Bitcoin News Roundup for April 16, 2020

In a few weeks, Lisbon will again play host to one of the largest tech conferences in the world: WebSummit 2024. Like any good tech conference, it’s an opportunity for builders, enterprises, and investors to come together to scout and showcase innovation, to learn, and to gather market feedback that helps drive the next wave

Mar 16, 2020 at 16:30 UTCWhy Bitcoin’s Safe-Haven Narrative Has Flown Out the WindowNoelle Acheson is a veteran of company analysis and CoinDesk’s director of research. The opinions expressed in this article are the author’s own.The following article originally appeared in Institutional Crypto by CoinDesk, a weekly newsletter focused on institutional investment in crypto assets. Sign up…

Jul 27, 2020 at 19:00 UTCUpdated Jul 27, 2020 at 20:19 UTCSPACs 101: A Bubble, the Future or Both?A primer on, and critical look at, one of Wall Street’s hottest trends: special purpose acquisition companies. For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts,…

Jul 11, 2020 at 14:00 UTC(Charles Deluvio/Unsplash)The Mixed Signals Economy: The Breakdown Weekly RecapJobless claims are down, coronavirus cases are up and the markets simply don’t know what to do. For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Stitcher, RadioPublica, iHeartRadio or RSS. This…

Featured SpeakerYat SiuCo-Founder and Executive ChairmanAnimoca BrandsWhere is Web3 headed? Take a look to the future with this pioneering investor in the metaverse and NFTs.Cam Thompson is a news reporter at CoinDesk.Featured SpeakerYat SiuCo-Founder and Executive ChairmanAnimoca BrandsWhere is Web3 headed? Take a look to the future with this pioneering investor in the metaverse and…

SIX-listed TONN will offer investors staking rewards without having to set up their own node.TON is the native token of The Open Network, which is the blockchain of choice for Telegram's Web3 infrastructure.Telegram started work on TON in 2018, later abandoning it following action from the SEC.Crypto asset manager 21Shares listed an exchange-traded product (ETP)

Bitcoin (BTC) spot-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could bring $30 billion in new demand for the world’s largest digital asset, according to crypto trading firm NYDIG's recent research report.The spot-ETF fever has gripped the crypto market in recent weeks, thanks to filings by BlackRock (BLK), Fidelity and others.“The brand recognition of BlackRock and the iShares franchise,…

Feb 25, 2020 at 18:35 UTCRevolut, the London-based bank that allows users to purchase cryptocurrencies on its app, has raised more than $500 million in a Series D funding round. Revolut announced Tuesday the round, led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm TCV, means the bank is now valued at over $5.5 billion. Although investors…

May 12, 2020 at 19:00 UTCHow We Future Now – Live With Kathleen Breitman, Caitlin Long and More From Consensus: DistributedFrom gaming and entertainment to the future of the banking industry, here are live interviews from the Consensus: Distributed virtual summit.For more episodes and free early access before our regular 3 p.m. Eastern time releases, subscribe with Apple…