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The total assets under management across all crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) worldwide have risen 50% this month to nearly $44 billion. Among listed products, Grayscale’s bitcoin trust tops the list with the most assets under management while Bitwise’s fund was the best performing bitcoin product by market price over the last 30 days. Cryptocompare published […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/institutional-investors-crypto-exchange-traded-products-assets/
On February 25, onchain analysts noticed two 2010 block rewards that were transferred after sitting dormant for over a decade. A lot of old blocks have been spent in 2021, and after the large strings of 2010 block rewards spent on January 3rd and 10th, another massive string of 20 block rewards from 2010 were […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/the-282-million-awakenings-120-bitcoin-block-rewards-from-2010-and-2011-woke-up-this-year/
Another firm is joining the bitcoin trust sector, as the California fund manager Arca has filed a registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its Arca Accredited Investor Bitcoin Trust. The trust will compete with a number of competitors including Grayscale’s popular bitcoin investment vehicle GBTC. Arca Files With the US SEC […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/arca-to-join-the-bitcoin-trust-race-competing-against-numerous-crypto-fund-rivals/
In Spain, an investment company has begun to promote what they called the “first crypto hedge fund.” The product has been registered in Malta by Avenue Investment Crypto, headed by a crypto advocate, Martin Huete. Investments Allocated Mainly in Bitcoin and Ethereum According to Infobae, the hedge fund “exclusively” targets qualified investors whose minimum investment […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/investment-firm-launches-the-first-crypto-hedge-fund-in-spain-plans-to-expand-across-europe-latin-america/
In an apparent rebuke of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo says the country’s monetary authorities must consider regulating crypto assets. He adds that instead of “killing the goose that might lay the golden egg”, Nigerian monetary authorities must consider providing a “robust regulatory regime” that addresses their […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/nigerian-vice-president-yemi-osinbajo-contradicts-central-bank-says-cryptocurrencies-must-regulated-and-not-prohibited/
As China keeps paving the way to adopt its central bank digital currency (CBDC), scammers are also actively emerging on the scene. The police in a Chinese province are now warning about a “sophisticated” CBDC-themed scam. Bogus Platform Is Set to Be Launched in March, Say Scammers According to a post from the cybercrime unit […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/chinese-authorities-warn-on-sophisticated-digital-yuan-themed-scam-promotes-access-to-a-186m-secret-government-fund/
A regional report from China indicates that bitcoin mining rig manufacturers have seen a massive surge in demand since the price of the leading crypto asset skyrocketed. Companies such as Canaan Creative have placed significantly sized mining rig orders while other companies like Bitmain are completely sold out. Bitcoin Mining Rig Manufacturers Experience a Device […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/chinas-bitcoin-mining-rig-manufacturers-pressed-by-demand-advance-orders-devices-sold-out/
A 177-year-old bank in Switzerland has enabled cryptocurrency trading within its services, with expectations to expand. Bordier & Cie SCmA added bitcoin and other cryptos to its list of services by partnering with a well-known domestic crypto player. Bordier Customers Can Also Buy and Hold Other Cryptos According to the announcement, the Swiss bank, founded […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/177-year-old-swiss-bank-bordier-to-offer-bitcoin-and-other-crypto-trading-services/
228 years ago the U.S. dollar was created and ever since then, the national currency has been both powerful and controversial at the same time. Moreover since 1971, after being backed by precious metals for decades, American dollars have been backed by nothing and estimates say a quarter of the U.S. monetary supply was created […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/from-gold-to-greenbacks-a-look-at-the-us-dollars-devaluation-manipulation-and-militant-backing/
A Dubai based crypto-based investment fund, FD7 Ventures says it will offload bitcoins worth $750 million and will use the proceeds to increase positions in Cardano and Polkadot tokens. According to FD7 Ventures, this switch to the two altcoins will help the fund to better serve the interests of investors who are looking to diversify […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/dubai-based-crypto-investment-fund-to-convert-750-million-worth-of-btc-into-ada-and-dot-tokens/
PRESS RELEASE. On January 26, 2021, Fungram LTD, as a comprehensive blockchain enterprise serving the world, has applied for an Exempt Offering of Securities from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Based on the three major ecological sectors, DeFi lending system, encrypted index platform, and decentralized wallet, Fungram will provide a smart and open […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/fungram-ltd-has-applied-for-exempt-offering-of-securities-from-the-sec/
A new report unveiled a growing trend of efforts from cybercriminals hiding their stolen cryptocurrencies through different transaction flows. Crystal Blockchain pointed out that since 2019, the volume of stolen bitcoin grew significantly. Only 8% of the Funds Were Transferred to Exchanges With Verification Procedures in 2020 Per the findings, in 2020, the firm said […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/cyber-criminals-are-now-hiding-their-stolen-cryptos-13x-faster-says-report/
Philippine crypto exchange Pdax recently suffered a costly technical failure – one that led to bitcoin trading at 300,000 Philippine pesos (around $6,000) – a discount of 88% to its current price. In the melee, some users managed to buy at these ridiculously low prices and quickly moved the bitcoin (BTC) away from their exchange […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/philippine-crypto-exchange-demands-users-return-bitcoin-bought-at-6000-following-system-error/
A Spanish real estate platform has listed its first-ever property for sale for cryptocurrency. The offer is entirely online, and whoever wants to buy the apartment in Barcelona must pay in bitcoin. Anyone Interested Can Pay 3.5 BTC for the Property Per an official announcement, Idealista is seeking to sell its first property via BTC […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/spanish-real-estate-agency-offers-an-apartment-in-barcelona-for-sale-in-bitcoin-taxes-must-be-paid-in-fiat/
PRESS RELEASE. Established in 2016, Hashbon aims to provide payment services for both business and individual clients. One of the key differences between Hashbon and other crypto payment providers is that Hashbon charges 0% commission for crypto payments processing. Buyers pay and sellers receive exactly the same amount of cryptocurrencies that they are transacting to […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/hashbon-launches-its-hash-token-and-gets-listed-on-coinsbit/
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has defended the apex bank’s decision to exclude cryptocurrency transactions from the banking ecosystem. In his testimony before the Nigerian Senate, Emefiele claimed that the February 5 directive is “in the best interests of Nigerians.” Crypto Not Money Immediately following the announcement of the […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/central-bank-of-nigeria-governor-defends-decision-to-exclude-crypto-players-says-the-order-is-in-the-best-interests-of-nigerians/
Berkshire Hathaway’s vice chairman and Warren Buffett’s long-time business partner, Charlie Munger, has advised investors not to buy bitcoin or gold. He believes the cryptocurrency is too volatile to serve well as a medium of exchange. Munger also says he doesn’t know which is worse between Elon Musk’s Tesla reaching $1 trillion in market cap […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/berkshire-hathaways-charlie-munger-advises-investors-never-buy-bitcoin-or-gold/
As enthusiasm for cryptocurrency mounts amid strong demand from retail and institutional investors, financial service providers Simplex and Skrill are building more inroads into the ecosystem, focusing on improving transactability and convenience. The digital payment services continue to expand the accessibility of the cryptocurrency landscape by backing direct token withdrawals and support for in-browser wallets. […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/simplex-and-skrill-broaden-cryptocurrency-convenience-by-launching-new-onramp-solutions/
A number of forum posts and tweets say that the website bitcoinpaperwallet.com is compromised and people have said they have lost bitcoin using the paper wallet generator. Three years ago the website domain changed ownership and ever since then losses have been reported on Reddit forums, bitcointalk.org, Twitter, and other public venues. The owner of […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/crypto-users-claim-popular-bitcoin-paper-wallet-generator-is-compromised-millions-allegedly-stolen/
PRESS RELEASE. BitMax.io (BTMX.com), an industry-leading digital asset trading platform built by Wall Street quant trading veterans, has announced the joint primary listing of the Oxygen token (OXY) with auction facilitation for its platform users. The auction will begin on Bitmax on March 11 at 9:00 a.m. EST and the listing will go live on […]
https://news.bitcoin.com/oxygen-protocol-to-list-oxy-tokens-on-bitmax/
