Blockchain Bites: Goldman Sachs Investigates Crypto Custody, Solving the Blockchain ‘Trilemma’

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day to our U.S. readers! A former Canadian prime minister said bitcoin could become a global reserve currency, Goldman Sachs is reportedly looking to get into the crypto custody business and MetLife is bullish on CBDCs.  Top shelf Goldman Sachs jumping in?Its crypto custody plans will be “evident soon,” according to an internal source. CryptoX’s Ian Allison reported the major investment bank has issued a request for information to explore digital asset custody, though it is not interested in becoming a prime broker. Last week…

Bitcoin Bull Run Pushes Grayscales AUM to Over $27 Billion 

Grayscale CEO, Michael Sonnenshein has taken to Twitter to reveal that the firm raised a massive $700 million on January 15, 2021, a feat that has never been reached previously in a single day by the company. The asset management firm now has $27.1 billion in assets under management, from just an AUM of under $2 billion at the beginning of last year. Bitcoin Price Surge Sends Grayscale to the Moon  Indeed, this season’s bull run is one like no other, as it is being fueled by institutional investors like…

Bitcoin News Roundup for Jan. 18, 2021

With bitcoin hovering around $36,000 and Iran’s government blaming crypto miners for recent blackouts, CoinDesk’s Market’s Daily is back with the latest news roundup. Add Markets Daily to your Alexa Flash Briefing here. This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io. Prices fell by 6% in the seven days to Jan. 17, a weekly fall not seen since the first week of September. The investment giant predicts CBDCs will continue gaining steam, although a “launch among Western countries seems unlikely to occur anytime soon.” Commentators and analysts who say bitcoin is in…

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Crypto Prices Consolidate, Handful of Altcoin Markets Pop, Bitcoin Accumulation Addresses Rise – Market Updates Bitcoin News

The price of bitcoin and a number of digital assets have been consolidating this week, after a number of crypto markets dropped over 25% the week prior. The entire crypto-economy is hovering just below the $1 trillion mark at $987 billion, gaining 1.3% during the last 24 hours. Crypto Asset Markets Consolidate A good number of crypto-asset markets have been meandering about in a state of consolidation, while a few tokens have seen significant gains in recent days. At the time of publication, bitcoin (BTC) has been exchanging hands for…

What Analysts Think Comes Next for BTC

Bitcoin has seen some mixed price action as of late, with bulls and bears largely reaching an impasse as the cryptocurrency consolidates Where it trends next will undoubtedly depend largely on whether or not bulls can break the ongoing consolidation phase and spark a move higher This will likely only come about if BTC can flip $40,000 into support, as this has proven to be an intense resistance level While sharing speaking about BTC’s price action, one analyst explained that it is currently caught within a relatively large pennant As…

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DeFi lending and borrowing, explained

Lending and borrowing, within the realm of traditional as well as crypto finance, entails the act of one party providing monetary assets — be it fiat or digital currencies — to someone else in exchange for a steady income stream. The concept of “lending and borrowing” has been around for ages and is one of the core aspects of any financial system, especially the “fractional banking” setup that is predominantly used across the globe today. The idea is extremely straightforward — i.e., lenders provide funds to borrowers in return for…

Building a Decentralized and Uncensorable Internet — The Nexus Protocol – Press release Bitcoin News

PRESS RELEASE. On December 21st, 2020, the Nexus Protocol white paper was released. The new internet will be driven by a blockchain-based operating system (LX-OS) and communications protocol (Nexus Protocol), that will be connected by a distributed satellite-based mesh network. The white paper contains technical specifications and mathematical models that showcase and prove the viability, value proposition, and practicality of this novel architectural framework. Network Architecture Web 3.0 or Decentralized Web (DWeb), has been coined as the next evolution of the internet, with the promise of emancipating digital communication by…

Yearn.finance eyes new all-time high — Can YFI price reach the next $66K target?

As Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has been consolidating in recent weeks, many other crypto assets started to show strength. This was largely expected since altcoins generally do better once BTC cools down.  Lower volatility in Bitcoin means higher volatility for altcoins as the money flows from Bitcoin to altcoins. Ether (ETH), for example, is now looking to break its all-time high almost a month after Bitcoin’s surpassed its own milestone.  However, one of the biggest gainers in recent days is Yearn.finance (YFI), which is approaching its own all-time high at $47,000, and whose…