An Uncanny Correlation: Overstock’s Stock and the Bitcoin Price

Jan 10, 2021 at 11:17 p.m. UTCDaily price action for shares of Bit DigitalBitcoin Miner Bit Digital Passes $1B Market CapBitcoin mining firm Bit Digital (BTBT) now has a market value above $1 billion, up from $6.2 million a year ago.Shares of the New York-based company have soared nearly 7,500% in the past year, currently…

In spring 2018, as initial coin offerings (ICOs) fueled a massive boom in crypto, the RSA Conference brought together nearly 50,000 professionals in Las Vegas to discuss the latest updates in internet security and cryptography.Each year, the event ends with a fireside chat featuring some of the industry’s earliest pioneers. In 2018, these luminaries –…

Bitcoin's move above $50,000 on Monday brought windfall gains to holders of the Yes side of Polymarket's now-expired "Will BTC hit $50,000 in February?" contract.Pseudonymous trader u/MeLLoN98 made 550% and is now betting on the bitcoin price reaching a record high by the end of the first quarter.Gone are the days when making big money

Jan 14, 2020 at 10:00 UTCDigital signature image via ShutterstockDigital signature platform Off-Blocks is bringing its government-tested document verification tools to the public.The company launched its digital identity mobile app beta Monday, according to CEO Colin Campbell, offering to the public some of the Factom blockchain-powered anti-forgery mechanisms the companies have been building for the…

news Bitcoin futures platform Bakkt is scheduled to begin testing its new contracts Monday. Nearly a year since revealing its ambitious vision, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is still waiting on regulatory approvals to take the platform live. Still, despite having to delay its new market multiple times, the parent of the New York Stock Exchange is moving…

Lime image via ShutterstockLooking for a Halving Payday? Quick Wins in Investing Are RareOsho Jha is an investor, data scientist and tech company executive who enjoys finding and analyzing unique data sets for investing in both public and private markets. Many bullish investment theses for bitcoin are grounded in expectations that the upcoming halving of block…

news China’s internet censorship agency has approved a set of regulations for blockchain service providers in the country that will take effect in mid-February. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published its new “Regulation for Managing Blockchain Information Services” on Thursday, defining blockchain information service providers as “entities or nodes” that offer information services to the public…

news Canaan Creative, the Avalon bitcoin miner maker and one of the world’s largest mining equipment manufacturers, has just formally filed another attempt to go public – this time in the U.S. Canaan’s initial public offering prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Oct. 28 indicates it intends to list on…

Jun 24, 2020 at 10:00 UTCUpdated Jun 24, 2020 at 10:04 UTCFrankfurt, Germany (Sean Pavone/Shutterstock)Institutional digital asset technology firm Metaco is partnering with the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center (FSBC) to find ways of bolstering its services using the think tank’s research. The Switzerland-based company announced Wednesday that it would be tapping research conducted by the…