Bitcoin News Roundup for March 2, 2020

Bitcoin (BTC) jumped some 4.5% in the Asian morning hours Monday amid hopes that a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) could get approved in the coming months, sparking bullish hopes.Bitcoin traded just under $28,000, reversing all losses over the past week. The jump seemed to be a continuation of Friday’s reaction to the U.S. Securities and

news Lending protocol Compound Finance just raised $25 million in a round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s a16z crypto fund, marking one of the largest venture capital investments in a decentralized finance (DeFi) startup to date. According to DeFi Pulse, Compound has nearly $103 million worth of crypto locked up in its automated system, which can…

Les "points" publiés mercredi dans le cadre de la décision politique de la Réserve fédérale américaine montrent que les banquiers centraux s'attendent à des réductions de taux de 75 points de base en 2024. Cela représente une augmentation substantielle par rapport aux 25 points de base seulement attendus par les décideurs politiques il y a

news Grayscale Investments, the cryptocurrency asset manager backed by Digital Currency Group, which acquired CoinDesk in 2016 – has released a report showing what it argues is bitcoin’s potential as a hedge against global liquidity crises. Overall, the authors suggest bitcoin ought to be considered a strategic position within long-term investment portfolios considering its transparent,…

BTC's 200-day SMA is close to shedding its bullish bias for the first time since October. Short-term averages have already flipped bearish. The nonfarm payrolls report due later Friday is likely to show the U.S. jobless rate ticked lower in August. The 200-day simple moving average (SMA) of bitcoin's (BTC) price, a widely tracked barometer

The EBA said it was looking for someone with “sound knowledge of cryptoasset products and services,” as well as several years of experience supervising financial institutions to carry out the role, which is to “carry out preparatory steps for the establishment of the supervision function” under MiCA.

Dec 12, 2019 at 17:15 UTCUpdated Dec 12, 2019 at 17:47 UTCMason Borda image via CoinDesk archivesTokenSoft Scores SEC Transfer Agent Registration to Build ‘Automated Investment Bank’Crypto startup TokenSoft has obtained a key regulatory seal of approval as it seeks to build an investment bank for the age of tokenization. A new TokenSoft subsidiary, DTAC LLC,…

news B2C2, an electronic OTC trading firm and crypto liquidity provider, has just got the green light to offer crypto derivatives in the U.K. The London-based firm announced Thursday that its subsidiary B2C2 OTC Ltd. is now authorized and regulated by country’s financial watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to arrange and deal in crypto contracts…

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.Latest Prices(CoinDesk)Top StoriesBitcoin fell below $62,000 during the European morning, having treaded water around $63,000 throughout most of the Asian session. BTC was changing hands at about $61,670