(Bloomberg) — Bitcoin’s domination of total cryptocurrency market value is declining as its next-biggest rival Ether reaches the $3,000 milestone, suggesting room for more than one winner among digital tokens as the sector evolves. The largest digital currency now accounts for about 46% of total crypto market value of $2.3 trillion, down from roughly 70% at the start of the year, according to tracker CoinGecko. Second-ranked Ether is up to 15% and a group of others outside the top few has… Source link
Read More »Trevor Lawrence signs endorsement deal with crypto app
The NFL draft doesn’t start until Thursday, but Trevor Lawrence is already making deals like a pro football player. Lawrence, the overwhelming favorite to be the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, has signed a multi-year endorsement deal with the cryptocurrency investment app Blockfolio. The terms of the first-of-its-kind deal haven’t been disclosed, but he did receive a signing bonus that was paid out entirely in crypto and deposited into his Blockfolio account. A spokesperson for the… Source link
Read More »Turkey’s Crypto Pain Grows With Second Exchange Collapse
(Bloomberg) — Turkey’s cryptocurrency investors were dealt another blow at the end of a dismal week after a second big exchange collapsed in as many days and its chief executive was reportedly detained. Vebitcoin has halted operations citing deteriorating financial conditions, and Demiroren News Agency said its Chief Executive Ilker Bas and three other employees have been detained. The Financial Crimes Investigation Board has blocked Vebitcoin’s accounts and opened a probe. Vebitcoin is… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin falls below $50k as Biden tax plans spark crypto sell-off
Bitcoin crashed 10% to $49,332 (£68,482) on Friday morning in London, Ethereum slumped 11% to $2,227 after hitting record highs of £2,613 on Thursday. Photo: Getty Crypto markets pulled back sharply after reports US president Joe Biden is planning to raise capital gains tax for the wealthy. Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Biden is considering nearly doubling tax to as high as 39.6%, an increase from the current 20%. Cryptocurrency investors face higher taxes if Biden presses… Source link
Read More »Dave Nadig Talks Up Crypto ETF Expectations
There’s been a lot of noise in the world of cryptocurrency this year and plenty of signs of a dedicated ETF. Joining the “ETF Report” with hosts Alexis Christoforous and Kristin Myerson Yahoo Finance, ETF Trends’ CIO and Director of Research, Dave Nadig, speaks to what to expect as far as a fund is concerned. As of now, Nadig believes the fall may be the best time to expect some official announcement of a crypto ETF. Six months from when the Toronto exchanged started trading on the… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin and crypto markets crash on US crackdown reports
On Sunday, bitcoin shed nearly $8,000 and is currently trading at $55,042 down from a day high of $62,000. Photo: Getty Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is experiencing a massive sell-off, shedding as much as 15% in the last 24 hours — the biggest intraday drop since February — days after hitting record highs. In late February, bitcoin saw a retreat to as low as $43,000 amid uncertainty in the traditional markets over stimulus expectations and their positive effects on US bond yields. The drop appears… Source link
Read More »Buy These 10 Best Crypto, Bitcoin Stocks Instead
In this article we will take a look at the 10 best crypto, bitcoin stocks to buy instead of overvalued Coinbase. You can skip our comprehensive analysis of the crypto industry and go directly to the 5 Best Crypto, Bitcoin Stocks to Buy Instead of Overvalued Coinbase. San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) went public on April 15 with a market capitalization of $86 billion. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong became one of the richest men in the… Source link
Read More »Robinhood Has Restored Crypto Trading After ‘Major Outage’
Bloomberg As Sanjeev Gupta Rose From Trader to Tycoon, Several Banks Backed Away (Bloomberg) — British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta’s companies seemed to be prospering until his main lender, Greensill Capital, imploded last month. But long before Greensill collapsed, several banks had cut off the commodity trading business of Gupta’s Liberty House Group.Four banks stopped working with Gupta’s commodity trading business, starting in 2016, after they became concerned about what they… Source link
Read More »Coinbase gets all-clear from SEC, setting stage for landmark crypto listing
(Reuters) -Coinbase Global Inc, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, has received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to list its shares on the Nasdaq, paving the way for what will be a landmark victory for cryptocurrency advocates. The company, which plans to go public through a so-called direct listing, expects to list its shares on the Nasdaq under the ticker ‘COIN’ on April 14. In a direct listing, no shares are sold in advance, as is the case with an… Source link
Read More »Coinbase competitor Blockchain.com raises $300 million in crypto funding frenzy
Just one month removed from a $120 million dollar financing round, London-based cryptocurrency giant Blockchain.com announced Wednesday it raised another $300 million to reach a $5.2 billion post-money valuation. The Series C funding round comes as the 10-year-old crypto company reported hitting 31 million verified users across 200 countries. Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith said the company has been able to raise $1.5 billion since its founding as institutional interest continues to swell with… Source link
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