The fund manager had temporarily stopped taking on new investors in late December but has now resumed for almost all crypto trusts. Digital asset investment manager Grayscale has resumed accepting new investments into almost all of its cryptocurrency trusts. The investment manager had paused new inflows into six of its trusts in late December 2020,…
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Bakkt’s CEO did not mention whether the company decided to stay away from XRP due to Ripple’s ongoing legal issues. Bakkt, one of the biggest cryptocurrency companies in the United States, will not support XRP as part of its further product development, according to the CEO. On Jan. 11, Bakkt CEO Gavin Michael sat down…
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Traders are freaking out about today’s 27% Bitcoin price drop but historical data show sharp corrections are natural even during bull markets. After Bitcoin (BTC) price flirted with a $42,000 all-time high on Jan. 8, it stabilized in a tightening range between $39,000 to $41,500 for two days and the pennant structure on the shorter-term…
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Ethereum price may have dropped by 34% in 24 hours, but multiple data points show traders are still bullish on Ether. The past week has been an emotional rollercoaster for Ether (ETH) traders, as there were seven four-hour candles of a 10% or larger price movement. Furthermore, the most recent 30% drop to $920 triggered…
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South Korea’s Shinhan Bank has invested in a crypto custody service backed by local crypto exchange Korbit. Shinhan Bank, the oldest banking institution in South Korea, continues its efforts to introduce digital-asset custody services with a new investment. According to a Thursday report by news agency Yonhap, Shinhan Bank has invested in Korea Digital Asset Trust,…
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The DeFi sector is booming again and the need for fast, scalable, Ethereum alternatives has sent Solana (SOL) trading volume to record-highs. 2021 got off to a quick start and the current crypto bull market has seen assets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH) shoot to new all-time highs on an almost daily basis. While…
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Altcoins are surging higher as Bitcoin price consolidates and the prospect of a $3 trillion economic stimulus package sparks confidence in crypto investors. The bullish momentum seen throughout the week has spilled over into the weekend as the majority of the top-100 tokens listed on CoinMarketCap are posting double-digit gains. Bitcoin (BTC) entering a brief…
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Bitcoin bulls fight to hold the $40,000 level as support while many altcoins sell-off due to profit taking. Altcoin’s recent gains have come under pressure as Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped to retest lower support levels after reaching a new all-time high at $41,940. Following Bitcoin’s Jan. 7 push above $40,000, the top cryptocurrency faced selling…
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MATIC price has rallied by 92% since multiple decentralized applications opted to use the network’s layer-two solution and traders have looked to DeFi tokens for big returns. The exponential growth of the decentralized finance sector increased activity on the Ethereum blockchain, and this has resulted in slow transaction times and incredibly high fees. In the…
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In fact, CEO Michael Sonnenshein says they’re fueling Grayscale’s massive growth. Grayscale’s newly-appointed CEO Michael Sonnenshein told Bloomberg Thursday that pension funds and endowments are investing actively into the Grayscale family of funds. He explained: “We’ve started to see participation not just from the hedge fund segment, which we’ve long seen participation from, but now…
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