No, TD Ameritrade Did Not Just Launch Bitcoin Futures Support
By Nick Chong
July 23, 2019
Bitcoin Futures are Here and Have Been For a While
Sorry to break it to you, TD Ameritrade didn’t just launch support for Bitcoin (BTC) futures.
Earlier today, Mati Greenspan of eToro released a tweet, during which he wrote…
Reminder: Bakkt is Launching Bitcoin Futures in the Coming Day
By Nick Chong
July 21, 2019
Bakkt is Finally Here
That’s right, Bakkt is finally here. After months upon months of deliberation, hype, and odd regulatory setbacks, the cryptocurrency venture that has been backed by the New York Stock Exchange, Microsoft…
Bitcoin: CNBC Counter Indicator Strikes Again, BTC Outpaces Cannabis
By Nick Chong
July 21, 2019
Forget Bitcoin, Buy Weed Stocks?
For a while now, CNBC has been controversial in the Bitcoin and crypto community. Since it began heavily covering the space in 2017, which came as BTC was skyrocketing, pushing past price milestones…
Fidelity's Crypto Division Looks for New York License Amid Bitcoin Rally
By Nick Chong
July 21, 2019
Fidelity in Search of New York Trust License
Fidelity’s crypto-asset division, the fittingly-named Fidelity Digital Asset Services — FDAS for short — is purportedly in the midst of an application process for a Trust…
Binance CEO: Bitcoin (BTC) Run is (Was) Driven by Retail Investors
By Nick Chong
July 15, 2019
Bitcoin Still Somewhat Retail-Driven
Over the past few months, there has been a whole lot of talk about Bitcoin becoming the next trend for institutions. Like mom & pop investors fueled 2017’s monumental run, investors…
Another Crypto Startup Enters the Bitcoin Derivatives Rat Race
By Nick Chong
July 14, 2019
Bitcoin Derivatives Rat Race
With the resurgence in the Bitcoin price, cryptocurrency startups have rushed to push products to market, presumably in a bid to capture renewed demand. According to CoinDesk, an up-and-coming digital…
'Shark Tank' Billionaire: Facebook's Libra Could Threaten Finance & Gov
By Nick Chong
July 13, 2019
The Threat of Libra
Around one month ago, Facebook unveiled Libra — its first consumer-facing sortie into the crypto and blockchain world, which has been backed by VIsa, Spotify, Mastercard, PayPal, Uber, Booking Holdings, and…
Japanese Crypto Scene Slammed by Hack: $32M in XRP, Bitcoin, Others Sniped
By Nick Chong
July 12, 2019
Japanese Crypto Scene Sees Another Hack…
Youch. A Japanese crypto asset exchange, Bitpoint, has just been subject to a large hack, during which attackers managed to steal over $30 million worth of Bitcoin, XRP, Ethereum…