Australian DTA Tells Senate There is Better Technology Than Blockchain

Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) has told the Senate that there is better technology for every use of blockchain considered today. The agency received AU$700,000 from the Australian 2018-19 Budget to explore blockchain for efficient government services purposes. Australian Government to Launch Blockchain Applications In May, the DTA was sent on a mission to look […]

German Court Ruling Raises Questions about Bitcoin’s Legal Status

Until recently, Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) classified bitcoin as a financial instrument, but a subsequent court ruling disclaimed this categorization and decided that the cryptocurrency does not meet this definition under the terms of the German Banking Act (KWG). Bitcoin Unrecognizable to German Legal Framework The Berlin Court of Appeal in September dismissed […]

DeVere CEO: Crypto Market to Increase by 5,000% in Its Second Decade

The CEO of global financial consultancy firm the deVere Group has stated that the cryptocurrency market will expand by a massive 5,000% over the next 10 years. Nigel Green also believes that Bitcoin’s dominance will continue to fall during the same period. Nigel Green: Competition Will Weaken BTC, But Where is It? As Bitcoin’s first […]

5 Reasons Why VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF Should be Approved by the SEC in 2019

At a meeting with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Elad L. Roisman, representatives from SolidX, VanEck, and CBOE presented five major reasons why the commission should approve the Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) filing of VanEck and SolidX. VanEck, an investment management firm headquartered in New York that has decades of track record […]

Report: Unrest Over Tether Instability Causing Outflow into Bitcoin

As fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) surrounding leading stablecoin cryptocurrency Tether mounts, capital has begun to flow out of Tether and into Bitcoin and other competiting stablecoins, according to a new report. Diar: Trading Flows from Tether to Bitcoin Due to Continued FUD Cryptocurrency market research firm Diar has, in their latest research report, put […]

The Past Month, Bitcoin Has Been Less Volatile Than NASDAQ, DOW and S&P 500

In what is a rare, time-sensitive window, bitcoin’s volatility since September 14, 2018 has been less than that of the most popular indexes from traditional finance sectors. Bitcoin seems to have found a temporary bottom relative to its incredible bull run that saw bitcoin’s price increase more than 1,200% in 2017 alone. 2018, however, has […]