Bitcoin price hits $61K, but investors still prefer stocks and bonds right now

Earlier in October 2019, Binance announced a fiat on-ramp for crypto trading via Chinese payment services Alipay and WeChat. This move was part of the exchange giant’s peer-to-peer (P2P) trading rollout for Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Tether (USDT) against the Chinese yuan.The public nature of this announcement did bring questions to the fore regarding the…

A “substantial bull market” is needed to avoid VC funds drying up after too much money was allocated to funds “clearly underperforming benchmarks,” a crypto analyst says.

The Swiss-based cryptocurrency project the Tezos Foundation has announced that its mainnet will be launched on Monday, according to a September 14 tweet.Have a great weekend, everyone, because mainnet arrives Monday!— Tezos Foundation (@TezosFoundation) September 14, 2018On Monday, the beta period of the network will officially be over, as the protocol will become a full…

Alongside the ultimate scalability and security for the Ethereum network, the upcoming Ethereum 2.0 upgrade to a proof-of-stake model promises to bring additional, new benefits to its users, too. One of the main attractions, which encourages buying Ether (ETH), is a staking model that allows receiving passive income for the validation of transactions. And here,…

Web monetization platform Coil now supports XRP payments in real-time thanks to a partnership with payment gateway and XRP Ledger wallet provider GateHub.An official press release published on Oct. 1 noted that Coil users can now use GateHub to receive funds in XRP and convert them into EUR, USD, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Real-time micropayments…

Lawyers questioned a judge's decision to revoke bail on Aug. 11, claiming SBF speaking to a journalist about Caroline Ellison was "protected First Amendment activity". Lawyers representing Sam Bankman-Fried, or SBF, have filed an appeal claiming the former FTX CEO’s bail was revoked “in retaliation for him exercising his First Amendment rights” and not witness…

Bitcoin (BTC) miners have been capitulating for almost two months, but an end to the squeeze could already be here.That was the conclusion from Blockchain infrastructure and cryptocurrency mining firm Blockware as it published its latest Intelligence Newsletter on July 29.Report: “Expect” capitulation to be done by SeptemberThe most recent edition of the market research…

A Web3 app launched on June 27 lets users prove their social credibility using blockchain technology, according to an announcement from the app’s development team. Called “Quivr,” it lets users connect apps they regularly use, such as Spotify, Steam, Apple Music and others. Based on their behavior in these apps, Quivr generates blockchain badges that…

The Fed is expected to deliver its first interest rate cut since the pandemic, which could introduce more volatility before the next Bitcoin leg up.