Crypto Adoption

Adoption of crypto and blockchain technologies.


Asset Management Firm Ruffer Doubles Down on $745M Invested in Bitcoin

19 Jan 2021 1 minute read 3 comments author_nan

In a periodic report published on Jan. 18, UK-based asset management firm Ruffer Investments acknowledged its BTC investment.  Ruffer had previously called Bitcoin “a small but potent insurance policy”, the firm said that it “brings something signif...

Grayscale’s Q4 Report Shows a 900% Growth in AUM

15 Jan 2021 1 minute read 11 comments author_nan

Digital asset management firm Grayscale Investments, in its Q4 2020 investment report published on Jan. 43, has detailed the investment inflow that helped grow its Assets Under Management (AUM) by over 900%. Q4 2020 saw an inflow of $3.3 billion, at...

Why Do People Trade Digital Assets?

13 Jan 2021 2 minute read 3 comments TradingBull

The lasting impact of the constant economic uncertainty has stretched far beyond banking sector reforms and stock market cycles. Globally, there has been a social erosion of trust in those self-serving financial institutions that continue to dominate...

Total Crypto Market Cap Hits $1 Trillion

7 Jan 2021 1 minute read 2 comments author_nan

The cryptocurrency market passed a milestone figure on Jan. 7, crossing $1 trillion in market cap thanks to a sudden 24 hour rally that saw Bitcoin hit an all-time high of $38K. The $1 trillion valuation is a step towards reaching the adoption level...

Ethereum Now On the List of Top 100 World's Assets by Market Cap

7 Jan 2021 1 minute read 2 comments author_nan

Ethereum (ETH) now has a place in the top 100 assets by market cap, ranked 94th with $135 billion, between Amgen and Wells Fargo. The asset broke into the top 100 on Jan 7., as it attempts to reach its previous all-time high of $1,432.  ETH has expe...

YouTuber with 50M+ Subscribers Becomes Brave Verified Publisher

7 Jan 2021 1 minute read 2 comments author_nan

YouTuber Mr Beast, who runs a stunt channel with over 50 million subscribers, officially became a Brave verified publisher in Jan. 2021.  Born Jimmy Donaldson, the internet celebrity has previous experience with the cryptocurrency market, having inv...

Bitcoin in the hands of big investors: is it the end of Satoshi Nakamoto's project?

7 Jan 2021 1 minute read 2 comments claudio831

Bitcoin is facing a strong rally to the upside by consequently touching new ATHs to above $ 34,000, an unthinkable path a month ago when its price was exactly half. Catherine Coley, CEO of the US division of the popular cryptocurrency exchange Binanc...

Ukraine prepares for its CBDC on the Stellar Lumens blockchain

6 Jan 2021 2 minute read 0 comments claudio831

The Ukrainian government has partnered with the Stellar Development Foundation for the creation of the national blockchain on which the government intends to issue its digital validity, a stablecoin that will revolutionize the entire financial system...

Mark Cuban: I’ll Run for President if BTC Reaches $1M

6 Jan 2021 1 minute read 2 comments author_nan

Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban surprised Twitter on Jan. 5, tweeting in response to Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya that he would run for president if Bitcoin met a few conditions, including reaching $1 million in price. The prominent i...

In the past six months, Tezos contract calls are up 1,000% (And other stats and prospects for 2021)

1 Jan 2021 2 minute read 7 comments Allen Walters

Contract calls are interactions with smartcontracts in the form of transactions. This is an important metric to see the adoption rate of mainnet smartcontracts. In the past six months we've seen continuing growth in the amount of mainnet contract cal...