A new Bitcoin ETF provider has entered the competition alongside Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust and SolidX. Grayscale Investments, the child company of Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group, filed an S-1 registration statement with SEC to list its trust on NYSE.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Barry Silbert Clarifies Naming of Proposed Ethereum (ETC) Investment Trust
Ethereum (ETC) Investment Trust proposed by Barry Silbert is modeled after Grayscale’s Bitcoin Investment Trust. He clearly says the currency the investors would be exposed to will be ETC. There are no question about misleading anyone here.
Alibaba’s Jack Ma Blasts WTO in Davos, Set to Take World Trade Online
Alibaba wants the world trade to be conducted differently.
Loan Sharks of Tomorrow? FinTech Companies Move to Predatory Payday Businesses
With fintech firms ready to enter the payday loan business and skip state regulations by obtaining a limited purpose bank charter, we may be entering a new era of banking horrors.
Managed Chaos: Why the Music Industry Needs Blockchain
Just like the financial institutions, the music industry is looking into the Blockchain technology in hopes of finding the treatment of its age-old problems.
Bitcoin Could Overtake Card Payments Within Next Decade
The volume of electronic payments surpassed cash transactions in 2016, beating fiat for the first time in history. Bitcoin could overtake credit and debit card payments within the next decade.
Monday, January 23, 2017
4 Major Chinese Bitcoin Exchanges Add Fees, Game Changer for Global Trading
Four major Chinese Bitcoin exchanges including BTCC, Huobi, OKCoin and Yunbi have officially begun to charge trading fees to all users, traders and investors, as of Jan. 24, 2017.
China Bans VPNs, Cross-Border Gateways That Bypass Existing Blocks
Amid uncertainty regarding cryptocurrency trading, China has announced a formal ban on the unapproved use of virtual private networks (VPNs) within its borders.
Bitcoin Can Serve As a Foreign Exchange International Platform: Larry Bates
Larry Christopher Bates of BitLand believes Bitcoin can serve as the best international platform for foreign exchange. In his opinion, an agnostic and interoperable monetary exchange platform is an example of where governments should be focusing their attention on Bitcoin.
Podcast: Arthur Falls - Disrupting Global Commerce
Bitcoin was going to change the world until it wasn’t. But now it is again.
Sunday, January 22, 2017
How Ethereum-based Uber of Time ChronoBank Could Boost Cryptocurrency Adoption
How can Blockchain disrupt the recruitment sector and enable a direct connection between employers and job-seekers? ChronoBank knows the answer.
Bitcoin Price Growth Lifts Some Altcoins Along Path
Do you know that MaidSafeCoin is older than mighty Bitcoin? The Scottish Crypto will be 11 years old in February.
