Grayscale’s GBTC ‘spin-off’ Bitcoin Mini Trust goes live on NYSE Arca

A number of firms claiming to offer artificial intelligence-assisted crypto trading services have been hit with allegations of being “fraudulent investment schemes” by a California financial regulator, with two accused of using actors and AI to impersonate CEOs.On April 19, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation issued desist and refrain orders against five entities…

Key takeaways In 2025, you can have your digital wallet ready to pay with Bitcoin directly at 15,000 merchants and restaurants worldwide. Whether you’re using your own Bitcoin wallet to pay directly at accepting merchants or pay with cards, you’ll find plenty of options to buy food with Bitcoin. Bitcoin has evolved since Laszlo Hanyecz’s

The Big Four player PwC Luxembourg dropped a compelling report on crypto-asset intentions, ownership and challenges. 35 Total views 2 Total shares In a bullish report released by professional services firm PwC Luxembourg, 61% of 123 Luxembourg-based financial players are “embarking or planning to embark on a crypto journey.”The report comes hot on the heels…

The retail industry is one of the most important sectors of the United States economy. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has left the trillion-dollar retail sector vulnerable to in-store theft. Findings from the National Retail Federation’s 2022 Retail Security Survey show that retail losses from stolen goods increased to $94.5 billion in 2021, up from $90.8 billion…

Bitcoin dominates but Ethereum is growing in popularity for institutional investment products. 2041 Total views 18 Total shares According to digital asset investment manager, CoinShares, institutional-grade crypto asset investment products inflows have already reached record levels so far in 2021.According to Coinshares’ March 15 Fund Flows Weekly report first quarter inflows into cryptocurrency funds are…

In two recent studies, I investigated the technical trading rules in the cryptocurrency market and profitability of technical trading rules among cryptocurrencies with a privacy function.In our first study, we collected daily price data on eleven cryptocurrencies for the period Jan. 1, 2016 to Dec. 31, 2018. Our sample consisted of cryptocurrencies exhibiting the highest market…

Regulation for initial exchange offerings and digital asset custodians comes into force today. 1116 Total views 23 Total shares The Securities Commission Malaysia has issued revised guidelines governing digital assets, effective as of Oct. 28. These are intended to regulate initial exchange offerings, or IEOs, and digital asset custodians.According to the SCM, the rules aim to…