Travis Kling, founder of Ikigai hedge fund, said that in the current macroeconomic climate, Bitcoin (BTC) has become a unique hedging tool. Speaking to CNN on September 15, he said that Bitcoin has become an “exceptional insurance policy” that protects against financial and fiscal irresponsibility of central banks and governments. “The most significant investment opportunity” A several billion-dollar veteran of a hedge fund told how his interest in cryptocurrencies has developed over the course of a decade of Bitcoin history. With more and more knowledge of digital currencies , Kling recognized Bitcoin as “the most significant investment opportunity.” If earlier…
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On September 13, users of the Kraken bitcoin exchange got the opportunity to buy bitcoin for $ 8,000, and sell for $ 12,000. The platform tested a new type of orders, which contained a bug. 1/3 Yesterday a test of an unreleased advanced order type encountered a bug which resulted in the order's prices being matched against the wrong side of the book. Some clients […]
Traditional banks are starting to adopt the idea of doing business through blockchain platforms using cryptocurrencies. From Bitcoin to Ethereum and state-supported digital currencies, blockchain- based transactions demonstrate benefits in terms of speed and transparency. The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon), which manages $ 1.7 trillion in assets, will act as the administrator and agent for the Bitcoin ETF Bitwise Asset Management. This feature will appear according to an updated S-1 form submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on September 11th. However, BNY Mellon, as well as accounting and law firms operating on behalf of…
Today, representatives of BitPay reported that soon users will be able to use Ethereum cryptocurrency safely and conveniently. Enterprises that use BitPay to process payments will gain access to Ethereum without the need for additional settings. Users of BitPay wallets will be able to store and use Ethereum using their applications, while BitPay Prepaid Visa Card holders will be able to replenish their cards. Vitalik Buterin, creator of the Ethereum project, noted that BitPay will allow Ethereum to get closer to global payment systems, which is wonderful. For the blockchain ecosystem, this partnership will open up a world of new…
BitPay cryptocurrency processing will add support for Ethereum in the coming weeks. Merchants will be able to accept a coin as payment, and users can store it in their wallet. Soon BitPay merchants will be able to accept Ether payments from #Ethereum users around the world: https://t.co/2nXIDhIN6y #ETH pic.twitter.com/IyqHnxpo1F – BitPay (@BitPay) September 16, 2019 The company will also introduce support Ethereum on prepaid debit cards […]
Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder Tom Lee on CNBC again said that Bitcoin is preparing to “shoot” to a record high. The driver of the strengthening of the BTC will be an increase in the S&P 500 stock index. The businessman emphasized : “Recently, bitcoin has somehow stalled because macro forecasts have weakened. I think that Bitcoin will not be able to rise without a new trend. The next catalyst will be a breakthrough in the stock markets. ” Bitcoin has fallen 12% from its June peak, and @Fundstrat 's Tom Lee says one unexpected thing could propel its next move…
Moscow law enforcement authorities detained two suspects of fraud with cryptocurrencies worth 45 million rubles. This was reported by the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Irina Volk. According to the agency, in January last year, three attackers rented an office in Moscow, equipping it for a bank building. One of the suspects has agreed with a local resident on the exchange of 45 million rubles […]
Today, September 16, representatives of the Libra cryptocurrency project will meet in Basel with officials from 26 central banks, including the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, to answer their questions, writes the Financial Times . This is the first meeting of project representatives with lawmakers on such a scale, the latter noted in a conversation with the publication. The meeting will be chaired by the current board member of the European Central Bank, Benoit Kere. “The bar for regulatory approval will be set very high,” he warned after a meeting of EU finance ministers in Helsinki this week,…
Representatives of the OKEx Korea trading platform confirmed the information on the delisting of cryptocurrencies, which are focused on maintaining the privacy of users during operations. It is known that Monero, Dash, Zcash, Horizen, Super Bitcoin have disappeared from the crypto exchange. The crypto exchange was forced to take such measures against the backdrop of stricter requirements for regulating the crypto industry from the FATF, an agency whose activities are aimed at combating money laundering and terrorist financing. According to the new FATF requirements, which became known in June of this year, exchanges and custodial services should be able to…
The team of developers responsible for the operation of the AirSwap protocol, through which the decentralized exchange of tokens of the ERC-20 standard is organized, reported the detection of a critical bug in the smart contract that was integrated with the Ethereum core network. The developers reported on their findings, as well as on a possible solution to the problem, in a Medium post. A critical bug detected in a smart contract would allow an attacker to swap without the need to obtain a signature from the counterparty. It is known that the bug remained in the AirSwap system for…