DeFi could revolutionize finance

    Could DeFi revolutionize finance? And can regulators do something about it? Chris Matthews reflects in his MarketWatch column, while Washington is paying close attention to this $100 billion movement. More than a decade after its creation, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have failed to achieve the dream of a new, widely-used global currency free from the…

    Ex-poker players fund raises $130 million for DeFi bets

    Led by former professional poker players, the Ascensive Assets investment firm has raised a $130 million fund to focus on the decentralized finance (DeFi). That substantially exceeds Ascensive’s first fundraising of $24 million in 2019, backed by Polkaswap, Benqi, Yield Guild Games, and JennyDAO. By the words of Ascensive Assets partner Oliver Blakey, Investors in…

    Some investors choose Bitcoin IRA over Social Security

    Launched in May of 2016, BitcoinIRA is offering investors the tax advantage of an IRA in return for a high-risk but high-reward alternative asset class. The company already has above 100,000 account holders, including clients starting the age of 18. BitcoinIRA launched in May of 2016, offering investors the advantage of a tax-free, self-directed Individual…

    Visa releases Bitcoin debit card for Australian startup CryptoSpend

    Crypto app CryptoSpend announced Wednesday that Visa to issue a physical debit card that will allow Australians to spend their Bitcoin at local shops. Sydney-based digital assets startup gets approval from the global payment giant to release a spending card down under. According to the Australian Financial Review, CryptoSpend co-founders said that the new card…

    The cryptocurrency market is moving fast

    Cryptocurrency is slowly tending from being a marginal idea backed by crypto enthusiasts to a solid alternative asset class held by many respectable U.S. institutions. And the speed of this transition is growing day by day, as noted by Benzinga. The current moment is interesting in that the common belief was that governments would be…

    First Middle Eastern Bitcoin Fund debuts on Dubai bourse

    On Wednesday, The Bitcoin Fund debuted on the Nasdaq Dubai exchange became the first digital asset-based fund to list in the Middle East and North Africa. Canada’s largest digital-asset investment fund manager 3iQ Corp seeking to raise around $200 million in the offering. As Reuters reports, the Bitcoin Fund becoming the Middle East’s first listed…