Bitcoin (BTC) bulls are betting on a solid month for BTC price action as November traditionally sees strong U.S. stock gains. Data shows that November has been the best performing month for the S&P 500 since 1985. November 2021 has stiff competition With “Uptober” already the biggest in terms of gains for Bitcoin in 2021, the odds are on for…
Bitcoin (BTC) investment firm, New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG), has announced the acquisition of United Kingdom-based micropayment service Bottlepay for an estimated fee between $280 million and $300 million. NYDIG had previously participated in the company’s $15.4 million seed funding round in February 2021, a raise which was led by British billionaire investor Alan Howard and saw the company…
Softbank and Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. have taken part in a $700 million investment round in Grayscale owner Digital Currency Group, valuing the company at $10 billion, per the Wall Street Journal. SoftBank Group International CEO Marcelo Claure reportedly described DCG shares as basically the single-best asset that gives us the diversity of exposure to crypto, A-Z. DCG is…
As defi continues to expand, it risks embracing the very ideology it initially sought to reject as the primary beneficiaries of this new financing paradigm are those who already own digital assets. Replacing Intermediaries Doesn’t Directly Improve Finance When it comes to financial products and solutions, almost everything comes with a catch, be it exceptional returns on investments or low…
Its getting even harder to mine Bitcoin as the networks difficulty has once again increased on Sunday, this time by as much as 7.85% since the last adjustment. According to data from BTC.com, this is the eighth consecutive increase since July, and the second biggest since late August, with the difficulty surpassing 21.66 trillion. Bitcoin mining is a process of…
Huobi Group, the company operating one of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is launching its own nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace, following in the steps of other major crypto exchanges. Huobi has rolled out a trial for Huobi NFT, an NFT marketplace allowing users to buy and trade NFT artwork and collectibles in numerous sectors, such as games, art, animation and…
Following a mind-blowing price surge, the Squid Game (SQUID) token plummeted over 99% shortly after Twitter flagged its official accounts on the social media platform as suspicious. According to data on CoinMarketCap (CMC), the SQUID token experienced its first downward move on Monday, erasing its entire gains from as much as $2,861 and dropping below $1 in a matter of…
In brief Spending $5 at Burger King guarantees you a Dogecoin until November 21 There are also 20 Bitcoin and 200 Ethereum up for grabs Want a side of Doge with your burger? In what may be the biggest crypto sweepstakes of its kind, fast food giant Burger King will give away a Dogecoinor a Bitcoin or Ethereum to a…
South African finance minister Enoch Godongwana has put forward proposals that bar pension funds from investing in cryptocurrencies, and has also set November 12 as the public comment deadline. Cryptocurrencies a Grey Area According to a report by Business Insider SA, Godongwana’s timeframe for the public to comment on the draft proposals suggests he wants the changes to come into…
Venezuelan authorities seized over a hundred mining machines in a residential area of a central state. According to reports, the mining farm was operating illegally without permits that the national cryptocurrency watchdog, Sunacrip, requires for these operations. The seizure was led by the national police, officers from the national power company, and personnel from Sunacrip. Venezuelan Mining Farm Seized…
