconic bass player of the popular rock bank Kiss, has announced he has invested $300,000 into Cardano (ADA), shortly after announcing positions in other cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH, ...

21Shares Reaches $1 Billion in Cryptocurrency Assets under Management

February 22, 2021

21Shares AG, a Switzerland-based cryptocurrency ETP issuer, announced today that it has crossed $1 billion in digital assets under management across its 12 different crypto ETPs. The company’s cryptocurrency ...

Morocco Considers Launching a Central Bank Digital Currency

February 22, 2021

Morocco’s central bank, Bank-Al-Maghrib (BAM), is investigating the benefits of launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC). BAM launched an exploratory committee to investigate the pros and cons of a C...

Bitcoin Facing Liquidity Crisis, Says JP Morgan Strategist

February 22, 2021

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, jumped above $58,200 on Monday as the total market cap of BTC touched $1.1 trillion. Despite the recent price jump, there is one thing to worry about BTC, and that...

Apex Clearing Goes Public on NYSE through Reverse Merger

February 22, 2021

Securities custody and clearing firm, Apex Clearing Corp said on Monday that it is going public through a reverse merger with Northern Star Investment Corp II. Apex will be listed on the New York Stock Excha...

Long-Term Gold Bull Says Bitcoin May Be Better Bet

February 20, 2021

Billionaire investor Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine Capital, has revealed that while he is still a long-term dollar bear and gold bull, sees bitcoin as a better bet after turning neutral on both the U.S....

Ethereum ($ETH) Breaks $2000, Still Strong Despite Rivals Gunning for Its Throne

February 20, 2021

On Saturday (February 20), the price of Ether (ETH), the fuel of the ecosystem of Ethereum, the smart contract and decentralized application platform proposed by Russian-Canadian programmer Vitalik Buterin in...

Binance CEO CZ Explains How Price of Bitcoin Could Even Go As High As $10 Million

February 20, 2021

In an interview on Friday (February 19), Binance Co-Founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao (aka “CZ”) explained how the price of Bitcoin has gotten to this level and how it could go much higher. CZ’s comments came d...