Michael Burry, the investor made famous by The Big Short movie, has taken out a major short position against Cathie Woods’ ARK Innovation ETF According to second-quarter 13f filings, Burry’s hedge fund Scion Asset Management has purchased $31 million worth of bearish put options against 235,000 shares of the ETF. Put options are a way …
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Fitch Ratings has warned that El Salvador’s move to regulate Bitcoin (BTC) as legal tender could negatively affect credit ratings of the country’s insurance sector. The global credit scoring agency has joined the pack of El Salvador’s Bitcoin adoption critics, stating concerns about the country’s poor articulation of the crypto’s implementation in mainstream markets. Mainstreaming …
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The founder of Digiconomist, Alex de Vries, predicts that, in the long run, the cost of mining a Bitcoin will rise to the price of a Bitcoin. de Vries was referring to economic theory, which states competition will drive profits down over time. de Vries, whose website studies the consequences of digital trends from an …
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The Shenzhen office of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has reportedly set out to correct the business activities of about a dozen companies allegedly engaged in cryptocurrency transactions. According to Chinese media, the entities have been targeted in a crackdown on crypto trading in the city. People’s Bank of China Cracks Down on Coin …
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Lloyds Banking Group, the British parent company of Lloyds Bank, is currently hiring a “digital currency [and] innovation senior manager,” according to a recent job listing posted to BYP Network. Lloyds is one of the largest financial services firms in the world with close to $500 billion assets under management (AUM). The new digital currency …
Charles Schwab’s chief investment strategist says she puts faith in the entire U.S. financial system, the banking system, the power of the central bank, and the Federal Reserve more than bitcoin. Charles Schwab’s Strategist Skeptical of Cryptocurrency Charles Schwab Chief Investment Strategist Liz Ann Sonders shared her thoughts on cryptocurrency and the U.S. financial and …
U.S.-based crypto trading platform Bitfront is going to discontinue services in South Korea before stricter rules for the industry are enforced in September, Korean media reported. The exchange, a subsidiary of Japanese tech giant Line, is currently available to Korean traders. Line’s Bitfront Exchange to Discontinue Services for Korean Cryptocurrency Traders With tighter regulations on …
Mike Novogratz’s crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital Holdings has posted a second-quarter loss of $175.8 million. The figure provides a stark contrast to the firm’s first-quarter report that booked $860 million in comprehensive net profit earlier this year. Galaxy Digital posted its financial results as of June 30 on Monday, with the firm attributing the …
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Guy, the pseudonymous host of Coin Bureau is listing five big reasons to be bullish on ETH, positing whether Ethereum could eventually become as big as tech giant Microsoft. In a new video, the widely followed analyst names Ethereum’s recent EIP-1559 upgrade, which puts pressure on the supply of ETH by burning a portion of …
Four low-cap altcoins have skyrocketed more than 160% in the past week amid the overall momentum happening across the crypto markets. IoTex, a platform that aims to link the Internet of Things (IoT) devices and decentralized applications, is one of the hottest cryptocurrencies this week. ADVERTISEMENT IoTex’s native token, IOTX, was listed on Coinbase …
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A bull trend is formed when demand exceeds supply and a bear trend occurs when sellers overpower the buyers. When the bulls and bears hold their ground without budging, it results in the formation of a trading range. Sometimes, this leads to the formation of a rectangle pattern, which can also be described as a …
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Ripple’s legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is approaching the discovery phase deadline on August 31, as the blockchain-based payments company filed its opposition to the regulator’s request for additional Slack communications. Meanwhile, Ripple also filed a motion to seal exhibits attached to the SEC’s request for Slack communications and to …
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A member of Chile’s Democratic Revolution opposition party, named Giorgio Jackson, revealed he owns an undisclosed sum of Ethereum. At the same time, he said he remains skeptical of crypto as a whole. The comments came during a conference organized by local exchange Buda, called “Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies: opportunities and challenges.” Jackson went to say …
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The Brazilian Federal Police launched Operation Compliance, a probe against cryptocurrency-related money laundering crimes last week. The probe resulted in the execution of several seizure warrants across the country, involving 150 federal policemen active in five different cities. Operation Compliance came about by way of an investigation that identified cryptocurrency-related money laundering crimes on the …
On August 17, 24 Hours of Le Mans, the endurance sports car race held annually in Le Mans, France, and the European art collective the Automobilist revealed the launch of the first-ever 24H Le Mans’ non-fungible token (NFT) collection. 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Automobilist to Launch ‘Legends of Le Mans’ NFT collection …
