Bitcoin Bigger Idea Than Apple, Amazon Says Ark Investments CEO
Bitcoin has officially entered the mainstream. The most recent edition of Charlie Rose, the PBS interview show that has endured since 1993, features Cathie Wood, CEO and CIO of Ark Investment Management, along with reporters from the Wall S
October 23, 2017
UBS: Cryptocurrencies Are a ‘Speculative Bubble’
UBS has said that cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are a ‘speculative bubble’ and are unlikely to become a mainstream currency. Yet, it believes the blockchain may have a ‘significant impact’ on many industries. In a white paper titled ‘ Crypt
October 21, 2017
Bitcoin Price Hits $6,054, Factors Behind New-All Time High
Within the past 24 hours, the price of Bitcoin has surged from $5,600 to $6,054, by over $400 in a single day. Cryptocoinsnews previously reported that the major correction which the cryptocurrency market had endured on October 18 would pla
October 20, 2017
Billionaire Bitcoin Investor: ‘Jamie Dimon a Rent-Taker, He’s Going to Lose’
Former Wall Street mogul and billionaire bitcoin investor Mike Novogratz has called Jamie Dimon a ‘rent-taker’ who will lose the fight against the ‘cryptorevolution’ led by cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and blockchain technology. Retired Wa
October 17, 2017
JPMorgan Launches Interbank Payments Platform on Quorum Blockchain
Wall Street banking giant JPMorgan Chase is launching a new interbank payments platform powered by blockchain, the firm announced today. With the participation of two other banks – Australia-based ANZ and the Royal Bank of Canada (Australia
October 16, 2017
Hedge Funds Investing Early in ICOs is Abusive: Cryptocurrency Investor
Kyle Samani, a managing partner at Multicoin Capital, a diversified blockchain investment fund, believes hedge funds investing or participating in initial coin offerings (ICOs) as early investors and then cashing out immediately thereafter
October 09, 2017
Recent Ethereum Upgrade May Make Wall Street Fall in Love With Blockchain
Wall Street continues to have a tenuous relationship with Blockchain technology. Large banks have recently made statements both for and against the new technology, with some companies like Bank of America already pursuing patents. Problem w
October 09, 2017
Bitcoin Believer Tommy Lee Creates Five Crypto Indexes to Help Institutional Investors
Tommy Lee, of Fundstrat, is well regarded on Wall Street for his bearish predictions, but he has been a believer in Bitcoin for some time. The strategist has now created five different indexes to help traditional Wall Street investors under
October 09, 2017
Mastercard CEO Attacks Bitcoin, Finds Solace in Government-Backed Cryptos
Ajay Banga, CEO of Mastercard, has leveled a scathing attack on any and all cryptocurrencies that are not government mandated, calling them “junk”. Digital currencies are almost direct competition for a company like Mastercard, and when ask
October 09, 2017
Wall Street Great Bitcoin Divide
Where Wall Street was once a united front in running the financials of America, and to an extent, the rest of the world, it is suffering a polarization as Bitcoin disrupts opinions. As the digital currency keeps booming, investors, financia
October 04, 2017
Dimon Knocks Bitcoin Again: Crackdown Likely on 'Worthless' Cryptocurrency
Jamie Dimon is at it again. Expanding on his recent criticism of bitcoin, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase bank is again out in the media warning "it will end badly" for the tech. In a fresh round of press interviews, Dimon told CNBC he is concern
September 23, 2017