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A captain from Brussels took his passion for sailing and Bitcoin and set sail on his Sato Boat painting with a giant orange “B” to promote the cryptocurrency across the seas. 160 Total views 1 Total shares There are some passions that are larger than life, some so expansive that they cover the seven seas.…

Bitcoin (BTC) could undergo one last bear market capitulation if "whales" — addresses that hold more than $1 million worth of Bitcoin — ramp up their selling pressure, according to on-chain analyst Willy Woo.Room for another Bitcoin drop?Woo assessed the average price at which short-term investors entered the Bitcoin market across history and charted the daily change…

The new crypto derivatives product allows investors to speculate on future hashrates and hashprices.

Following testimony before the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee earlier today, lawmakers are still concerned about the possible launch of the Libra stablecoin.On Oct. 23, legislators heard statements from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and posed questions covering a variety of topics from Libra to Facebook's data policies and reaction to possible foreign influences on…

Disclaimer: this story is breaking and may be subject to updates.Coinbase Custody has reportedly acquired Xapo’s institutional business to become the world’s largest crypto custodian by assets under custody.Major crypto exchange Coinbase announced the news in a post on the company’s blog Aug. 15. The news follows rapid growth on the part of Coinbase’s year-old custodial…

The race for central-bank digital currencies has been on for some time now, and since the development of the digital yuan may have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, other countries could beat China to the punch.Almost exactly one year ago, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and Bitt Inc. — a financial-technology company based…

Major Swiss private banking and wealth management group Julius Baer has launched a digital assets trading and custodial service via a partnership with regulated crypto-specialist Seba.Julius Baer announced its new digital assets offering on Jan. 21, the result of its 2018 minority equity stake acquisition and later partnership with crypto startup Seba Bank AG in…

Bitcoin (BTC) price finally reached a $1 trillion market capitalization on Feb.19, which is an important milestone because as BTC gains size, the digital asset will continue to attract new institutional investors who will consider allocating a portion to their portfolios.Glassnode data suggests that high-net-worth individuals are continuing to pump money into Bitcoin. The number of…

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to circle its highest levels in 18 months and bullish BTC price predictions are flowing in — how high can the bull market go and how fast?From a crash to $20,000 to six figures within months, there is plenty of variety when it comes to what Bitcoin might do next, with November