Spencer Bogart, a partner at the venture capital firm Blockchain Capital, believes that crypto opportunities are “still gigantic” despite the current bear market, the expert claimed in an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, Nov. 19. The expert at the crypto and blockchain-focused venture capital startup has maintained his pro-Bitcoin (BTC) stance, pointing out the critical role of “programmable money,” which …
Indian Government to Present Draft Bill on Crypto Regulation in December, Documents Show
The Indian government is actively preparing a draft bill on crypto regulation, which is expected to see light this December, according to documents obtained by digital news website Quartz India Tuesday, Nov. 20. The government has filed a counter-affidavit yesterday, Nov. 19 in the Supreme Court of India, which is currently hearing a case filed by several crypto exchanges against …
Tom Lee Maintains $15,000 Year-End BTC Prediction Despite Market Crash
Despite the present market crash, major Wall Street crypto bull Tom Lee has reiterated his recently reduced year-end price prediction for Bitcoin (BTC) at $15,000 in an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box on Tuesday, Nov. 20. In the recent statement, the head of research at Fundstrat Global Advisors pointed out two major types of crypto players — those who are …
Binance Invests $3 Million in US Crypto Trading Desk
Big news came from Binance this week, as their venture wing announced a significant investment in US over-the-counter (OTC) crypto trading desk Koi Trading. Binance and Koi Trading In a press release yesterday, Binance Labs revealed that it had made a $3 million investment into Koi Trading, a small sum for the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, but a notable one nonetheless. Koi Trading is …
Crypto Detectives Project Rates and Investigates Suspicious ICOs
An online platform created in Russia has set a noble goal of making the cryptocurrency industry safer for investors. The project investigates initial coin offerings (ICOs) that have raised suspicions and performs the due diligence for free. A report about each ICO is then published containing а summary of the findings and a conclusion about the project’s nature. Coin Offerings …
Highlights of Week 46: Equibit, Mattereum & Binance
Equibit’s PreSale is now live. They are quickly approaching the Equibit mainnet and are currently inviting eligible participants into the sale of the last 400,000 EQB from the pre-mine. Each EQB is CHF 20 and there is a minimum purchase of 250 EQB. Purchasers of larger quantities (12,500 EQB+) can receive up to 30% bonus EQB. Enabling dedicated blockchain security …
Could Switzerland’s Crypto ETP Make a Bitcoin ETF More Likely?
This week, SIX Swiss Exchange, Switzerland’s principal stock exchange based in Zurich, approved the listing of a crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) with the ticker “HODL.” Like the Coinbase Index and Bitwise Hold 10, Amum ETP represents the value of five cryptocurrencies that include Bitcoin (BTC), Ripple (XRP), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Ethereum (ETH). Investors in the Amun ETP …
World’s First Crypto ETP Gets Green Light in Switzerland
The SIX Swiss Exchange has given the go-ahead to an exchange-traded product tracking multiple cryptocurrencies, according to a Financial Times report. The Swiss regulators have raced ahead of the U.S., by agreeing to greenlight the Amun Crypto Exchange Traded Product (ETP). Based on the reports, the Amun Crypto ETP,, will have half of its assets invested in Bitcoin (BTC), while the …
Lawyer: Phase Two of SEC’s Enforcement is Slow Painful Grind For Crypto
According to Kobre & Kim government enforcement defense and securities litigation attorney Jake Chervinsky, the second phase of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s enforcement on crypto is a painful and slow grind for the sector. Earlier this week, the US SEC cracked down on Paragon and AirFox, two initial coin offering (ICO) projects that raised $12 million and …
50% Favor Bitcoin as Long-Term Investment in Former US Rep Ron Paul’s Twitter Survey
Former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul has asked Twitter users Nov. 15 how they would prefer to receive $10,000 if they had to keep it in this form for a decade, with the majority picking Bitcoin (BTC) . Of the respondents, 50 percent answered that they would prefer to receive their $10,000 in Bitcoin, the second most chosen asset was gold …