Monthly Archives: March 2021

It is one of the first steps towards Phase 1.5 that will ‘dock’ Eth1 with Eth2. 874 Total views 11 Total shares Blockchain security provider Sigma Prime has announced its first merge transaction between the two Ethereum networks.The transaction was made by its Lighthouse client using only Proof of Stake validators, it stated in a…

Research has revealed crypto investors are more likely to be ‘dog people' while gold investors are more likely to be ‘cat people’. 190 Total views 5 Total shares New research from US crypto exchange Xcoins suggests gold investors are pretty evenly split between men and women, but men dominate the ranks of crypto investors by…

The digital asset bank will be aimed at institutional investors only, and there is no exchange planned. 499 Total views 8 Total shares The Avanti Financial Group has announced that it has raised $37 million in a Series A round, bringing the company closer to launch as a digital asset bank.In a March 25 announcement,…

Fractionalized NFTs and baskets of non-fungible tokens could easily be considered investment contracts under U.S. securities law, warns SEC Commissioner, Hester Peirce. 403 Total views 10 Total shares Speaking at Draper Goren Holm’s Security Token Summit on March 25, SEC commissioner Hester Peirce, also known as “Crypto Mom” warned the issuers of fractionalized non-fungible tokens…

On-chain data points toward a bullish future for Bitcoin despite today’s sell-off to $50,400. 868 Total views 13 Total shares On March 25, concerns surrounding the record-breaking $6.1 billion (BTC) options expiry this Friday sparked an overnight sell-off that dropped Bitcoin price to $50,400.The downturn was not a surprise for many traders and some called for…

Institutional uptake of BTC is on the rise. KiwiSaver of New Zealand appears to have built up exposure to Bitcoin in October 2020. 4070 Total views 24 Total shares KiwiSaver Growth Strategy, a $350 million retirement plan operated by New Zealand Wealth Funds Management, has reportedly allocated 5% of its assets to Bitcoin (BTC), underscoring…