Here’s what happened in crypto today

"We are thrilled to be combining two of our greatest passions — rowing and crypto — with our sponsorship of this historic event," said the Winklevoss twins. 1915 Total views 10 Total shares Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, co-founders of the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange and former olympian rowers, will be sponsoring the 2021 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race.In…

Top U.S. banks JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs could be talking their clients out of crypto, according to a wealth manager. 1049 Total views 26 Total shares JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are advising their clients against Bitcoin (BTC), according to one American wealth manager. Adam Pokornicky, chief operating officer at Digital Asset Investment Management (DAIM),…

A new report from Forrester Research states that some companies are stopping to use the term “blockchain” because they think it is overhyped, business magazine Fortune reported Nov. 6.In the report dubbed “Predictions 2019: Distributed Ledger Technology,” analysts purportedly found that companies have started to withdraw “blockchain” in favor of “distributed ledger technology” (DLT). The…

The Sandbox launched a metaverse accelerator program aimed at developing potential startups. 366 Total views 3 Total shares Virtual world project The Sandbox announced its metaverse accelerator program that will push the development of the open metaverse by investing $50 million in startups. The Animoca Brands subsidiary is partnering with the venture accelerator firm Brinc…

A cautious mood in the Bitcoin futures markets contrasts with Binance’s optimistic launch of quarterly contracts. 1269 Total views 13 Total shares Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has launched a new Bitcoin (BTC) futures product despite institutional investors showing fresh uncertainty about the future.In a blog post on June 11, Binance revealed its quarterly futures contracts had…

The new corporate entity could signal an upcoming SEC filing. 2047 Total views 11 Total shares BlackRock has apparently registered an Ethereum trust in the state of Delaware, which is possibly a first step toward an Ether (ETH) spot exchange-traded fund (ETF). BlackRock registered an analogical Bitcoin (BTC) trust in June, shortly before filing with the

Three backers thought to be reconsidering their involvement in Facebook’s digital currency Libra have received warnings from the United States’ politicians over participating.Senate Letter: Facebook’s problems are your problemsAccording to Bloomberg’s article published on Oct. 9, a letter to Visa, Mastercard and Stripe was sent by two U.S. senators. In it, they are reportedly pressuring…

In a recent response to a Right to Information query, the Reserve Bank of India, the Indian central bank, has stated that there is no prohibition on banks to provide bank accounts to cryptocurrency traders. But some banks have been arbitrarily denying services to crypto users and are still doing so. If there is no…