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Institutional Investment in Crypto Has Reached a Crescendo: Kraken
Institutional Investment in Crypto Has Reached a Crescendo: Kraken
Thomas Perfumo, Kraken Head of Business Operations & Strategy, on institutional investment, the correlation between bitcoin (BTC) and risk-on assets, and the narrative of bitc...
Institutional Investment in Crypto Has Reached a Crescendo: Kraken

Nigerians Undeterred by Cryptocurrency Crackdown
Nigerians Undeterred by Cryptocurrency Crackdown
Bundle Africa CEO Yele Bademosi joins First Mover from Lagos, Nigeria to discuss the cryptocurrency ban now on hold, crypto adoption in the country, the source of that demand,...
Nigerians Undeterred by Cryptocurrency Crackdown

Reddit, Robinhood, Citadel CEOs to Testify at GameStop Hearing
Reddit, Robinhood, Citadel CEOs to Testify at GameStop Hearing
CEOs of Reddit, Robinhood, Citadel, and Melvin Capital, as well as Keith Gill (a.k.a. “Roaring Kitty” and “DeepF*ckingValue”) are scheduled to testify at a GameStop hearing be...
Reddit, Robinhood, Citadel CEOs to Testify at GameStop Hearing

Will Government Entities Buy Into Bitcoin?
Will Government Entities Buy Into Bitcoin?
Rich Rosenblum, GSR Markets President says we may see local government entities buying into BTC in an attempt to make up for tax revenue shortfalls due to COVID-19.
Will Government Entities Buy Into Bitcoin?

Brian Brooks Reacts To Tesla's Purchase of $1.5B Bitcoin and Resulting BTC Price Rise To All Time High
Brian Brooks Reacts To Tesla’s Purchase of $1.5B Bitcoin and Resulting BTC Price Rise To All Time High
Tesla’s Bitcoin purchase sends BTC soaring to over $44K. The company also plans to accept BTC as payment. Former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks weighs in, she...
Brian Brooks Reacts To Tesla's Purchase of $1.5B Bitcoin and Resulting BTC Price Rise To All Time High

Why Crypto Crackdowns In India And Nigeria Are Resurging
Why Crypto Crackdowns In India And Nigeria Are Resurging
India and Nigeria create new laws to restrict access to cryptocurrency exchanges. Nikhilesh De, regulatory reporter at CoinDesk, gives reasons for this resurgence, pointing to...
Why Crypto Crackdowns In India And Nigeria Are Resurging

2021 Will Be “Tough Year” For U.S. Dollar
2021 Will Be “Tough Year” For U.S. Dollar
OANDA’s Senior Market Analyst Edward Moya says 2021 will be a “tough year” for the U.S. dollar. Moya discusses the effect of dollar weakness on bitcoin (BTC) and crypto prices...
2021 Will Be “Tough Year” For U.S. Dollar

Treasury Secy. Yellen: Crypto Use In Terrorism “A Growing Problem”
Treasury Secy. Yellen: Crypto Use In Terrorism “A Growing Problem”
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen says the misuse of cryptocurrency in terrorism is a “growing problem” and warns of an “explosion of risk” related to digital market...
Treasury Secy. Yellen: Crypto Use In Terrorism “A Growing Problem”

SEC Comm Peirce on Bitcoin ETPs, Crypto Adoption by Corporates
SEC Comm Peirce on Bitcoin ETPs, Crypto Adoption by Corporates
SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce reacts to corporates buying bitcoin (BTC), saying an exchange-traded product would be more efficient and cost-effective.
SEC Comm Peirce on Bitcoin ETPs, Crypto Adoption by Corporates

Former CFTC Chairman Warns G7 Nations of Perils Getting CBDCs Wrong
Former CFTC Chairman Warns G7 Nations of Perils Getting CBDCs Wrong
Former CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo says the U.S. has the opportunity to create a digital dollar with “aspirational desire” that protects user privacy rights and dis...
Former CFTC Chairman Warns G7 Nations of Perils Getting CBDCs Wrong