Kaiko Research: Monthly Market Report April 2021

news The Mauritius Financial Services Commission (FSC) has clarified the rules applying to projects launching security token offerings (STOs). In guidance published Monday, the FSC said that security tokens are classed as securities as defined in the country’s Securities Act 2005, but in digital form. Issuers raising funds through STOs are therefore required to get prior approval…

The market has matured since 2018, when bitcoin ETF applications last hit a peak. It's unclear whether that's enough to see one approved.The SEC will likely consider fresh bitcoin ETF applications this year, but it's unclear whether the market's evolved enough to see one be approved.(Shutterstock)Feb 16, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTCState of Crypto: Will…

Good morning. Here’s what’s happening:Prices: Inflation data barely stirred crypto markets, but a partial Ripple victory on Thursday sent bitcoin and other major digital assets sailing higher.Insights: While the number of large bitcoin holders increases, bitcoin sent to exchanges continues to fall.Crypto Prices Sail Way UpwardA partial victory for Ripple in its fight with the…

Galaxy Digital signed a non-binding deal with a U.S.-based hyperscaler firm to turn all its 800 megawatts of mining capacity into hosting high-performance computers. The move comes as the Bitcoin halving contributed to a profit squeeze for the firm and the mining industry as a whole. Galaxy has 200 megawatts of mining operating out of

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Former FTX lobbyist Eliora Katz testified Wednesday in Sam Bankman-Fried's criminal trial, illuminating a contrast between the crypto mogul's public comments about the exchange's safeguards and the secret reality that led to its demise a year ago.Bankman-Fried’s testimony before the House Financial Services Committee came up early in the Department of Justice questioning of the

May 29, 2020 at 12:17 UTCU.S. President Donal Trump (credit: Shutterstock/Evan El-Amin)Bitcoin Rally Falters as Stocks Drop Ahead of Trump’s China SpeechBitcoin’s bulls are taking a breather amid jitters in the traditional markets over rising tensions between the U.S. and China.  The world’s biggest cryptocurrency is trading near $9,400 at press time, having posted an…

Bitcoin (BTC) bounced over $43,000 Wednesday for the first time since Monday's flash crash, pulling the crypto market and shares of digital asset-focused companies higher with it as the Federal Reserve (Fed) signaled interest rate cuts for next year.While the U.S. central bank officials left the Fed funds rate at 5.25%-5.5% on Wednesday concluding the