54% of institutional investors in Japan plan to invest in crypto: Survey

United States cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has hired the ex CEO of over-the-counter (OTC) trading platform B2C2 to head its new Bitcoin futures operation.Kevin Beardsley, who previously led the United Kingdom-based company for a year, will now oversee Kraken Futures’ expansion as volumes hit $2.5 billion in June. Beardsley confirmed the news linking to comments he made…

A millionaire by age 18, early Bitcoin (BTC) investor Erik Finman said the environment around Bitcoin has significantly changed since 2011 — and not for the better. “It just ain’t what it used to be,” Finman told Cointelegraph in a message on Jan. 26, 2020.Recounting the early days, Finman explained:“Bitcoin, when it first came out, was…

Key points: Bitcoin continues to face resistance at $95,000, but the possibility of an upside breakout remains high. Solid spot Bitcoin ETF inflows do not always signal a short-term top. Select altcoins are showing early signs of a short-term trend change. Bitcoin (BTC) pierced the $95,000 resistance on April 28, but the bulls are struggling

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission have argued in a Jan. 10 filing that Blockvest founder Reginald Buddy Ringgold III falsified and, in one case, forged signatures in documents critical to the case. The commission had previously charged Blockvest with falsely declaring that its initial coin offering (ICO) was registered with the regulator.A pre-ICO?In…

The first Bitcoin ETF on Australia’s main stock exchange traded 96,476 shares throughout the day.

Two years ago, venture capitalist and noted Bitcoin investor Tim Draper publicly stated that Bitcoin will hit $250,000 by 2022. Yet, as Bitcoin continues to gain interest from investors, Draper revealed to Cointelegraph during an interview that a $250,000 price prediction may have been conservative: “I think it’ll certainly hit that. But a lot of…

Bitcoin (BTC) can deliver 100% returns to investors in 2020 and may rise significantly in the five months until May’s block reward halving, a new report claims. In its forthcoming 2020 Crypto Outlook, market research firm Fundstrat Global Advisors said it believed that the halving was not yet “priced into” the Bitcoin price.Fundstrat expects over 100%…

Iran previously put a temporary blanket ban on crypto mining amid historically peak periods for power demand in summer. 438 Total views 7 Total shares Amid Iran’s energy consumption increasing during the winter, local energy authorities have decided to halt operations of authorized cryptocurrency mining centers.Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, chairman of the board and managing director…

One of the first punitive measures leveled against Russia in response to the military invasion of Ukraine was the implementation of economic sanctions aimed at isolating the country from the international financial system. On March 12, Russian banks lost access to the international payments and messaging network SWIFT, and private sector payment companies, such as…