US Bitcoin ETFs’ first anniversary: A surge far above expectations

After the Taliban took full control of Afghanistan in August last year, many international non-governmental organizations and services stopped operating in the country. Among them were payment services like Western Union and Swift.Many Afghans subsequently began to learn about cryptocurrencies and the underlying blockchain technology to — at the very least — receive remittances from…

Swipe Visa holders can now make payments with their crypto using Samsung Pay on their smartphone or smartwatch. 2797 Total views 45 Total shares Cryptocurrency Visa card platform Swipe announced a partnership with Samsung Pay on May 1.The integration allows Samsung Pay users to make payments from their Swipe Visa card balances using Samsung Pay-enabled…

WTI crude oil price today plunged over 92% to hit an intraday low of $1.1 per barrel at press time, a level which none of us would have even imagined to see just a few months back. This year alone, the asset class is down by over 98%.Excess production, a sharp drop in demand due…

Bitcoin (BTC) faces a challenging week as $9,000 support fades and uncertainty increases after the halving — what should you look out for in the coming days?Cointelegraph’s weekly summary takes a look at five factors likely to influence Bitcoin’s price action in the short term. Miner outflows fuel BTC price pressureThe weekend’s trading saw fresh downside…

Millennium Management, holding 27,263 BTC worth $1.69 billion, has allocated about 2.5% of its $67.7 billion in total assets under management to Bitcoin.

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.Mark Dow, a former International Monetary Fund (IMF) economist who had…

The number of lobbies working on blockchain technology issues in Washington D.C. tripled in 2018, politics-oriented news outlet Politico reported on March 18.The number of entities lobbying on digital currencies and blockchain reportedly grew almost thrice in the course of the past year, reaching 33 projects in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to 12…