Franklin Templeton considers new altcoin-focused crypto fund

The top eight financial institutions with an interest in Bitcoin and crypto have a whopping $27 trillion in combined assets under management. 477 Total views 3 Total shares There is at least $27 trillion of assets managed by major U.S. financial institutions that are also “actively” seeking to provide clients with exposure to Bitcoin (BTC)…

Bitcoin (BTC) suffered as investors moved a record amount of cash in Federal Reserve's overnight facility after the central bank started paying interest on the money.The U.S. central bank received $756 billion via its reverse repurchase program from nearly 70 market participants on Thursday. The stash is about $172B higher than the one deposited last week…

Singapore-based blockchain firm BCB Blockchain has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with a branch of the Philippines’ Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to support the development of local smart cities.Per a Nov. 23 press release, BCB Blockchain contributed $300,000 to support incubators and startup accelerators in the Philippines by signing an MoA with…

A U.S. citizen has pled guilty before a federal court to operating an “unlicensed money transmitting business” via LocalBitcoins.com, according to a Department of Justice (DoJ) press release published Oct. 29.The man, Jacob Burrell Campos, has reportedly admitted to “selling hundreds of thousands of dollars” in Bitcoin (BTC) “to over 1,000 customers” in the U.S.…

Japan is feeling the pressure of China’s strident moves forward with a digital yuan. According to a Feb. 7 Reuters report, top lawmakers in the country are calling on their government to push for digital currencies to be placed on the G7’s agenda this year.Akira Amari — former economy minister and a prominent member of the…

Best-selling author Robert Kiyosaki says he still invests in gold, silver, and Bitcoin because he doesn’t trust the US government. 1561 Total views 26 Total shares Robert Kiyosaki, author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad,” says that investments in real estate and gold may not be the future of finance as cryptocurrency comes into focus.In a…

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has announced the latest updates and optimizations to its mobile app.New version features support for derivatives trading On Oct. 11, cryptocurrency trading platform Bitfinex presented the newest version of the Bitfinex mobile app, which includes derivatives trading support as well as in-app access to Bitfinex Reports 2.0.Version 3.19.3 of the Bitfinex mobile application…

Bitcoin price struggles to trade above $60,000, and the bullish setup displayed by altcoins is also beginning to crumble. Is the bull market coming to an end?

Coinbase is offering crypto customers 2% interest for their Dai holdings. 2773 Total views 16 Total shares U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase is now offering a way for users in six countries holding Dai to earn up to 2% back from rewards.According to a July 29 post on the Coinbase blog, Dai (DAI) holders in the…