05/10/2021
BNY Mellon’s top picks for the ‘blockchain revolution’
Erik Swords emphasises that blockchain opportunities go far beyond Bitcoin.
Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI
05/10/2021
AQUMON launches SmartGlobalX, Asia’s first Smart Bitcoin Investment Solution
AQUMON introduces SmartGlobalX, Asia’s first Smart Bitcoin ETF Investment Portfolio.
05/10/2021
Crypto Long & Short: Why Bitcoin’s Taproot Upgrade Matters
The most important impact for the investing market overall: It's a reminder that Bitcoin is a technology.
05/10/2021
UBS Explores Offering Crypto Investments to Rich Clients
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is pushing deeper into the $1 trillion Bitcoin market and opened up trading with non-deliverable forwards, a derivative tied to Bitcoin’s price that pays out in cash.
05/09/2021
Art Has a Money Laundering Problem. NFTs Could Make It Worse
Non-fungible tokens have shaken up the art world, but some experts suggest they could exacerbate its money laundering problem.
05/09/2021
Finding John Doe, Part II: IRS Secures Another Victory to "Root Out" Virtual Currency Tax Noncompliance
The court’s order approving the summons significantly reinforces the strength of the IRS’ crypto pursuit.
05/07/2021
Goldman Offers New Bitcoin Derivatives to Wall Street Investors
The new offering is “paving the way for us to evolve our nascent cash-settled crypto-currency capabilities.
05/07/2021
IRS Releases Guidance on Cryptocurrency Hard Forks
Failure to report the income could subject you to penalties and interest.
05/06/2021
FIS partners NYDIG to help banks let customers buy bitcoin
In March, Morgan Stanley and Soros Investment Fund joined a $200 million growth capital round for the firm.
05/05/2021
Pro-Bitcoin images projected onto BofE building
This has been followed up with "Printing money is stealing from the poor ₿" and "Fiat is the bubble Bitcoin is the pin ₿".
05/05/2021
Bitcoin an Energy Hog and Climate Killer?
The American architect and inventor R. Buckminster Fuller also took up the argument when he defined wealth as energy.
05/04/2021
Nxchange acquires blockchain-based private market, Bondex
Strategic acquisition that strengthens Nxchange's position as the go-to destination for tokenizing assets
05/04/2021
Qredo raises $11m
Qredo uses a novel blockchain protocol that enables users to access cryptocurrencies on Layer 1 blockchains
05/04/2021
CME Group launches Micro Bitcoin futures
Cryptocurrency has never been more popular than it is today
05/04/2021
Bitcoin joins Black Market Pesos and 'Hundi' on taxman's hitlist: HMRC names crypto-currencies among alternative assets that MUST be declared in wealth statements
All assets, including Bitcoin, have always had to be declared to HMRC if required
05/03/2021
Fintoo Wealth and Tax advisory platform launches new AI-Advisor
The idea behind the new "AI-Advisor" is to assist users to create their financial plan without any human intervention while providing complete data security and privacy.
05/03/2021
US Banks Use Artificial Intelligence to Watch Workers, Public
"We're already leveraging facial recognition on mobile," he said. "Why not leverage it in the real world?"
04/30/2021
Deutsche Börse and Commerzbank to build digital asset marketplace
Under the plans, tokenised real assets will be mapped onto a blockchain to facilitate access for investors and allow the fractional trading in the underlying asset.
04/30/2021
Bitcoin Declines, on Track for Worst Month Since January
The largest cryptocurrency is down about 10% for the month to date, with the momentum shifting to altcoins.
04/30/2021
Bitcoin’s Price May Be Lower But Other Data Looks Bullish
Typically the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission cites limited trading activity and the potential risk of market manipulation as reason for shooting down these proposals.