Category: Adoption

Tracing The Growth Of Bitcoin In Pakistan

Bitcoin is currently banned by the State Bank of Pakistan and it’s illegal for businesses, banks and other entities to trade bitcoin in the jurisdiction of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. But Pakistan is the world’s fourth-largest country by population, and about 50 percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 40, and…

January 19, 2021
New timeline charts Bitcoin’s price alongside historical events of the past decade

Have major events throughout Bitcoin’s history impacted its price?

January 19, 2021
Crypto startup Amber Group raises $530 million AUM as institutions, retail arrive

The crypto-finance company reported a 275% annual increase in assets under management in 2020.

January 19, 2021
UK health service to use blockchain to monitor COVID-19 vaccine storage

The U.K.’s National Health Service will implement an IoT solution built on the public distributed ledger network Hedera Hashgraph in order to monitor the storage of its COVID-19 vaccine supplies.

January 19, 2021
This company is bringing DeFi to 140 million users thanks to a $50 million round of venture capital

Alameda Research, the company behind the FTX exchange, has led a funding round that raised $50 million to create a DeFi ecosystem on Maps.me, an offline mapping application. The funding will enable a multi-currency wallet to be launched on the Maps.me platform, unlocking decentralized payments for the app’s 140 million users. Popular offline mapping app…

January 18, 2021
Former Canadian PM says Bitcoin can be one of the world’s reserve currencies

Stephen Harper sees Bitcoin alongside gold and the US dollar as a viable global reserve asset. Bitcoin to the moon Bitcoin proponents must be so excited after a blockbuster year. The asset saw widespread adoption by investment funds, traditional finance participants, family offices, and tech funds, and set new all-time highs in December, a figure…

January 18, 2021
Risk management in crypto: Aka ‘the art of not losing all your money’

To attract and retain the interest of institutional traders, we need advanced risk management tools that can maximize gains for investors.

January 16, 2021
Risk management in crypto: Aka ‘the art of not losing all your money’

To attract and retain the interest of institutional traders, we need advanced risk management tools that can maximize gains for investors.

January 16, 2021
China turns up pace on CBDC release, tests infrastructure prior to adoption

The yuan is not seen as a major currency. Could digitizing it change that? China is breaking new ground in the Shenzhen region and beyond.

January 15, 2021
On-chain data shows millionaires are flocking to Bitcoin…and there isn’t enough for all

Demand for Bitcoin increased multifold in 2020. And on-chain data shows the asset’s limited supply may be causing a rush. The Bitcoin FOMO train Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, saw a push in demand last year amidst a bleak economic outlook, concerns of dollar inflation, weakened fiat currencies, incessant money printing, and low yields in…

January 15, 2021