Arcane Research: Banking on Bitcoin – The State of Bitcoin As Collateral

Apr 17, 2020 at 02:35 UTCMOMS AND POPS? "There is more and more demand for USDC from SMEs seeking both the safety and utility of digital dollars," says Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire. (Image via CoinDesk archives)Circle CEO Claims ‘Explosive’ Stablecoin Demand From Everyday BusinessesFour months after Circle pivoted to stablecoins, the startup’s new business model…

The digital currency asset manager's new executives bring with them experience at firms such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Ripple Labs.Feb 16, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 16, 2021 at 4:04 p.m. UTCDigital Asset Manager Grayscale Expands Leadership Team With Trio of C-Suite HiresGrayscale Investments has expanded its senior leadership team with…

Peter Schiff, a prominent stockbroker and gold investor, rejected the opportunity to invest in bitcoin when it was trading at a few dollars in 2010.Despite his long-standing criticism and comparing bitcoin to "tulip mania 2.0," Schiff said he would have invested solely for the potential profit, likening it to a gamble rather than a "genius"

news LocalBitcoins has officially shut off service for Iran-based users, a move that follows weeks of rising rial trading volumes on the platform. The Helsinki-based peer-to-peer exchange has not explicitly said why Iranians are suddenly being cut off from its service, though U.S. sanctions are almost certainly the cause. News of the move first circulated across…

South Koreans prefer altcoins and home-grown tokens; major cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether have low volumes in the country.Traders are attracted to the high-profit potential associated with altcoins and accept the high risks.South Koreans are active crypto traders, with local exchanges outperforming their global rivals in volume, and have a strong preference toward altcoins and

news Bitcoin.com is in talks to list a bitcoin cash (BCH) futures contract on a regulated exchange, according to David Shin, head of the company’s exchange division.  In an interview with Bloomberg, the Singapore-based Shin said he had early talks to ensure a BCH futures contract would be available on an exchange regulated by the…

An entity has moved 4,800 BTC ($144M) to a coin mixer from a wallet tied to defunct darknet marketplace Abraxas, which closed in 2015, according to blockchain analyst ZachXBT.Abraxas shut suddenly eight years ago, locking user funds on the website in what was described as an "exit scam."The funds were left untouched until this week

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.Latest PricesTop StoriesFor crypto, things are going as expected, according to Standard Chartered Bank, which reiterated its April forecast that bitcoin (BTC) would reach $100,000 by the end

Users can select any investment in their Bitpanda account to fund payments with the physical Visa card.Jan 20, 2021 at 2:43 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 20, 2021 at 2:52 p.m. UTCBitpanda Launches Debit Card That Lets Users Spend Fiat, Crypto and Precious MetalsBitpanda, a digital investment platform, has launched a Visa debit card that allows customers…