The latest Bank of America’s Global Fund Manager Survey shows that “long bitcoin” is now the second most crowded trade. Moreover, most fund managers believe bitcoin is in a bubble and agree with the Fed that inflation is transitory. Bank of America’s June Fund Manager Survey Bank of America (BofA) released its June Global Fund …
Monthly archives: June 2021
Central American Bank for Economic Integration to Help El Salvador Implement Bitcoin as Legal Tender
The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), which has 15 member countries, will help El Salvador implement bitcoin as legal tender. The CABEI president has expressed his support. “We’re very optimistic,” he said. Central American Bank for Economic Integration Supports El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law The head of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration …
General Motors CEO: ‘Nothing Precludes GM From Accepting Bitcoin if There’s Consumer Demand’
The CEO of General Motors (GM), America’s largest automaker, says that nothing precludes her company from accepting bitcoin if there is consumer demand for it. “Certainly, we want to make the whole buying and ownership experience as easy as possible,” said the GM chief executive. GM Will Accept Bitcoin if There’s Demand, CEO Indicates Mary …
Pantera CEO: Crypto market ‘panic’ is subsiding, now’s the time to buy
The Pantera boss cited three primary reasons why crypto markets dumped a trillion dollars in market cap. The chief executive of Pantera Capital, Dan Morehead, is confident that the big crypto selloff is slowing because he thinks “we’ve seen the most of this panic”. In the monthly newsletter published on June 14, the venture capitalist …
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CNN selling historic news ‘moments’ as NFTs
CNN will drop NFTs depicting historic moments such as space travel, technological advancements, and presidential elections. CNN has followed Fox and Time Magazine into the NFT market, announcing the launch of collectible historic moments from the news. CNN’s NFT project is dubbed “Vault by CNN: Moments That Changed Us” and includes a series of tokenized …
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Alchemix patches ‘Reverse Rug’ exploit, address $6.5 million shortfall
In an unusual twist for the latest DeFi exploit, the users were the ones to walk away in profit. It’s as miraculous as Aladdin taking off on a magic carpet: in a possible first, some of the users of a decentralized finance protocol were the ones to benefit today from an exploit, turning the concept …
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Diversification into Bitcoin a ‘prudent move,’ says Bloomberg strategist
The statement appeared as Bitcoin investors waited for fresh economic projections from the Federal Reserve and China pledged to release metal reserves amid concerns over commodity rally. Bitcoin (BTC) price has retreated by more than 40% after topping out near $65,000 in mid-April. But that is not enough to derail the flagship cryptocurrency’s long-term bull …
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SEC opens to comments on whether to approve VanEck Bitcoin ETF
The filing came before the commission’s June 17 deadline to approve or disapprove of the Bitcoin ETF following an extension in April. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an order allowing the public to comment on the proposed rule change surrounding the Bitcoin exchange-traded fund from asset manager VanEck. According to a Wednesday …
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Bitcoin price falls after Fed shifts interest rate hikes forward amid inflation fears
Stock markets and Bitcoin price took a slight hit after the Federal Reserve announced plans to increase interest rates twice in 2023, a tad bit earlier than markets expected. Bitcoin dropped closer to a key support level and the Dow and the S&P 500 pulled back after the Federal Reserve moved forward its plan for …
Yield Guild Games doubles down on play-to-earn model with $4M funding round
The Series A funding round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures, an esports-focused venture capital firm. A.Capital Ventures, IDEO, CoLab, Mechanism Capital and ParaFi Capital also participated in the raise, as did several angel investors. Yield Guild Games, also known as YGG, has received the backing of several venture firms and angel investors as it embarks …
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DAOs in court? Curve Finance ponders enforcing license over rival Saddle
Which takes precedence: the open-source ethos of DeFi, or the natural right to protect the fruits of your intellectual labor? Square peg, meet round hole: a decentralized autonomous organization is pondering taking a rival fork to court. Earlier today, a member of the Curve Finance community made a post in Curve’s governance forum titled “Enforce …
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Fed Expects 2 Rate Hikes in 2023, Stock Market Plunges, Powell Anticipates Higher Inflation
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday told the public that it has forwarded the time frame for raising interest rates. “Progress on vaccinations will likely continue to reduce the effects of the public health crisis on the economy, but risks to the economic outlook remain,” the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said in a statement. The …
Bitcoin Beach Town in El Salvador Bustles With Growth After BTC Becomes Legal Tender
Ever since El Salvador passed a bill that was approved by a supermajority in the Salvadoran Congress legalizing bitcoin as legal tender in the nation, the country has remained in the spotlight. Furthermore, there’s an area in El Salvador called “Bitcoin Beach” with a small group of beach villagers that are attempting to leverage bitcoin …
Solving the Climate Change Problem Using Blockchain Technology – Start of the FOSTER Project
The Swiss company TRES Group GmbH is launching an exciting and innovative program aiming at adding a solution to the Climate Change challenge. For several months, the FOSTER project has been under development, which aims to mass plant trees around the world for the benefit of increasing carbon dioxide absorption using blockchain technology. Climate the …
Entertainment Giant Fox Teams up With Bento Box to Manage $100 Million NFT Creator Fund
Fresh off the heels of announcing a non-fungible token (NFT) organization called Blockchain Creative Labs and a blockchain-based animated series, Fox Broadcasting Company has revealed it’s invoked a $100 million fund with Bento Box Entertainment (BBE) that aims to bolster NFT content creators. Fox and Bento Box to Fuel NFT Ecosystem With a $100 Million …