Van Eck reissues $180K Bitcoin price target for current market cycle

The increased penetration of cryptocurrency in the digital payment arena appears to be affecting the landscape of cross-border remittances. Financial institutions and other mainstream establishments are now jostling with blockchain startups for control over an industry that could possibly experience massive growth over the next few years.With more participants comes greater competition and an emphasis on creating the…

According to a report by Coinshares, as of March 20, the weekly inflows into institutional crypto products has declined by about 59% when compared to the previous week. This suggests that institutional investors are taking a cautious approach after the recent bull run. However, that does not mean the institutional investors are dumping their holdings just…

Usually, bear markets bring about a feeling of uncertainty in any investor. Even more so for a newcomer, for whom it can feel like the end of the world. It may even be common knowledge that during bull cycles, investors are sure of making gains. Whereas in bear markets such as this, an unimaginable amount…

The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Jay Clayton reiterated the regulator’s strict stance on Initial Coin Offering (ICO) compliance in fresh comments to CNBC Nov. 26.Speaking in an interview with CNBC, during which presenters mentioned the recent enforcement deals with ICOs Paragon and Airfox, Clayton underlined the need to conduct public…

BlackRock, the world’s biggest hedge fund, currently has $10.6 trillion in assets under management and the largest Bitcoin investment fund.

How effective is Bitcoin as a hedge against inflation? Let us first understand what inflation is and how useful the other stuff is to deflate it. With inflation in fiat-based economies a given, experts and even regular people have been looking for an investment or a tool that works as a hedge. Gold, stocks and…

Understanding Reed’s Law The concept of network effects is extended by Reed’s Law, which was developed by Harvard professor David P. Reed in 1999 and emphasizes the importance of communities and subgroups within a network. Reed’s Law states that the value of a network increases exponentially with the number of potential subgroups that users can establish

Daiwa Securities Group, Japan’s second largest securities brokerage, has announced the completion of a blockchain proof-of-concept (PoC) in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Feb. 19. The PoC implemented blockchain in the trade matching of post-trade processing.The blockchain pilot project, dubbed “JPX Proof-of-Concept Testing for Utilization of Blockchain / DLT in Capital Market Infrastructure,”…