Bitcoin price to start recovery after final ‘washout’ of crypto winter, says Fundstrat June 30, 2022 Bitcoin could face one more crash before its price recovers. A final ‘washout’ could send the price of the biggest cryptocurrency plummeting to $13,000 before it starts to go up, analysis by financial research firm Fundstrat found. Bitcoin is currently trading around $20,000. “Most short-term technicals point to an above-average chance of a final ‘washout’-style [...]
Jacobi Asset Management to launch Europe’s first Bitcoin ETF on Euronext Amsterdam June 30, 2022 Jacobi Asset Management will launch the Jacobi Bitcoin ETF - listed on Euronext Amsterdam - from next month.
Crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital falls into liquidation June 29, 2022 Cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital has succumbed to liquidation, becoming one of the early victims of the current downturn in the crypto markets.
Binance CEO calls for greater regulation as crypto firms face liquidity issues June 28, 2022 The CEO of Binance urged for greater industry regulation as crypto firms face liquidity issues amidst the crypto rout. “There should be clearer regulatory guidelines on reserves for different types of businesses in the crypto space,” Changpeng Zhao said in an interview with Yahoo Finance on Monday. He also called for disclosure and transparency requirements, [...]
Bugs in the system push Cardano’s Vasil hard fork back to late July June 28, 2022 Cardano's much anticipated Vasil hard fork - due to be implemented tomorrow - has been postponed while engineers work to fix several bugs.
‘Worrying rise’ in crypto scams claiming to be celebrity endorsed, Santander says June 28, 2022 Cryptocurrency scams falsely claiming to be endorsed by celebrities are surging, Santander warned. “We’re seeing a worrying rise in ‘celebrity-endorsed’ cryptocurrency scams, where familiar faces are being misused on social media in order to con people out of often life-changing sums of money,” said Chris Ainsley, the bank’s head of fraud risk management in the UK. He warned [...]
SEC Chair calls Bitcoin a commodity and likens other crypto assets to securities June 28, 2022 Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler called Bitcoin a commodity while likening other crypto assets to securities. “Many of these financial assets, crypto financial assets, have the key attributes of a security,” he said to CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday. “Some, like Bitcoin… my predecessors and others have said, they’re a commodity.” He said [...]
BEQUANT launches DeFi platform for institutional clients June 28, 2022 Digital asset brokerage and exchange BEQUANT has given the green light to industry-first DeFi access for institutional clients.
Working up a sweat to earn cryptocurrency June 28, 2022 Crypto AM meets Oleg Fomenko, co-founder of Sweatcoin, who says the app has now been fully 'battle tested'.
FCA laments the high number of financial crime ‘red flags’ missed by crypto firms June 27, 2022 The Financial Conduct Authority said many crypto firms that have applied to register under money laundering regulations miss financial crime “red flags” and have inadequate controls. A spokesperson for the FCA said to City A.M.: “We have seen too many financial crime red flags missed by the cryptoasset businesses seeking registration.” Some firms do not [...]