Citigroup to increase crypto exposure with bitcoin futures trading August 25, 2021 Citigroup, one of the world’s largest currency trading banks, is awaiting regulatory approval to begin trading bitcoin futures. The bank confirmed it is looking to increase its clients’ crypto exposure by trading bitcoin futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), a popular forum for digital asset trading among institutional investors. Futures trading allows investors [...]
The wild ride towards going live as Chintai looks to scale things up August 25, 2021 Crypto AM's Jillian Godsil meets David Packham, CEO of up-and-coming digital assets platform Chentai.
Markets pullback but Deloitte finds finance professionals bullish in long term August 25, 2021 The cryptocurrency markets are broadly down this morning, as the majority experience pullback after recent strong performances.
Crypto AM is delighted to announce MELD as a Gold Partner August 25, 2021 We are delighted to announce that MELD will be a Gold Partner at the upcoming Crypto AM London Blockchain & DeFi Summit and Awards.
E-naira: Digitising Nigeria, improving lives, and advancing national infrastructure August 25, 2021 Nigeria is more amazing than the world realises, and the nation deserves far more attention, says Alex Lightman.
British start up wins contract to develop EU blockchain capabilities August 24, 2021 A British startup has been chosen by the European Commission to help design and develop European blockchain capabilities. iov42, which builds blockchain-based identification tools, beat corporate giants including EY, Vodafone and Deloitte to become one of seven companies to secure an EU contract. The seven awards were collectively worth €6.2m (£5.31m). According to the European [...]
Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy now holds a staggering 109,000 Bitcoin August 24, 2021 MicroStrategy – the world’s first PLC to hold Bitcoin – has added to its crypto-heavy balance sheet with the purchase of a further 3,907 Bitcoin.
BlackRock backed crypto mining company sees record Q2 results August 24, 2021 Nasdaq-listed Riot Blockchain saw mining revenue surge to $31.5m in Q2 of 2021, up 1,540 per cent compared to the same period last year. Shareholders, including asset management giant BlackRock which has a 6.6 per cent stake in the company, were treated to record net income of $19.3m or $0.22 per share. The results made [...]
Surging DeFi adoption driven by experienced traders August 24, 2021 New data from Chainalysis has revealed that DeFi adoption is being driven by experienced traders looking for new high value opportunities. The company’s Global DeFi Adoption Index found that high-income countries were leading the way for grassroots DeFi adoption. The US topped the index with China and the UK also making it into the top [...]
Bitcoin stalls at $50k as Cardano continues march August 24, 2021 After a big weekend, Bitcoin yesterday hit a wall at the psychologically-important $50k resistance level.
