Past rate cuts indicate potential crypto bull market catalyst — 21Shares

United States.-based regulated crypto derivatives and clearing platform LedgerX is giving retail investors the chance to bet on Bitcoin (BTC) hitting $100,000 by 2020.New Possibilities for the Retail Crypto TraderAs Bloomberg reported on July 17, the $100,000 call option implies that Bitcoin’s current valuation could increase over ten-fold and hit a $2 trillion market capitalization.This…

The Independent covered the bull run for its 24 million subscribers. Cryptocurrency has hit the headlines in the U.K., with The Independent reporting on Bitcoin’s recent yearly highs above $12,000.An Aug. 18 report shows the major news publication, which has more than 24 million subscribers, covering the mid-pandemic bull run in the cryptocurrency markets.“The latest…

Ethereum’s co-founder Mihai Alisie is extremely concerned that Facebook is attempting to hoodwink regulators into approving a centralized “cryptocurrency,” according to a report by Bloomberg on July 11.In an interview with Bloomberg, Alisie stressed that Facebook is attempting to get regulator approval for its yet-to-be-released virtual currency Libra by claiming that it will not be…

Ethereum developers are under pressure as the Pectra upgrade rolls out to a new testnet following several unexpected issues that have delayed its deployment to the mainnet. The Pectra upgrade, which was expected to hit the Ethereum mainnet in March, was deployed into the network’s Holesky testnet on Feb. 24. However, the upgrade failed to

A startup which bills itself as “blockchain’s financial district” has launched its network — and says its debut heralds “the beginning of true financial freedom.”WORBLI enables businesses and individuals to enjoy “seamless access to financial services,” and paves the way for developers to build their own applications on its network. Its ecosystem uses EOSIO software,…

The research represents a possible breakthrough in quantum communications and, potentially, the onset of the era of quantum fintech. The dream of a completely secure, unhackable, absolutely private digital payment system could soon be realized thanks to new research out of the University of Vienna. In a paper published on July 4 titled “Demonstration of…

OKEx chief operating officer Andy Cheung announced Jan. 7 that he has resigned from the cryptocurrency exchange to form a new blockchain consultancy institute called Bitwork. The entrepreneur’s stated goal is to help projects connect to markets and drive mass adoption.Helping create quality projectsCheung claimed that his contribution toward the mass adoption of cryptocurrency is…

The crypto community has recently been actively discussing the fate of QuadrigaCX’s 30-year-old founder, Gerald Cotten, who reportedly died in India from a fatal disease in December 2018. However, before the apparent passing, he took virtual keys for digital wallets and moved them into cold storage. Why did this story end so tragically, and has…