Three-quarters of circulating BTC last changed hands for less than $10,800

After a recent spike in profit-taking, long-term Bitcoin investors are back to offloading coins at the same rate they were in 2020. Research from on-chain analytics provider Glassnode has found that roughly three-quarters of circulating Bitcoin last moved on the blockchain when prices were below $10,800, suggesting most market participants are long-term holders. Glassnode’s March […]

Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui launches the country’s first ‘a-1’ rated security token

Sumitomo Mitsui has partnered with Securitize to launch Japan’s first security token that complies with the country’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. Japan-based bank Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, or SMTB, has launched its first asset-backed securities token in partnership with Securitize on March 29. The instrument is the first security token compliant with the Financial […]

Soros CIO: Central Bank Digital Currencies a Real Threat to Crypto but Won’t Permanently Destabilize Bitcoin

Soros Fund Management’s chief investment officer (CIO) says that central bank digital currencies are a potential threat to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies but it will only be temporary. She also says that bitcoin is taking some of gold’s buyer base away. Crypto’s ‘Inflection Point’ Soros Fund Management Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Dawn Fitzpatrick talked about […]

Exotic Car Rental MPH Club Now Accepts Bitcoin

PRESS RELEASE. MPH Club announced that they will allow their clients to pay in bitcoin to rent cars. MPH Club is a Miami-based exotic and luxury car rental that allows their customers to vacation in style. Their fleet includes the newest models from Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren, Rolls Royce, and others. They offer a few services, […]

Developers Launch the First Hosted Noncustodial Payment Processor for Bitcoin Cash Payments

Bitcoin Cash proponents have recently been introduced to a new noncustodial payment processor called Prompt.cash. The platform provides merchants with a simple way to accept peer-to-peer electronic cash payments and can also generate a new address per invoice. Prompt.cash: A Hosted Noncustodial Payment Processor for Accepting P2P Electronic Cash A number of innovative applications that […]

Spanish Island Government Decides to Sell Its Bitcoin Investment by Citing ‘Ethical’ Reasons

Bitcoin is not liked by everyone from the Island Council of Tenerife, Spain. At least that’s what was suggested by its president, Pedro Martín, who ordered the sale of the local government’s investment in cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Is an ‘Opaque’ Currency, Martín Says Martín, from the Spanish Socialist Worker’s Party (PSOE), issued the order of dismantling […]

CMC100-Report 13/2021: Klaytn enters on #13

Each week, I track the 100 biggest cryptocurrencies listed on CoinMarketCap. Here are this week’s movers and shakers. CoinMarketCap has determined the supply of Klaytn, which nets the enterprise-grade layer 1 blockchain rank #13. KLAY has been on the rise since February 15th, which marks a +554.7% increase since that point in time. Benchmark BTC/USD: +2.3% ETH/USD: […]