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Bitcoin

HODL No More? The Amount of Bitcoin in Active Wallets Is Near Record Highs

An increasing amount of bitcoin is held by active individual users, suggesting the market is ripe for transactional growth, according to Chainalysis.

Tech  ·  24 September 2018
Bitcoin

Novogratz Says Crypto Market Showing ‘Classic Bottom’

Michael Novogratz, the founder of the cryptocurrency asset management firm Galaxy Digital, believes the market has hit a bottom.

Markets  ·  21 September 2018
Exchanges

Tether’s Impact on Bitcoin Price Not ‘Statistically Significant,’ Study Finds

Issuance of tether (USDT), the controversial stablecoin, has had no meaningful impact on the price of bitcoin, a newly published academic study found.

Markets  ·  21 September 2018
Bitcoin

Trading Legend Don Wilson: Asian Demand High for Bitcoin Futures

Don Wilson, founder of DRW, the Chicago-based high-speed trading firm, discusses his history with crypto assets and the trends he's seeing in Asia.

Markets  ·  19 September 2018
ERC-20

Galaxy Capital Leads $16 Million Funding for Crypto Project Caspian

Caspian, a project aimed at giving crypto traders better tools, has attracted $16 million in funding from top industry investors.

Markets  ·  17 September 2018
Regulation

Could This ICO Model Let Anyone Sell Tokens Legally? Civil Thinks So

Amid regulatory uncertainty, the ICO industry has all but cut off retail investors. But will a new model open it up again? Civil is testing it.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 September 2018
Tezos

The $1 Billion Tezos Blockchain Is Officially Launching Monday

Starting Monday, the beta phase for the Tezos blockchain will be over.

Tech  ·  14 September 2018
Ethereum

FOAM Is Live: Decentralized World Map Launches on Ethereum

A project that aims to build a more resilient, reliable GPS using smart contracts is up and running on the ethereum blockchain.

Tech  ·  13 September 2018
Exchanges

Nasdaq Said to Be Building Tool to Predict Crypto Price Movements

Nasdaq is said to be beta testing new cryptocurrency analysis tools geared toward institutional investors.

Markets  ·  11 September 2018
Exchanges

Paxos Unveils Dollar-Backed Stablecoin Approved by New York Regulator

Blockchain startup Paxos has launched a regulated, dollar-backed stablecoin to facilitate instant transaction settlements for crypto investors.

Business  ·  10 September 2018
Markets

Are Big Crypto Token Sales Really Over? At Republic Event, Many Think So

At an event in New York on Thursday, crypto enthusiasts broadly agreed that the ICO, as it was during the hype cycle of 2017, is no more.

Markets  ·  7 September 2018
Research

Stock Brokerage EF Hutton to Launch Crypto Reports for ‘Confused’ Investors

Stock brokerage EF Hutton is launching subscription-based cryptocurrency research reports aimed to educate "confused" investors.

Business  ·  6 September 2018
Grayscale

Grayscale Launches Investment Trust for Zen Cryptocurrency

Grayscale Investments announced Thursday morning that the new Zen Investment Trust is now open to accredited or institutional investors.

Tech  ·  6 September 2018
Ether

Ether, ADA Crypto Prices Hit Lowest Levels In Over 1 Year

Ethereum, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, fell to the lowest level since September 2017 on Thursday.

Markets  ·  6 September 2018
Investments

Civic to Spend $43 Million In Tokens to Boost User Numbers

Civic needs a network of users, so it's offering free KYC for business partners and funding the effort with its reserve of tokens.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 September 2018