2025-10-4 10:21 |
The value of Strategy’s Bitcoin holdings has exceeded the market caps of multiple major global banks as well as the gross domestic product (GDP) of [...] origin »
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Stablecoins don’t need to be banks to succeed; they just need to do what money is supposed to do: hold its value and maintain trust.
2025-8-30 10:42 | |
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For years, XRP has been promoted as a bridge currency for banks and financial institutions. Yet despite partial adoption, the growth in value has been slower than expected. Many investors who held XRP during past cycles often ask themselves why crypto is down in broader markets when projects like XRP haven’t delivered the explosive upside […]
2025-8-25 11:58 | |
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The approval of the bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs could represent a similar change in market to what central banks caused in gold markets post-2022 – a new factor that, at least temporarily, overwhelms traditional narratives, including the “store of value” concept.
2024-9-6 18:00 | |
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2024-8-1 21:59 | |
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Goldman Sachs, nowadays one of the few Wall Street banks to do so, isn’t backing away from its negative stance against crypto, as it doesn’t see the value of the asset itself.
2024-4-3 21:27 | |
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There has been speculation that XRP could be backed by gold amid talks that XRP could be accepted by global banks and other financial institutions for international settlements and would be backed by gold for its fair value.
2024-2-19 00:07 | |
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Everyone has opinions about what the market will do in 2024 – and where to look for the signs. But, for David Buckham (author of The End of Money, Why Banks Fail and The Age of Menace) answers can be found in a surprising place: the Nasdaq.
2024-1-5 12:32 | |
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2023-9-14 01:03 | |
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ARK Invest CEO and crypto proponent Cathie Wood says that Bitcoin is set to grow massively as a store of value following the recent bank collapses. She believes that Bitcoin’s stability and a huge rally in the wake of US regional banks collapsing is a major testament to the fact that Bitcoin is the future of money.
2023-7-28 15:00 | |
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Standard Chartered, one of the world’s leading banks, has raised its long-term Bitcoin price forecast, predicting that the value of the flagship cryptocurrency could reach $120,000 by the end of 2024.
2023-7-11 14:00 | |
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Explore the surging growth of derivatives at U. S. banks in our latest Alpha article, which have skyrocketed by 2,098% from 1992 to 2022, reaching a staggering value of $192. 874 trillion. This analysis sheds light on the recent regional banking collapse and the potential consequences of major banks being propped up by trillions in derivatives.
2023-5-16 22:01 | |
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Bitcoin’s price has surged to surpass the $28,000 zone, marking a 16% boost in value in the past seven days
2023-3-20 23:47 | |
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Former CEO and co-founder of BitMex crypto exchange Arthur Hayes proposed a new stablecoin design with a value pegged to Bitcoin. He called it Satoshi Nakamoto Dollar (NUSD) or NakaDollar. The crypto community continues supporting stablecoins despite several misgivings among global regulators and central banks.
2023-3-9 17:20 | |
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The rise in the price of Bitcoin (BTC) is the most significant catalyst in the growth rate of new investors as opposed to other factors like distrust in public institutions like banks or search for a store of value, according…
2022-11-16 00:15 | |
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CryptoQuant CEO opines that Bitcoin (BTC) could rival top custodian banks as seven of the nine largest custodian banks have entered crypto custody in 2022
2022-10-12 03:36 | |
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Over $12 million in value was issued in the pilot with commercial and central banks in Hong Kong, Thailand, the UAE and China taking part.
2022-9-28 08:17 | |
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JPMorgan, one of the leading banks in the United State, has reiterated its prediction that the value of Bitcoin could still breach the $100k mark to end the year at $146,000 but warned that the volatile nature of the asset could still send it tumbling back to $35,000.
2021-11-6 02:00 | |
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Many people are thinking about passive income nowadays. One of the best ways for it is to invest. You can deposit in banks, buy stocks or invest in cryptocurrency. Many people choose cryptocurrency because of its main value – it can be used as a store of value while receiving interest. The main trend ofRead More
2021-10-26 10:00 | |
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The intrinsic value inherent in Bitcoin has been converting skeptics and making onlookers come onboard to participate in the network, hence the phenomenal growth of the network which has been noted to be faster than even the growth of the internet.
2021-7-25 20:43 | |
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Decentralized finance (DeFi) has seen a surging interest unlike amid the chaos of 2020. Last year alone, the ecosystem saw a massive surge in terms of total locked-in value; from a few hundred millionThe post AAVE, MATIC, and DeFi projects: Why 'banks should be scared' appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2021-6-15 11:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency use cases vary based on who you’re talking to. Some believe that digital assets can replace our current financial system, while others view crypto as a store of value like gold. Each use case has its pros and cons, but they also have one thing in common: a cryptocurrency wallet. A non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet […]
2021-6-2 17:27 | |
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DBS, Singapore’s largest and one of the world’s biggest banks by assets under management, put forward a bullish case for Bitcoin in a client note earlier this week. The post DBS: Bitcoin is ‘potentially a better store of value’ than the dollar appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2021-5-22 19:00 | |
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Blockchain’s underlying decentralized ledger technology has many practical applications, yet, the value of the technology itself has in practice become secondary to token capitalization. Speculation in Coins and Tokens Routinely Overshadows Promising Developments and Initiatives As major governments and central banks worldwide continue labeling bitcoin and its cohorts as means to engage in criminal activity, […]
2021-4-21 15:30 | |
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Going by an April 10, 2021 tweet from Documenting Bitcoin, the value of Bitcoin has exceeded a combination of America’s top financial institutions. The four banks included on the list include Citibank, JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, and the Bank of America.
2021-4-13 18:30 | |
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The cryptocurrency market has reached a major milestone, surpassing the value of publicly-traded American banks
2021-4-6 08:45 | |
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Deutsche Bank has published a report stating that bitcoin is too important to ignore, noting that it is now the third-largest currency in terms of the total value in circulation. In addition, the bank says that governments and central banks know that cryptocurrencies are here to stay and are expected to start regulating the industry […]
2021-3-22 04:30 | |
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Keep Your Bitcoins Safe: All You Need to Know About Crypto-Cyberthreats. Cryptocurrencies are an increasingly popular store of value. Banks and governments are adopting a more liberal stance to cryptocurrency adoption and use for various economic activities.
2021-3-17 07:50 | |
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DeFi is an attractive potential set of solutions as “the more obvious store of value use case to hedge against inflation,” explains AllianceBernstein. The post 0B Investing Giant Talks DeFi’s Value Proposition; Competes with Banks But Nowhere Close to their Size Yet first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-2-11 16:59 | |
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Bitcoin is not viable as a store of value. That’s according to Steve Forbes, Editor-in-Chief of the Forbes Magazine. Apparently, Steve is all for Gold as a long-term store of value. However, he agrees that Bitcoin’s major success stems from the actions of central banks by printing a lot of money and causing inflation. Steve […]
2020-12-6 00:08 | |
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Economist Nouriel Roubini, also known as “Dr. Doom,” has admitted that bitcoin may be a store of value. Roubini sees a “big revolution” coming in the next three years due to central banks launching their own digital currencies.
2020-11-10 00:30 | |
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ConsenSys has been awarded the contract to lead phase two of the cross-border payments ‘CBDC’ project between Hong Kong and Thailand. Dubbed project ‘Inthanon-LionRock,’ the initiative follows successful research by the central banks of both jurisdictions, which found an additional value case in building a cross-border CBDC.
2020-9-30 23:31 | |
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Distributed ledger firm Ripple is working tirelessly to expand the utility of its cross-border remittances token, XRP. The company’s value proposition is low fees and fast transaction times using the XRP cryptocurrency, which makes its tech quite appealing to banks and remittance providers.
2020-8-29 15:24 | |
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During the last few weeks, gold has skyrocketed in value over the concerns fueled by the faltering global economy. Despite the fact that gold has always been a safe-haven, many investors are looking to bitcoin because they fear central banks will dilute the market or even confiscate the gold.
2020-8-1 21:35 | |
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Ripple, and its XRP token, is one of the oldest projects in the cryptocurrency space, forming in 2012. Ripple’s value proposition was appealing to banks and settlement systems—offering to increase...
2020-7-17 23:24 | |
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The economic events seen throughout 2020 have helped Bitcoin secure its position as both a currency and a store of value. To thwart the effects of immense economic turbulence resulting from the ongoing pandemic, central banks across the globe have been printing money at an unprecedented pace.
2020-7-9 05:00 | |
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Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) pose no threat to Bitcoin’s value proposition, instead, they will spur its growth toward mass adoption. In a new report, Grayscale Investments said CBDCs will never replace BTC because unlike the top cryptocurrency, they can be inflationary and are open to manipulation by central banks CBDCs are merely digital versions […] The post Grayscale: Central Bank Digital Currencies Will ‘Neither Replace nor Harm Scarce, Uncompromising Bitcoin’ appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2020-5-29 19:10 | |
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Bitcoin has proved its superiority to the banks as a means of making massive value transactions once again. This time, $400 million worth of the digital currency was transferred for a total fee of just $2.
2020-5-22 02:16 | |
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Bitcoin was created to become a monetary system that exists outside the control of third parties, such as governments and banks. It is also a solution for unbanked individuals to hold an account that stores value, and can transfer that value to others on a peer-to-peer basis.
2020-4-29 01:36 | |
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In brief: Stablecoin market capitalization has reached a whopping $8 Billion. This value stored in stablecoins has zapped away some market capitalization from Bitcoin (BTC). With central banks minting fiat, stablecoins are backed by currencies prone to inflation.
2020-4-18 10:27 | |
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Bitmain cofounder Jihan Wu’s recent interview discusses some of his predictions concerning the future of bitcoin, mining, the bitcoin halving, and the cryptoconomy. Despite the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on the global economy, Wu is optimistic and he believes the modern central banks’ loose monetary policy infecting the world will bolster the value of […] The post ‘Bull Run May Not Come Immediately After Bitcoin Halving,’ Says Bitmain’s Jihan Wu appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2020-3-28 17:01 | |
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The spreading coronavirus infection is taking a toll on the global economy and traditional financial institutions are already hurting. The world’s largest banks have seen their stocks losing value over the past weeks and months while facing cash withdrawal pressure and preparing to deal with a shrinking asset base.
2020-3-26 18:30 | |
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In the past month, Bitcoin lost 50% of its value following the stock market, oil, Treasuries, and even gold as the coronavirus continues to spread. Central banks around the world have injected billions of dollars but the global markets are still taking a beating with broad falls across multiple sectors. This past week, bonds, US […]
2020-3-18 22:16 | |
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After bitcoin prices dropped below the $5K region on Monday morning, gold also slid significantly. It saw a small spike in value after the Federal Reserve announced slashing the benchmark rate by 100 bps, but gold prices subsequently dropped below $1,500 per ounce hours later.
2020-3-18 18:20 | |
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Over the past decades, central banks like the Federal Reserve have failed to keep inflation rates stable. Bitcoin may benefit from this trend. After the cryptocurrency’s upcoming halving, after which the coin will have “economically indisputable reasons” to become a legitimately competitive store of value versus other world currencies.
2020-1-24 21:00 | |
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Venezuela’s ongoing economic crisis has contributed to hyperinflation, with its native fiat currency losing its value with every passing day. These factors, coupled with declining trust in banks, arThe post Bitcoin is helping arbitrate exchange rates for Venezuela's migrants appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-1-23 15:30 | |
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While Bitcoin is an asset independent of central banks, of banks, and of Wall Street, the cryptocurrency’s strength and underlying value proposition have become increasingly dependent on events in the traditional financial world as this fledgling industry has grown.
2019-12-28 13:00 | |
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While Bitcoin is an asset independent of central banks, of banks, and of Wall Street, the cryptocurrency’s strength and underlying value proposition have become increasingly dependent on events in the traditional financial world as this fledgling industry has grown.
2019-12-16 07:02 | |
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One of the largest banks in the world is delving into the decentralized ledger technologies (DLT) space to offer fixed income securities on the blockchain. Singapore’s HSBC announced a partnership with Singapore Exchange (SGX), a leading exchange in debt and fixed income assets, and Temasek, a company with a net portfolio value of $231 billion […]
2019-11-14 00:13 | |
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Most Americans know that the federal government of the United States prints our money. They believe that the federal government owns federal reserve banks, and sets policy regarding our money. These Americans also know that the federal government makes all the important fiscal decisions, from the value of interest rates to reserve requirements and all […] The post Study: Most Americans don’t realize federal banks are not solely owned by the government appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2019-11-1 13:09 | |
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BlackRock’s US spot Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) has cracked into the top ten list of US-listed stocks with the highest number of either active or [...]
A group of ten banks are planning on launching a euro-pegged stablecoin that is compliant with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework. In [...]
Kalshi has raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation as CNN has announced that it will integrate the prediction market’s data across its news [...]
The second-largest bank in the US, Bank of America, has recommended a 1% to 4% Bitcoin allocation to its wealth management clients through Merrill, Bank [...]
YZi Labs, the family office of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has launched a bid to take control of the BNB treasury company that it [...]
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says blockchain-based tokenization may lead to the biggest overhaul of the financial system since the launch of SWIFT’s interbank electronic messaging [...]
Michael Saylor’s strategy tried to calm investor nerves by creating a $1.44 billion dividend reserve, but its stock continued its decline with another 3% fall [...]