Day: March 20, 2019

VanEck’s Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Receives Scathing Comments, What’s The Deal?

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Bitcoin Has No “Intrinsic Value”: American Investors Weigh In Since a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) was proposed in the U.S. markets, pundits have lauded it as the single thing that could bring the cryptocurrency market from “immature” to “mature.” Others have also touted such a vehicle as the rocketship that would bring BTC to the moon, so to speak. Yet, members of the non-crypto public aren’t too sold on the entire idea. Per a list of comments posted on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) webpage, specifically in regards…

VanEck’s Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Receives Scathing Comments, What’s The Deal?

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Bitcoin Has No “Intrinsic Value”: American Investors Weigh In Since a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) was proposed in the U.S. markets, pundits have lauded it as the single thing that could bring the cryptocurrency market from “immature” to “mature.” Others have also touted such a vehicle as the rocketship that would bring BTC to the moon, so to speak. Yet, members of the non-crypto public aren’t too sold on the entire idea. Per a list of comments posted on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) webpage, specifically in regards…

Silvergate Bank Onboarded 59 New Crypto Customers in Q4 2018

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Crypto-supportive Silvergate Bank has signed on a slew of new cryptocurrency customers in the fourth quarter on 2018, according to a recent filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The filing reveals that as of Dec. 31, 2018, Silvergate had 542 digital currency-related clients including cryptocurrency exchanges and miners, custodians and global investors, among others. This marks an increase of 59 crypto-related customers since a previous filing in September 2018. By Dec. 31, 232 cryptocurrency customers were purportedly in various stages of the bank’s customer onboarding process,…

Australia’s Two Main Blockchain Industry Lobbying Groups to Merge

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Australia’s Two Main Blockchain Industry Lobbying Groups to Merge March 19, 2019 by Jon Southurst Australia’s two largest digital economy industry groups, the Australian Digital Commerce Association (ADCA) and Blockchain Australia (BA), have agreed to merge. The new merged entity will adopt the Blockchain Australia name, and members hope it will enable a united stronger voice for the adoption of blockchain and distributed ledger technology. Also read: Russian Police Deny Covert Confiscation of 2 Billion Rubles, Mining Equipment We love hearing from our readers. Sound off on our Twitter or Facebook pagesCheck out our insights & interviews…

Australia’s Two Main Blockchain Industry Lobbying Groups to Merge

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Australia’s Two Main Blockchain Industry Lobbying Groups to Merge March 19, 2019 by Jon Southurst Australia’s two largest digital economy industry groups, the Australian Digital Commerce Association (ADCA) and Blockchain Australia (BA), have agreed to merge. The new merged entity will adopt the Blockchain Australia name, and members hope it will enable a united stronger voice for the adoption of blockchain and distributed ledger technology. Also read: Russian Police Deny Covert Confiscation of 2 Billion Rubles, Mining Equipment We love hearing from our readers. Sound off on our Twitter or Facebook pagesCheck out our insights & interviews…